Yea, I know it’s geeky, but wanted to get some better pictures of the meetup.
And how often do you get a cool sunset from a Panera in a strip mall? Maybe not a photographers dream, but the wifi works, the chairs are comfortable and the food isn’t too bad or too expensive and the people are pretty helpful.
And of course the a couple of months later we packed the place so organizer Kimi Wei asked for even more pictures-though many people preferred not to be pictured…
30th Anniversary Season Masterwork Concerts performed by the New Jersey Choral Society on Friday June 3 at 8PM at the Westside Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, NJ performing Dvorak’s Mass in D Major, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms , and Vaughan Williams’ Toward the Unknown Region. NJCS is conducted by Eric Dale Knapp and accompanied by Linda Sweetman-Waters on organ. Resident NJCS soloists Alicia Luick and Daniel Lynch, Jr. will be joined by guest artists Katie de la Vega, Bruce Cain, and boy soprano Jake Lucas.
Jake Lucas was really amazing, with a pure, clear beautiful voice….not that the rest of the performers weren’t amazing, but I’d never heard anything like him.
May 25th 2011 at Teaneck High Schools auditorium. The obvious enthusiasm of all those present as well as the stunning visuals of the dance made this fun to shoot.
During her career at Teaneck High School, Cheryl was the catalyst for developing the raw talent possessed by hundreds of flag twirlers and track stars. She affectionately knew those students who were talented enough to participate in all three activities as “3T’s” (Terpsys, Twirlers and Track). With Cheryl at the helm, these organizations have had a profound impact on the Garden State. Continue reading
Bergen County Historical Society’s “Pinkster,” a Colonial celebration of summer’s arrival at Historic New Bridge Landing, River Edge.
Benjamin Donson with his son Julio Valle and Jim Norman met me in Hackensack’s Johnson Park. Ben and Julio paddled Jim’s wooden kayak and Jim paddles his replica 1800s solo canoe. Andy Anderson rowed down in his replica rowing dingy. All are similar to boats that would have been used on the Hackensack many years ago.
Jim actually offers help building wooden boats for anyone interested. Contact him thru his website, jimnormanart.com .
For anyone looking to emulate our trip, be sure to check out my guide on how to paddle the Hackensack.
We arrived at New Bridge Landing where we were allowed to land on the New Bridge Landing side. The New Bridge Landing (west) side of the river has long been posted ‘No fishing, dumping or boat launching.’ I reached out to the Bergen County Historical Society, which responded that the had posted it due to littering, abuse of the historic wharf including motor boat launching and even chemical truck dumping. According to Mike Trepicchio of the Bergen County Historic Society, ‘We have been protecting and preserving the landing as well as the River since 1944, Frank Koehler, a long time past president of the BCHS is credited as being the first Hackensack riverkeeper, as well as steward of New Bridge. We keep his tradition alive, by respecting the Landing and keeping abusive uses from the River. If the use is compatible with our mission of protection and preservation and permission is requested and granted, we welcome the company.’ Continue reading
Taking Strides Against Mental Illness fundraising walk at the Ridgewood Wild* Duck Pond in Ridgewood, NJ.
Heavy rain the night before swelled the Saddle River above it’s banks forcing the walk around the duck pond instead of on the bike path, but for the most part the rain held off during the walk. 
Final pictures were taken under the tents as it started to rain harder then.
Kudos to the organizers for the positive spirit of the event that brought together mental health practitioners, folks from homes and many others. And of course the rain and reflections made for interesting pictures….
*how they call it a wild duck pond I will never know. The ducks are as tame as they come, the whole pond was been created by bulldozers when the dredged it a few years ago. But then calling the Saddle River a river is pushing it as well, though I guess by the time it makes it to Lodi it has swelled into legitimacy.
The Fort Lee Rotary fundraiser, Food Fest 2011, on May 2 at the DoubleTree Fort Lee Hotel. Good food, good times…Some 30 restaurants offering multiple samples of their house specialties and donating their time and services to support the Fort Lee Rotary’s “Gift of Life” Program. All were eager to show off their wares and generous with their samplings, all for a good cause. The only thing missing from the my previous week’s shoot at the “Taste of Paramus” was the string quartet. Continue reading
I shot the Taste of Paramus on April 27th. This fundraiser for the Paramus Education Foundation features good food, a string quartet and a who’s who of Paramus in the Nieman Marcus Rotunda at the Garden State Plaza, April 27th from 6 to 8, attended by the Mayor and council, Paramus chamber members and highlighted by local eateries.
Cresskill High School Gym April 14th….
Modeled on Dancing with the Stars to benefit the Teaneck Family Readiness Group, serves the families of the soldiers who train at the Teaneck Armory. …two professional couples Jean Michel Erolehe’s dancing with Sofia Bogdanova and Paolo and Liene DiLorenzo. Whole event was organized by Barbara Muller.
….24 student couples participated. An interesting lighting challenge but some good shots. Needless to say their were a lot of throwaways….and nearly everything was shot at max iso and f-stop.
If you want a higher resolution and copy right free version on one or more of them please contact me using the comments for the shots you’d like. Continue reading
Shot this Fundraiser for the Paramus Educational Fund last month….surprisingly and pleasently fun. A whole bunch of loosely interpreted Rock and Roll classics from Jersey artists (Springsteen, Bon Jovi), My favorite…Born in the USA with some wild dancing by Bergen Hawkettes Semi-Pro Major League Football Dance Team. Fun song and fun to shoot. Probably should have included some video, but original shoot was for the Town News.
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In early March, 2011, I spent a week helping to build a school in the highlands of Guatemala west of the capital for the indigenous people. My stepfather-with a lot of help from my Mother (CFO) and my ex-pat step brother, created a charity to build schools http://siennaproject.org/ to help the indigenous people of the area…without going too far into the politics, the US government is part of a long list that oppressed these folks so it’s nice that we Americans can do some good down there.
For 4 of the days we helped to build a 3 room concrete school in a village in the highlands west of Guatemala City. (full disclosure…I built and maintain the website). Continue reading
