∆LONG †HE BO∆RDW∆LK

   Little kids flipping down stairs, what happened to skateboards?

†HIS ONE †IME IN VEG∆S

   W∆S FUN.

JUMP

I LOVE ANIMATED GIFS

⁄SPL∆SH⁄

DOESN'† ME∆N MUCH

M∆RINE BOO† C∆MP

   My Brother-in-law is in the Marines. He is currently making a book with his friend Paul about the history of the Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego. He has done done a tour in Iraq. My Dad was a Marine, he was in Vietnam. I still don't have a clear picture of what he did over there but from what I do know, I think it's better I don't. My Grandfather was in the Air Force, flew planes over Hiroshima and Nagasaki on security patrols right after we dropped the bombs. My family has a long history within the Armed Forces. It had always crossed my mind joining, but never happened. I know my Dad wouldn't want me to. Long story short I found myself at the Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego, a place I never really thought I would ever be. They needed some photos for their book, so I was stoked for the opportunity. It was almost surreal being down there and watching them train. It was an awesome experience and I have so much respect for those guys putting their lives on the line for us.

GONE SWIMMING

GR∆D∆†ION

Wedge

Wedge on that last run of South swell we had. It'd be nice to get some waves again soon, its been flat for a while...

OM∆R

   This photo is one of my favorite photos I've ever taken. This was back when I was at Brooks Institute of Photography in 2004, which I wouldn't reccommend to anyone. The place was a joke, supposedly one of the most prestigious photography schools in the world you could say I had some pretty high hopes when I got accepted after High School.  Little did I know I would soon be in classes with people who didn't really have a grasp of higher education photography. I'm talking people in classes that might of well have been Photo 1A with Smirl. People with no clue on composition, exposure and just basic photography knowledge. 

   Needless to say it bummed me out. Don't get me wrong I did learn some valuable things, and glad I was there when it wasn't all digital. I learned how to use a large format camera which was rad, amongst many other things. In the end I dropped out, it just wasn't the fit for me. Turned away from photography and was just over it. About two years after I picked up a Holga and fell in love all over again and realized what photography really meant to me and didn't need some school to tell me that. 

   So this photo is of my friend Omar who I went to school with. Not sure where he's at now but hope he is well. I was shooting with a large format camera and had my new Canon 10d which was some of the first decent DSLR's that Canon was putting out. All ambient light from a TV and street lights, no photoshop just light. I lost all the originals years ago when I had my first hard drive fail and learned about the importance of backing up files! I need to search through my archives of film and find this shot from the Large Format Camera, until then I've got this.