I Dislike Nature Photography More Than You Do,

but when we grow it, we photograph it. If my calculations are correct—and there's no reason to assume they are—this Russian mammoth sunflower is from the fourth generation of saved seeds here at our Picfair Village compound.

The Knowledges: Gabie Strong

Part of an installation by artist and friend Gabie Strong at Mt. Wilson last weekend. Gabie's site is here.

The Knowledges

On our way to see The Knowledges at Mt. Wilson. More on that to come.

In the Office

Grateful to say this was my office today.

Swift Lee Office Stairway

I don't know the cat's name. More about SLO here.

LA Green Grounds (dot org)

They do amazing work. I hope you'll follow the link and read up about them. I shot a time-lapse of one of their garden Dig-Ins. Watch it here.

Artifact #16: Vanity

A visit to the decorative arts/furniture galleries at the Getty Center (here's one of her favorites) sparked the kid's creative impulse. This is her new vanity.

West Covina Cypress

When In Rome, contd.

The interior courtyard of the Italian Cultural Center in Westwood. Design by Robert E. Alexander. I love courtyards.

When In Rome

A little more than a year ago, I photographed a group exhibition of Italian artists put together by Nero, and the catalog with my photos just arrived in the mail. It was a fun job in a lot of ways: I was surrounded by beautiful people speaking Italian; most of the show took place at the Italian Cultural Institue of Los Angeles, which inhabits a fine building with a splendid interior courtyard; though most of my work involved lighting and photographing traditional installations, I actually did some full-on running in order to capture a performance piece that made its way from the courtyard of the Hammer Museum over to the ICI's building a couple of blocks away, and then back; finally, in addition to the excellent visual art, wonderful Balinese music accompanied the performance pitcured here. Lots of photos to share from the catalog, so please check back later this week. (Top: The cover—with which I had absolutely nothing to do. Below: A spread of a photo I shot of a performance/installation/tableaux by Italian artist Luigi Ontani.)

6 Years. 21 Months. Love.

Retna

Retna + El Mac

I love the collaborations of these two, and was fortunate enough to get up in a lift to hang out for a bit with Retna—a gracious host and fellow Fairfax High alum—as he did some painting across the street from LACMA in the late night/early morning hours. I only had my phone when I went up in the vertiginous lift, so this photo is what it is.

Yesterday

At the Hammer.

West L.A. Cypress Wall