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AIDS Memorial Grove benefit at Burberry (San Francisco), Sponsored by OUT Magazine

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:52:04 +0000

OUT Magazine recently asked me to photograph a benefit event they were holding for the AIDS Memorial Grove. The event was held at/co-sponsored by the luxury retailer, Burberry, in San Francisco’s Union Square. OUT Magazine is a gay and lesbian magazine with a perspective on style, entertainment, fashion, the arts, politics, culture, and the world at large. The AIDS Memorial Grove is dedicated to the creation and long-term maintenance of the first living memorial to those lost to AIDS and in support of those living with HIV. A portion of the sales from this evening’s event were donated to the AIDS Memorial Grove. The event was VIP, invite only, and was well attended by many of San Francisco’s most hip and well heeled. The evening’s festivities were held on 3 floors of Burberry’s Union Square store, and offered a live DJ, complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, stunning models wearing Burberry’s latest fashions, and fantastic shopping all night long. I had such a great time photographing this luxury event! Here are a few of my favorite photos from the night:

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Burberry – San Francisco/Union Square
225 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 392-2200

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi Photos

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:02:09 +0000

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, recently appeared at the San Francisco Food Bank. I was asked to cover this event by a local community newspaper, the Potrero View. Speaker Pelosi received a tour of the Food Bank’s warehouse, proceeded to help volunteers from a local elementary school package food, and then ended her visit with a press conference where she discussed the 150,000 residents in San Francisco at risk of hunger each year.

San Francisco Food Bank
900 Pennsylvania Ave
San Francisco, CA 94107-3498
(415) 282-1900
http://www.sffoodbank.org

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Celebrity Portrait: Bo Derek

admin — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:54:13 +0000

I recently had the opportunity to photograph actress Bo Derek (of film “10″ fame). She was in San Francisco working with politicians and members of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on international animal conservation issues, specifically wild tigers in India and China.

For more than 45 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The largest multinational conservation organization in the world, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature.

Mission
WWF’s mission is the conservation of nature. Using the best available scientific knowledge and advancing that knowledge where they can, WWF works to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth and the health of ecological systems by

protecting natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals, including endangered species;
promoting sustainable approaches to the use of renewable natural resources; and
promoting more efficient use of resources and energy and the maximum reduction of pollution.

WWF is committed to reversing the degradation of our planet’s natural environment and to building a future in which human needs are met in harmony with nature. WWF recognizes the critical relevance of human numbers, poverty and consumption patterns to meeting these goals.

Goal
By 2020 WWF will conserve 19 of the world’s most important natural places and significantly change global markets to protect the future of nature.

World Wildlife Fund
1250 Twenty-Fourth Street, N.W.
P.O. Box 97180
Washington, DC 20090-7180
(202) 293-4800
www.worldwildlife.org

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