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Mission Skatepark, Mission District, San Francisco
The thing I like about the skatepark is that there is such a camaraderie around the edges, then once you drop in, its all you. They all seem so focused, and so in the moment of what they're doing.

High School Football

I have been freelancing, shooting high school sports lately. Shooting sports is all about anticipation, and a fast enough shutter speed...



From Lowell High School v Galileo High School, San Francisco, CA

back in the darkroom...

i have recently re-joined the darkroom in San Francisco...the largest working darkroom in the country. there is something so personal about being in there that i cannot describe. its just you and your work, and everything else literally fades away, because you can't see it even if you tried...


Graffiti Car, Noe Street, San Francisco, Holga 35mm on fiber paper

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Slidetackle, Balboa High School (vs Lowell), San Francisco, CA

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People are always resistant to put their profile in front of the camera. I think it is my favorite way to take portraits. I feel like it shows a more peaceful aspect of the person, and also leaves a certain amount of mystery...



Roschelle, Mission Bay, San Francisco

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Uh Uh, The Mission, San Francisco

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Whale Watching Souvenir Shop from the back, Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands

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Doggie in the Window, somewhere in The Mission, San Francisco

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Camera Obscura, Ocean Beach, San Francisco

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Not Yet, The Pier, San Francisco

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I've been doing a terrible job with the Pic of the Day. I'm starting it back up again...



Leave, A Moment in The Mission, San Francisco

New Project: Mission Skatepark

I moved to the Mission District of San Francisco a few months ago. There is a skatepark a few blocks from me that I ventured over to about a week ago, and twice more since. It seems to be more than just a place to go to skate, but a community, and one where age seems to be irrelevant. I like that. It is part of a whole, but the same time, it is such an independent activity. It seems so reckless, but has such beautiful form. Most of all, it looks so liberating, yet demonstrates so much control. A nice balance. I am starting a body of work on it...

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Over, Craneway Pavilion, Richmond, California

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Stranger: Waiting, Oakland, California

Quiet on the Pavement, Grand Rapids, MI

Dead birds are so ironic, and i think that is why they are such fascinating finds for me. It's not necessarily the deadness, but the symbolism that i appreciate. The recognition of ground versus sky, the peacefulness that seems to resonate in either state, and the useless wings. They are all significant to me.

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Laundromat Lady, The Mission, San Francisco

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(I don't think the boxing people will get this image) I love it because I think even from the back, you can imagine the intensity of the face. Sometimes its what you don't see that counts...

Back of a Fighter, "Kid Chocolate," Reno Events Center, Reno, NV

I am

in love with this sport because of the idea behind it: Stepping into the ring, its only you.

Realization, Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin, Reno Events Center, Reno, NV

SF Examiner

LINK--->Boxing photo, used in the SF Examiner!

(you have to click on the photo to see my credit info)

I am not sure

I am not sure what it is that has me so inspired when I am ringside. It might be the lights, or the thrill, or the crowd, but I don't think it is. To me, photography is capturing a moment that is otherwise passed right by; noticeable, but forgotten a millisecond later; a split second of real emotion; a split second perhaps no one else is supposed to see. And I think that is what has me so inspired.

1/500 second of Thoughtful, Clint Coronel, Fairfield, California