Think Tank Photo: Free Shipping For The Holidays

Posted by on Nov 26, 2012 in business, news, photography, sports | No Comments

Think Tank Photo has just announced that for the first time in their history they are offering free FedEx Ground Shipping on all of their gear. This special holiday offer runs through December 31, 2012. And, just in time for the holidays, Thank Tank is releasing a whole new slate of gear, including the Airport ...

Las Vegas, NV: Drama On The Strip

Posted by on May 31, 2012 in art, culture, news, photography, travel | No Comments

Spent a few days earlier this week visiting Las Vegas, hiking in Red Rock Canyon, catching up with a high school buddy, enjoying the cheap buffets, the wave pool at Mandalay Bay and working on my tan under the neon glow of the Las Vegas Strip. Whenever I visit “Sin City” I enjoy people-watching on The ...

After Cap And Gown Day: What Comes Next?

Posted by on May 13, 2012 in culture, education, news, photography | No Comments

Recently I photographed commencement exercises at Claremont Graduate University, where some 375 Master’s and Doctoral candidates received their sheepskins, recognizing the completion of this chapter of their formal education. College staff congratulated students they’d nurtured through the years and honorary degrees where handed out to those who had accomplished great things, including ESRI’s Jack Dangermond, bottom ...

Yucaipa Music & Arts Festival: Something For Everyone

Posted by on May 6, 2012 in art, culture, news, photography | No Comments

City of Yucaipa and its Chamber of Commerce kicked off their annual Music and Arts Festival this weekend in the recently-renovated historic uptown area. Music included a group of folkorico performers led by Diana Escarcega of Redlands, above. The 80s band Berlin, responsible for the hit single “Take My Breath Away,” remembered by so many ...

Route 66 Food Truck Festival: Food Is For Sharing

Posted by on Apr 22, 2012 in art, business, culture, news, photography | No Comments

                SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (April 22, 2012)  Kerry Townsend from Rialto, left, samples italian ice offered by daughters Kimberly, 15, right, and Jessica, 17, obscured, during  2012 Route 66 Food Truck Festival at San Manuel Stadium. Twenty-one food trucks circled the outfield in the first-ever event to benefit ...

Stop The Violence: The Cry Of A Mother

Posted by on Apr 14, 2012 in culture, news, photography | No Comments

Several hundred people march across San Bernardino’s west side in protest against rising youth and drug violence Saturday. Jeannette Mendoza, above left, led the march in memory of her son, Angel Canul, age 16, who was gunned down last April. Dubbed “The Cry of a Mother,” the event began at Anne Shirrells Park and culminated at ...