Well, Newsletter #13 is out… you’re welcome. ;P

I am giving you some well deserved updates on The Dads Project
Hi Friends...

To recap for the new arrivals:

It'll always be about what's going on in my photography world
I'll send something only when there's an interesting update.
I think you'll be relieved to know that I'm not really selling anything.
I am funny sometimes.
This is really so that we can stay in touch because Social Media gives me anxiety.
It'll be inconsistent in quality and how often it comes out. ;)

Overall, I really think you'll enjoy it.
You should catch up on the past issues right here

Today, 3 things and a quote..

A.

To all the fathers out there... update:

If you've been subscribed to this newsletter for a while now, (and why wouldn't you, it's obviously the best thing on the internet) you'll know that late last year, I started this project about fathers and the love they/we carry for our kids. I have set this (very) ambitious goal of photographing 50 fathers for this project.

I hear you asking the pertinent question of: "why 50?" and I am happy to tell you that I do not have a good answer for you. Yup, I chose that number pretty much at random because 50 would be a big number and allow me to document a very large range of fathers and it gives me an end goal that feels ambitious and achievable. To be honest, with Covid-19 happening, I feel like I'll be about 50 years old when I finish it. :P

In the small window when California reopened I was able to bring 3 new dads, Jayr, Mo, and John...

B.

Podcasting:

Oh, and yesterday, I had the privilege of recording another episode of the Hit The Streets podcast with Valérie Jardin... no big deal... she's kind of a big deal in the photography podcast space... it's all good. I'm very cool about this. Staying Classy... it's fine.

We talked about The Dads Project among other things. I think she and I have a great rapport and it's always fun to talk to her. She's a cool lady and I respect her quite a bit.

Take a listen and tell me how awesome it was. lol... I'm a man after all, and I have a fragile ego that needs to be fed constantly.

C.

The ECB way of life.

Some background info: I have lived on The Boulevard for a long time now and I have grown to love the area tremendously. It is the cultural nerve center of the city crisscrossing many culturally diverse neighborhoods. A couple of years ago, I started to document it. I wanted to turn it into a long term street photography project and document its grittiness, its battered and bruised up personality... because it's seen some s**t. You know?

During the Covid Quarantine, I reached out to the El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association because I wanted to be of value to my community and help out The Boulevard, a place I truly love. We decided to collaborate and It led to this... Every Saturday morning, 147Photos does an Instagram take over of their account where I publish my street photography of ECB.

You should give them a follow.

and ... D.

Here's a quote I like:

Be the father you had. Be the father you wish you had.

— Me.

Explanatory comma: No need... Just be an awesome father.

Episode 13 of the newsletter is out