What makes an exceptional photo?
Great Timing and an Eye for the Extraordinary!
The magic ingredients a photographer needs to go beyond the right equipment and knowing how to use it.
From the explosive energy of dance, to the drama and laughter of theater, to the spine-tingling emotional directness of music, the performing arts are among the most positive and compelling of human endeavors. My goal is to capture the essence of a performance and the moments that define performers and their art.
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Got Legs
This gallery contains 7 photos.
Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” just keeps on truckin’ and this may be third time he’s come to the Lobero to perform it – “back by popular demand.” This time had the added impetus of being the 50th anniversary of the movie based on the song as well as the 50th…
Shake-ing it Up
This gallery contains 11 photos.
As part of his innovative “Naked Shakes” reworking of Shakespeare, UCSB’s Irwin Appel took all eight of the Bard’s historical plays, from “Richard II” to “Richard III,” about 24 hrs worth of dense drama, and condensed them to 6 hours over two evening performances, calling it “Death of Kings.” It…
Riding the Residency
This gallery contains 22 photos.
Expanding on their successful 2018 residency in Santa Barbara schools, the New Orleans saxophonist Derek Douget and his jazz quintet came to Santa Barbara March 11th to 15th for another super cool and swinging spate of educational and musical magic. I had the pleasure of following them from Dos Pueblos…
A Weekend for the Kids
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The Santa Barbara Symphony’s programs for young musicians have grown over the years to the point where there are impressive numbers of participants who have matured to the point of doing some impressive music making. The younger kids in the Junior Ensembles program, ranging in age from 9 to 14,…
