A gift to friends as I shot their rehearsal party at Pine Ridge Winery on the Silverado Trail. Beautiful location and couple and a fun party for their family and friends, compete with winery and cave tour, barrel tasting and delicious foods.
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Derek and Sara enjoying their evening at Pine Ridge.
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Fernand and Kim, a totally blissful and very happy couple, were married on Saturday afternoon at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. All guests, including photographers, loved the celebration and the joy of the newly married couple.
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Adar is one-year-old and really loves water!
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A totally wonderful and fun couple, Jackie and Zach, in the Main Quad area of Stanford. There are lots of loving and fun photos from their engagement shoot but here to share a quick sequence of shots.
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It was so cool to see the races flying down Howell Mountain, yikes on such rain soaked roads, as they zipped into St Helena and finally to Santa Rosa for yesterday’s stage of the Tour of California. This photo is a part of the second peloton, Lance was in the first.
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Okay, below is Lance in the center in black. In the newspaper I read his quite, “Holy hell. That was terrible. Maybe one of the toughest days I’ve had on a bike, purely based on the conditions. I’m still freezing.”
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The field of 17 teams and 136 riders from 24 countries will ride for nine stages south ending in San Diego.
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When giving to others please consider a gift that keeps giving. Thank you! Mary
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The Nature Conservancy –
Protecting nature. Preserving life.
My donations this year are directed towards helping the Nature Conservancy protect rain forest in Costa Rica, Africa’s grasslands and Savannas and the lands of Las Californias. Helping the Earth and trying to offset my carbon debt.
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Heifer International –
Ending Hunger. Caring for the Earth
Here my choice is to buy goats as goats can feed a family, eat nearly anything and often have twins.
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Sierra Club –
Explore, enjoy and protect the planet.
A friend and photographer once told me that it is our responsibility as photographers to help save the earth. Indeed.
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St. Anthony’s Center – Williamsport PA
100% of donations go to help feed, clothe, provide medical assistance and care for the less fortunate. Without judgment they simply care greatly and give of themselves.
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