“I believe in the magic and authority of words.” -René Char "Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses" -RATM #sonyalpha #sony #sonya7iii #zeiss #50mm #downtown #losangeles #dtla #streetphotography #streetart #art #sixthstreetbridge #resistance #ice #fuckice #dhs #protest

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” -Benjamin Franklin #sonyalpha #sony #sonya7iii #zeiss #50mm #downtown #losangeles #dtla #6thstreetbridge #bridge #streetphotography #portraitphotography #portraitmood #portrait

"I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity." -Albert Einstein #sonyalpha #sony #sonya7iii #zeiss #50mm #downtown #losangeles #dtla #unionstation #art #lunch #alonetime #lunch #solo #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #blackandwhite

People are like triangles.They differ and match like triangles, and no matter how different their angles are, the sum will always be 180 degrees.While building our personal geometry, the first angle is for science, the second for art, and the third is for expression and communication. -Mahdi Mansour

"Money is no good unless it contributes something to the community, unless it builds a bridge to a better life. Any man can make money, but it takes a special kind of man to use it responsibly." -A. G. Gaston #sonyalpha #sony #sonya7iii #zeiss #50mm #downtown #losangeles #6thstreetbridge #bridge

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."-Martin Luther King, Jr. #sonyalpha #sony #sonya7iii #zeiss #50mm #downtown #losangeles #dtla #art #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #blackandwhite

"The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles!" -Ralph Waldo Emerson "Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." -Franz Kafka #sonyalpha #sony #sonya7iii #tamron #40mm #downtown #losangeles #dtla #socal #photography #colorphotography #streetphotography #growingold #simplicity

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." -Walt Disney #sonyalpha #sony #sonya7iii #disneyconcerthall #disney #tamron #47mm #downtown #losangeles #dtla #socal #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #blackandwhite

“If fascism comes, it will not be identified with any 'shirt' movement, nor with an 'insignia,' but it will probably be 'wrapped up in the American flag and heralded as a plea for liberty and preservation of the constitution.” -James Waterman Wise, Jr. [Georgia Congressman 1915-1925]

Last picture I took before my shutter failed on my a7iii. #losangeles #downtown #DTLA #sonyalpha #50mm #zeiss #contrast #symmetry #lines #leadinglines #photography #streetphotography #powerlines #color #colorphotography #shutterfailure

Walking around downtown Los Angeles #sonyalpha #losangeles #downtown #streetphotography #sony2470gm #25mm #skyscarper #photography #lookup #bnw #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #securitysaidnophotos

Los Angeles Public Library #sonyalpha #losangeles #downtown #streetphotography #sony2470gm #24mm #color #ceiling #photography #lapubliclibrary #library #lookup

Griffith Park Hike in Los Angeles #sonyalpha #losangeles #streetphotography #tamron35150 #58mm #color #goldenhour #landscape #photography #trees #skyline #hiking

Sand Hollow State Park #sonyalpha #tamron2875 #75mm #landscape #colors #sandhollowstatepark #utah #onlocation #cloud #desert

#losangeles #griffithpark #LA #canon5Dmk3 #contrast #sunset #trees #photography #colorphotography #adaptedlens #m42

Finger smudges on a wall next to a bus stop. #losangeles #downtown #DTLA #canon5Dmk3 #85mm #contrast #symmetry #shapes #abstract #smudges #fingersmudges #photography #streetphotography #bnw #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #righttovote

#losangeles #downtown #DTLA #sonyalpha #50mm #zeiss #contrast #symmetry #shapes #abstract #photography #streetphotography #bnw #blackandwhite #bnwphotography

#glendale #california #canon5Dmk3 #canon2470 #50mm #contrast #oldman #swing #photography #streetphotography #walkaround #bnw #blackandwhite #bnwphotography

Los Angeles street photography. #sonyalpha #losangeles #streetphotography #sony50mm #zeiss #50mm #colors #flowers

Had a dream last night I was talking to you and we were laughing and have a great time. Miss you friend. #rip #missyoufriend #canon5dmkiii #canon2470 #70mm #f4 #portaiture #portrait #local728

Behind the scenes on a music video shoot from years ago. #canon5Dmkiii #canon70200 #bts #behindthescenes #bnw #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #bnwphotography #musicvideo

“Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, that we may record our emptiness.” -Kahlil Gibran Armstrong Woods June 2013 #naturephotography #nature #armstrongwoods #guerneville #canon7d #29mm #redwoods #forest #california

"To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter." -Euripides #sonyalpha #aquarium #blue #cyan #daughter #love

Indianapolis street photography. #sonyalpha #Indianapolis #streetphotography #sony2470gm #24mm #veterans #memorial #veteransmemorial #indianapolis #memorial #veterans #veteran #architecture #freedome

Los Angeles street photography. #sonyalpha #losangeles #streetphotography #tamron35150 #150mm #bnw #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #bnwphotography #tree #crows #murder #dragon

Alcatraz street photography. #sonyalpha #alcatraz #sf #sanfran #sanfrancisco #streetphotography #tamron35150 #150mm #photography #color #colorphotography #island #landmark #prison

DTLA street photography. #sonyalpha #DTLA #losangeles #streetphotography #90mm #photography #color #colorphotography

DTLA street photography. #sonyalpha #DTLA #streetphotography #tamron2875 #55mm #bnw #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

DTLA street photography. #sonyalpha #DTLA #streetphotography #tamron2875 #bnw #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

Armstrong Woods in Guerneville, CA. 11 years ago. One of my first times using an adapted M42 lens to a digital camera. #canon7D #50mm #SMCTakumar #Takumar #M42 #ArmstrongWoods #Guerneville #California #Roots #forest #nature

One of the first photo shoots I did for a buddy once I finally bought my own strobes. Always been proud of how these turned out. Shane Brady was a great subject. #portrait #strobes #model #hockey #pain #rangers #ray #lightning

The photo that started my love affair with photography. Taken sometime around 2007. Go Green. #gogreen #msu #michiganstate #michiganstateuniversity

"At the beach - time you enjoyed wasting, is not wasted." -T. S. Eliot #sandiego #50mm #beach #beauty #surfers

Behind the scenes shot from a music video I worked on nine years ago with a wonderful woman named Alexx Mack. I wonder what ever happened to her.... #losangeles #bts #behindthescenes #musicvideo #alexxmack #bnw #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #portrait #beauty

“A life that partakes even a little of friendship, love, irony, humor, parenthood, literature, and music, and the chance to take part in battles for the liberation of others cannot be called 'meaningless'.” -Christopher Hitchens #losangeles #DTLA #85mm #beauty #photography #streetphotography #bokeh

"And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence." -Bertrand Russell #losangeles #M42 #35mm #contrast #DTLA #beauty #photography #streetphotography #downtown #skater #skateboarder #fail

Took this picture almost 10 years ago using an old (1986) Soviet made Jupiter-9 85mm. Will always be one of my favorites. Shout out to the helicopter. #losangeles #canon7D #M42 #85mm #contrast #DTLA #helicopter #beauty #photography #streetphotography #downtown #bnw #blackandwhite #bnwphotography

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." -Martin Luther King, Jr. #losangeles #sonyalpha #90mm #contrast #time #beauty #photography #streetphotography #unionstation #bnw #blackandwhite

Posting (hopefully) beautiful pictures while I despair about the state of things. #landscape #losangeles #sonyalpha