3/4/11 Untitled 101
My friend Brianna on our way to swim during a trip to Lake Tahoe with friends in August, 2007. I remember swimming in Lake Tahoe for the first time and being frightened because the water was so clear that you could see every rock and shadow. Ignorance is Bliss.
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5/27/10 Death Valley
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7/11/09 Big Sur II
Scenery and portraits from the day.
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7/11/09 Big Sur
From a day trip to Big Sur with Lee and Zack. Possibly maybe one the best parts of California.
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7/9/09 Early States
Spent two weeks with the band Early States at a beach house in Monterey. They’re in the process of being signed by a record label and are writing a new album. It was a beautiful time. We got familiar with each other and all became entranced by the waves in the process. We woke up with them, went to sleep with them, rode them and occasionally got shit on by them. It was fantastic.
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5/27/09 Pat
Visited my friend Robert “Pat” Patterson before I flew to Ohio in April. Pat is family to me. I met him about 4 years ago when I showed up at the Yountville Veterans Home fresh out the Marines and excited about my first photo class. Pat, 83, is a former Marine that enlisted at age 16 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He went on to fight in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
I’ve spent a lot of time with Pat, absorbed a lot of his stories and his past. He grew up near the train tracks in Duncan, Oklahoma and despite living a very modest life of hard work, he is one of the richest men I know. It’s difficult to describe the force of this man but his strength of character and his resilience is unmatched. I know that if there is any kind of afterlife, Pat will be there to welcome me with his bear voice, “Hot Damn!! I told you this shit was real, oh baby, let’s dance.” I could write a lot about Pat and the conversations we have had, but I’ll save it for now. I look forward to eating more oranges with you dear friend, hope you’re hanging in there.
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