"Local" is an intimate look at small businesses. I want to show visually how small businesses interact with the community in a way large chains cannot. It is a work in progress and is my first extended documentary project. I have estimated the project to go on for two years so that I can cover the growth, changes, openings and closings of small businesses in Long Beach.

In April 2004, over a million women marched on the National Mall in Washington DC for their reproductive rights. The group was diverse. Young, old, gay, straight, secular, religious, women and men marched in unison.

My younger brother joined the Army at 19. Since he has joined, I have seen him once. I shot a portrait of him with a 4x5 view camera two days before he began boot camp. I later flew to Fort Benning in Columbus, GA to do a similar portrait on his graduation day. This series tracks the changes he has undergone since he has joined the Army.

Every Sunday evening small white crosses are planted by the Santa Monica Pier in honor of those that have died since the beginning of the war on Iraq. This short essay was taken on Memorial Day, 2004.

An ongoing project of pictures taken in dark lighting situations with no flash or tripod, just calm nerves and a steady hand to take photos pushing the limits of film.