Category: "editorial photography"
EBX Summer Guide Photos
I recently shot two stories for the East Bay Express Summer Guide (out now). It was nice to shoot something for a light and fluffy article, instead of stories about families being torn apart, or people’s dreams being crushed by harsh economic realities.
One article was about summer drinks from around the world. I ended up taking pictures at Saul’s restaurant in Berkeley, where they make chocolate egg creams, celery soda, and about a dozen other soda drinks. It was a lot of fun to shoot, but I ended up drinking about half of each soda they made (wouldn’t want to waste it) and ended up not feeling so hot after I left.
The other story was about seed swaps. I took pictures of Mat Rogers, the director of UC Berkeley’s Society for Agriculture and Food Ecology, in the garden behind his apartment building. Mat was a great sport about lying down in the dirt for a shot that didn’t even end up getting used in the article.
Here are some of my favorite shots and outtakes:
East Bay Express: A Father’s Quest
I shot another cover story for the this week’s East Bay Express. This one is about as uplifting as the the last story I worked on. The article is well done and makes a strong case for family court reform in general, and specifically that this guy should get full custody of his son.
When I went to take pictures of Arianas and Tyberius, I was struck by how much this guy loves spending time with his kid. It was heartbreaking to see how much they enjoy hanging out together, and then to realize that they’re only together for 48 hours of every week. The rest of the time, he remains in the care of his mother (who has been arrested several times for prostitution) and her gun toting boyfriend.
Outtakes - "What’s Killing East Bay Soul Food Restaurants?"
I did some editorial photography for this week’s East Bay Express cover story. It’s kind of a depressing story, and it’s difficult to take photographs to illustrate something that isn’t there, like a restaurant that no longer exists, but I did my best with it and I like to think the photos help to tell the story.
Here are some more photos I shot for this story:
