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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From the Tavern
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Guitarist David Zisman and his cohorts in the band Sleeping Dogs are playing more hot gigs in the Santa Barbara area these days. They play mostly blues-rock with a repertoire of classic hits by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton and others from the pantheon of the genre’s guitar heroes. Here’s a…
In the Zones
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Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has been in most of the important war and conflict zones of the 21st century. Places like Afghanistan, Libya, Pakistan, Darfur, Republic of Congo and more, often right in the hairiest parts. She has taken moving photos for The New York Times, Time, Newsweek and National Geographic.…
Haydn, Mozart and Dohnanyi
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The last Camerata Pacifica performance at Hahn Hall of the Donna Jean Liss Season of Concerts was quite a contrast to April’s concert, diving back into the 18th and 19th century chamber rep for some gems by Haydn and Mozart, and finished with Hungarian Erno Dohnanyi’s first published composition. Warren Jones, Ani Aznavoorian, Adrian…
Early Signs? Maybe Not.
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The L.A. Philharmonic made its 300th+ appearance for CAMA Santa Barbara with a program of early works by Franz Schubert and Gustav Mahler, featuring Gustavo Dudamel and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung. It was an interesting switch to have 2 symphonies by Schubert and four Lieder, “Songs of a Wayfarer,” by Mahler, since Schubert wrote over 600 secular…
