Cindy The Rocking Horse Lady
It was during one of the darkest stretches of my life, not long after my wife Claudia died following a nine-year illness, that I wandered up to two enormous wooden rocking horses at a Renaissance fair
Adventures
The Day Everything Changed
It was either the third or fourth weekend of seven at the Irwindale Renaissance Faire when a life-changing event occurred. One seemingly minor incident led to eight years of beauty, photography, frien
Hiking All Over the Place
The Faire After visiting Skull Rock, I decided to pick up the camera and photograph anything that seemed appropriate. I visited the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden and the Huntington L
They’re Taking Her to Heaven
Goodbye How does one get over the loss of his best friend, wife, and soul mate? I'm not sure I will ever totally be over Claudia. She was a special woman with so many wonderful qualities that it would
Queen of Angels
January 31, 2005 - Los Angeles Claudia and me at Huntington Library, California in 1995 Claudia called me in the middle of work. She didn't feel well. This was common by then, after years of illness,
The Last Belly Dance Show: The End of 8 Years of Photography & Friendship
I always sat front row center. Eight years of shows, hundreds of performances across countless venues, and I never sat anywhere else. The dancers knew where to find me. When they hit their mark downst
Adventures of a Belly Dance Photographer
In January 2005, my wife died in a Los Angeles hospital called Queen of Angels. I was forty-four years old, and the world stopped making sense. The day after she passed away, I picked up a camera and