It's that time of year again.

Come see my newest exhibit which will be on display this November at The Avid Reader called "Hometown & Stomping Ground", a photo essay exploring my adopted hometown of Davis, California and surrounding Yolo County, and the big beautiful city of Providence, Rhode Island and its nearby coasts and country, where I lived and learned as a young adult.

An artists reception will be held on November 10th from 6:30pm-7:30pm where you can see my work, meet me, and sample a variety of foods representative of each region. There will also be live music by the very talented guitarist and singer/songwriter Adam Mish!

"Hometown & Stomping Ground"
On Display at The Avid Reader
617 2nd Street, Davis
November 10th - December 6th, 2017

Artist Reception: November 10th
6:30pm - 7:30pm

I took these photos back in December of last year and stumbled across them again cleaning out my Lightroom catalogue. I'd posted a couple in black and white and had always meant to post more, specifically ones in color. So here they are, finally.

As every year in Yolo County, June/July is the season of blooming Sunflowers. Got a bit more on top of it this year than last in terms of getting shots while they're still fresh; hoping to get more soon.

I recently took a late night stroll around Davis to capture the eerie stillness of a suburbia asleep, which will become part of my "Yolo" project documenting the county. These are my three favorite shots.

My newest exhibit, "A Climate Change" explord the effect of climate change on the planet as well as on the climate of daily life. It's now up at the Putah Creek Winery tasting room in downtown Davis and will be up through May 8th! If you didn't get a chance to see it at the opening night reception, make sure to swing by. A self-guided tour booklet is available by the entrance.

Putah Creek Winery downtown tasting room
110 F Street, between F street market and T-Mobile
Davis, CA 95616

Hours:
Mon-Tues: 4:00-7:00pm
Wed-Sun: 12:00-7:00pm

This afternoon I put a rain jacket on my camera (and myself), and headed out to photograph some of the intense flooding around Davis as a result of yet another intense atmospheric river event. Really I barely scratched the surface and am hoping to have time tomorrow to head out again.

On Sunday, January 22nd the Davis Islamic Center was the victim of hate-crime vandalism: windows were shattered, bicycle tires and seats cut up, and bacon was left on door handles. The Davis community has, in the days that followed, shown a tremendous outpouring of support, bringing flowers, goods and monetary donations to help rebuild that which was damaged. Already, tens of thousands of dollars have been raised for repairs.

Today, Friday January 27th, a solidarity rally was held in Central Park, sponsored by Statement of Love and The Gatherings Initiative, a project of the Davis Phoenix Coalition. Hundreds of community members of all ages, races, and religions turned out in support. Speakers included the Imam of the Davis Islamic Center, Davis Mayor Robb Davis, District Supervisor Don Saylor, Sacramento CAIR members, local religious leaders, student groups, and more.

One of my favorite things about this time of year in Yolo is the late night/early morning fog. I went out and photographed these scenes at about 5-6am a couple days ago. I might post some color shots to go with these...