Online Gallery for ALL ACCESS show – Long Beach Dec 5, 2015 – Jan 9, 2016

December 7, 2015     alex's bar, Alvin, art gallery, bad religion, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, Blasters, blur, Captain Sensible, caught my eye, color, crowd, D7000, damage, Dave Alvin, descendents, downtown, downtown la, exhibition, family, festival, fingerprints, FLAG, flash, Foo Fighters, friends, gallery, Greg Jacobs, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, ink n iron, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, missed shot, modern, Moorpark, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, Phil Alvin, photography, portrait, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, Redballs, Replacements, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, The Damned, The Replacements, venue     2

Here’s an online gallery for the framed images in the ALL ACCESS show currently hanging at SOMATIC GALLERY in Long Beach, CA. These framed photos are available for purchase at SOMATIC GALLERY in Long Beach, CA. Thank you for asking! Phil Alvin – Framed, white mat, square black molding, 13 x 19, Gelatin Print –…

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Big Deal …

March 25, 2015     art gallery, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, Blasters, blues, building, Captain Sensible, crowd, D7000, Dave Alvin, descendents, downtown, downtown la, family, filmage, fisheye, FLAG, flash, flowers, Foo Fighters, friends, gallery, graffiti, haze, hollywood, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, in-store, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, Phil Alvin, phonography, photo pass, photography, portrait, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, roots, soul, The Damned, true crime, venue     4

While I am merely an unpaid hired gun set photographer, I feel very attached to Death or Glory. Recently, I assisted in putting on an event at Angel City Brewery called “Steal Music Buy Art” or SMBA for short. SMBA was created to debut 4 episodes of Death or Glory but became so much more….

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Show on Saturday April 5!

April 3, 2014     art gallery, band, bands, black and white, children, D7000, exhibition, flash, Foo Fighters, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, Pizza, portrait, punk, punk rock, Redballs, Rock and Roll, rock show     0

I’m honored to be one of the participants in this benefit group art show for the children of Anthony Castaneda. Please come out and support the cause. CROWNING GLORY 11135 Weddington Street # 127 N. Hollywood, CA 91601 818.487.7424

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websites …

January 8, 2014     band, bands, bar pink, bbq, black and white, Black Flag, cigar, D7000, FLAG, Foo Fighters, friends, long beach, m43, micro 4/3, Moorpark, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, portrait, punk, punk rock, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, san diego, smoke, supernova     0

2 things I hope you’ll check out. 1. I was very surprised and excited to be asked to participate in Swimmingly’s 2013 year end round up of music and food. I can’t tell you how many times I wrote and re-wrote my answers … I tried to edit and shorten each time and I still…

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top ten of 2013

December 31, 2013     band, bands, bar, bar pink, black and white, Denver, downtown la, Easter, festival, festival of colors, fisheye, flash, Foo Fighters, Hindu, holi, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, ink n iron, jabez, lambretta, lensbaby, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, May Farms, micro 4/3, model, Moorpark, motion, music, Natural Light, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, Pizza, portrait, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, Redballs, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, san diego, scooter, scooters, street photography, superchunk, vespa     0

I was reading a post by fellow photographer Michael Ares and he did a year end, “top ten” list of his favorite shots of 2013. After reading his post, I thought it was a great idea. A great way to look through your work throughout the year and see how your are improving or if…

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tell me something

November 12, 2013     color, D7000, Documentary Film, Documentary Film Directors, Highland Park, los angeles, m43, micro 4/3, Natural Light, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, portrait, street portrait, Tell Me Something, venice     0

EDIT: I guess this is a Pre-Script instead of a “Post-Script.” The book arrived after I typed this blog entry. I was holding off on posting it because I wanted to wait until the book was released, which it is on 11/12/13! Here goes: I was really happy when I got a call from Jessica…

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Venice is a great place to continue the Protrait Project

April 18, 2013     black and white, downtown, los angeles, m43, micro 4/3, olympus, photography, portrait, portrait project, street, street photography, street portrait, venice     3

Portraits 19 – 23 were done in Venice, CA last weekend. These portraits are very different than all of the others, which is good, I like them. Portrait Project – Portrait #19 – Venice, CA (this is the first portrait of a couple, first full-length shot, and honestly, the first shot in the portrait project that…

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Holy (Holi) Festival of Colors (Batman)

March 19, 2013     color, crowd, festival, festival of colors, hare krishna, high school, Hindu, holi, India, m43, micro 4/3, music, Norwalk, olympus, omd, photography, portrait, primary colors, shadow, yoga     0

On Saturday, March 16, 2013 I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I met some friends at the Holi Festival of Colors. I had seen something similar on a tv show hosted by Ricky Gervais where he makes his friend do uncomfortable things in unfamiliar lands. I caught the show channel surfing…

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