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Birthday & New Years Eve 2011

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Sunset, New Years Eve 2011 Paper Whites, New Years Eve 2011 Coit Tower, Sausalito Ferry, 12/30/11 Port of San Francisco, Sausalito Ferry, 12/30/11 Sausalito 12/30/11 Birthday Ice Cream, 12/30/11

Mobile Diary Diptychs

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Birds, La Playa Street, San Francisco Sticker & Moon Rising, Embarcadero, San Francisco

Going Mobile, a New Perspective

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Having spent the past 10 years striving to use the best camera I could afford, best film I could buy and best printing materials possible it has been refreshing, even liberating, to create images with a low quality cell phone camera. And I am not the only one. Talking to other photographers and reading through other blogs, image making with a mobile phone cameras is gaining popularity. Even carrying the potential to win awards. When I graduated from art school in 2004 I started using a Mamiya RZ67. Its a sexy camera. I loved it when I first got it, and I still love it today. The first time I ever questioned using it was during a trip to Morocco in 2006. Regardless of where I was- in the medina, hiking through the Sahara or at home with family- it drew way too much attention. The presence of the camera changed peoples reaction to me. The amount of attention I received in public places made me very uncomfortable, family members became stiff and awkward, and weight of the camer...