Category Archives: Philanthropy

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LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL, EDITORIAL, FASHION & LOVE OF 2011

I photographed a wedding in India. I blacked out in Vegas (twice). Toured wine country with my girls. Road tripped from Arizona to Georgia. Helped capture my best friend’s wedding. Moved to Los Angeles. Worked with celebrities. Participated in my first … Continue reading

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CAMBODIA // A DAY FULL OF SMILES

It seems just like yesterday that I took a trip, a trip around the world. A trip that completely changed my life. I could go on and on explaining to you why this trip completely changed my life, but I … Continue reading

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Featured // NBC Nightly News

It is always a good day when your photographs from India are featured in a small segment on the NBC nightly news. [Click Here] to watch the news clip! :=D

Working with mPowering / India & Nepal

Its always awesome seeing video and images that I took be used in an awesome video. Check them out! MPowering in Orissa, India: {A short video on our work in Orissa, India. We’ve partnered with Citta Foundation, who built and … Continue reading

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Dr. Christopher Barley Hospital // Humla, Nepal

While I have showed a lot of pictures of the people I took pictures of in Nepal and India, I have hardly posted pictures of the places I stayed. Here we have the hospital in Nepal. I took the picture … Continue reading

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An ExtraOrdinary Little Girl // Munamati // Nepal

The other day I got a chance to catch up with Kamael, who I annoyed on her trip to India and Nepal for her organization. We were remembering the faces we saw and catching up on her most recent trip … Continue reading

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Sneak Peak // The Human Campaign

Gay Black Woman Muslim Blind Rich Chinese Man Canadian British Ally Hero Thing Middle Class American Transgender Bald Tall Deaf Catholic Straight Lesbian Hot Genius Indian Ginger Mute Athlete Large Atheist Special Needs Bisexual Poor HUMAN Want to join the … Continue reading

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A Thousand Reasons To Smile

{When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life you have a thousand reasons to smile} – Kid Cudi My post on this extraordinary little girl coming soon.

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Faces of India // Juanga, Orissa

“All of these lines across my face, tell you the story of who I am. So many stories of where I’ve been and how I got to where I am.” – Brandi Carlile When I was in India, I had … Continue reading

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MAGNET Book Club // “Just Kids” by Patti Smith

My good friend Oscar recently started a book club here in San Francisco that is hosted by Magnet down in the Castro. While I regrettably had no time to read the first book, he still asked me to come by … Continue reading

Apolis Film: A Day in the Life of a Modern Activist, Michael Daube

Apolis Film: A Day in the Life of a Modern Activist, Michael Daube from Apolis on Vimeo. I spent a month traveling with Michael all over India and Nepal. He is an incredible person and I feel lucky to have … Continue reading

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Ramkala // mPowering Foundation

{***WARNING*** – Some of the photos in the following post are very graphic and contain blood. If you are unable to handle strong images of hospital treatment I suggest that you don’t proceed.} I’ve heard it said that people come … Continue reading