last day of church 2006.
pastor preached about keeping dreams alive.

brunch date with mister etch (2.)

kurt wagner (lambchop)

mister etch being camera shy.

"beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.
-edgar allen poe

neighbor, steve.

wistful youth.....future movers & shakers.
nigel & oliver.

"santa claus has the right idea. visit people once a year."
-victor borge

merry christmas.

"the happiest of all lives is a busy solitude."
-voltaire

lazy sunday afternoon. alone in the apartment. dancing to elton john.

headshots to no pants to falling in love to pork ribs to bueno evening.

"look at me when i hit you."
"shut your mouth when i'm talking to you."
-brian gallagher

"he who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying."
-friedrich nietzsche

"dancing is poetry of the foot."
-john drydan

edward hopper~esque.

"only dull people are brilliant at breakfast."
-oscar wilde

stephen platt a.k.a. "splatt"

tides of tides.

oreos, madelines, brownies, chocolate galore...

one of the few people who make me laugh, laugh.

party with yoga enthusiasts.
walked into the smell of warm feet.

brunch date with mister etch (1.)

"i like your music." (she said)
"i like your photos." (he said)

numero dos.

my first warm christmas.
cold christmases r better.
word.

"creativity with portraits involves the invocation of a state of rapport when only a camera stands between two people...mutual vulnerability and mutual trust."
-minor white

patrick & ryan.
birthday kisses.

"freedom is not a reward or a decoration that is celebrated with champagne...oh no! it's a...long distance race, quite solitary and very exhausting."
-camus

encore of the "figh gnarts."

need...


like....


love....


want.

red, white, and green.

Libros bastante ordenados.

california market baby.

santa claus!!

shareen's vintage.

La familia feliz en un coche.

wrinkled glass.

dozing before lavender.

an unusually clean day in l.a.