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Continue reading →: End of May
Today, I completed my month-long stint at the local newspaper. Overall it was a good experience. I learned quite a bit about the industry and was able to go on photoshoots that I normally would never have gone to. All good things must come to an end, however, and now…
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Continue reading →: Carver Mead
Carver Mead, Chairman of Foveon, spoke on The History and Future of Electronic Photography at the AMD Commons Building in Sunnyvale Tuesday evening. His talk covered the history of photography from Joseph Nicéphore Niepce’s heliograph to Foveon’s X3 sensor technology. It was very interesting to note how the underlying technology…
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Continue reading →: BBQ and Jazz in San Francisco
Two events headlined Saturday, May 18, 2002. The first was a BBQ held by the Sze sisters, Amabelle and Felicia, at Ocean Beach on the corner of Lincoln Way and the Pacific Coast Highway. The BBQ was followed by a wonderful musical performance by Jen Shyu and Art Hirahara at…
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Continue reading →: ARTSHIP: Geographies of Memory
On Friday evening, Randy and I went to see the ARTSHIP Foundation’s Geographies of Memory at the Port of Oakland on 10th Avenue. The ARTSHIP is the former U.S.S. Crescent City, a troop transport ship during WWII. In fact, it was originally launched as merchant ship Del Orleans before being…
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Continue reading →: Attack of the Clones
First off, I’m not going to reveal any plot points in this movie. See and judge the movie for yourself; don’t rely on the critics to make decisions for you. I enjoyed the film. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones is a worthy addition to the Star…
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Continue reading →: Stanford Powwow
The 31st Annual Stanford Powwow was held this past Mother’s Day Weekend, May 10-12, 2002, at Stanford University’s Eucalyptus Grove on the corner of Galvez and Campus Drive. The Stanford Powwow was sponsored by the Stanford American Indian Organization. In my nine years in the Bay Area, I’ve never been…
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Continue reading →: Stanford Taiko
Stanford Taiko is holding SPRING CONCERT “x”, their tenth annual performance, this evening at Dinkelspiel Auditorium at Stanford. I went to their dress rehearsal last night to photograph the event, since cameras will not be allowed at the performance. I remember Stanford Taiko used to practice in the A3C Ballroom…
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Continue reading →: Tiqit eightythree
Today, I had the opportunity to view and use up close the new Tiqit eightythree handheld computer. The eightythree combines the portability of a handheld computer with the power of a Windows desktop PC. Powered by a National Semiconductor Geode processor at 266-300MHz, the eightythree runs Windows, Linux, or UNIX,…
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Continue reading →: Bowling
This evening, I went bowling with Dardy, Mike, Rita, and their gang of friends at the Cambrian Bowl in San Jose. I don’t remember all of their names, but I do recall Jimmy, Dan, John, Nelson, Geoff, Grace, Paul, and Walter (anyone else that I’ve missed?). Though they’ve been bowling…
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Continue reading →: Photojournalist
For the month of May, I will be honing my photojournalist skills at a weekly newspaper in the Bay Area. On my first day on the beat, I worked on three assignments ranging from photographing a house for sale, food at an upscale restaurant, and former President Jimmy Carter. How’s…






