Galveston

I visited Galveston with Rochelle last week to celebrate a friend's 21st birthday. The last time I was down there was to photograph a wedding in Houston and took a day trip to the beach. I got to spend a little more time cooking myself up a tan in the midst of Texas' 100 degree weather.

We started the trip off at Landry's. A seafood chain that also is apart of Rainforest Cafe, I found out today. The shrimp there was good.



A photo of Luyi, the birthday girl, at the table with breakfast on her mind.



One of Luyi's roommates silenced her dogs as their attention went to the cat, Remy Jack, of the house.



The dogs attention turned onto each other as the whiteboard in the back notes one more day until the birthday.



Rochelle playing with RJ, as two girls get ready to go out.



A wide shot of the beach with a building in the middle of reconstruction after Hurricane Ike demolished it.



There's no point in going to the beach until you run sand through your hands of course.



On the way back, we had to compare our heights with that of Sam Houston, since his head appears to be in the clouds. He must love watching traffic all day.



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Four

A few recent images; the first was a quick portrait of an incoming freshman, Hannah DuBois.



The next one was of a member of our UTA SAE Racing team gearing up to compete against about 90 other schools in Fontana, Cali. in the SAE West Competition.



An ode to Father's Day, I caught Terry Duncan taking a break with his wife, Elizabeth, and son, Andrew, amidst the choatic final year of their school careers.



Lastly, definitely a way to cool off and beat the Texas heat, Ryan Martin and his girlfriend Caitlin Johnson didn't mind to distance themselves for a bit from friends at a local pool yesterday afternoon.



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Relaxation

With Summer I can stretch my arms a bit before finish up my last year of college in the Fall. I'm currently taking a Special Studies: Portrait class and continuing my photography position at The Shorthorn.

I took these two on separate days that summed up those quiet, summer days on campus.





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A-Kon 2009

I photographed A-Kon, celebrating its 20th annual anime convention, over the weekend at the Sheraton in Dallas. This was my first time attending a convention like this. The majority of the attendees dressed up as characters from Naruto, with an occasional character from one of Hayao Miyazaki's films.

The event had numerous vendors selling anything from tiny figurines to elaborate gowns and etnic foods.



















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