Monday, May 10, 2010

Red Bulls vs. Earthquakes

Photographed the New York Red Bulls vs. the San Jose Earthquakes this Saturday in Santa Clara. An early red card by Red Bulls Luke Sassano (32) changed the complexion of the game
The teams battled in the first half...
But a goal just before halftime by the Quakes Ryan Johnson opened up the scoring.
The Bulls tried to keep on the pressure in the second half...
But the short mannned side ended up being routed. Final: 4-0 Quakes.

How Weird Street Faire

I was photographing the How Weird Street Faire for Dos Equis, the beer sponsor for the event on Sunday.
After my work for them I was able to get some shots of all the "Weirdness" around me.

You can also view the photographs on the SF Gate photo gallery .
It was a fun party with a great vibe and good music.
Looking forward to next year!

Friday, May 7, 2010

Gunnar Sandberg's Big First Pitch


A lot of people know the tragic story of Gunnar Sandberg. The 16th year-old was pitching during a Marin Catholic high school scrimmage on March 11th when he was hit by a line drive hit in the head and suffered a fractured skull and brain injuries.

After being placed in a medically induced coma for two weeks Sandberg made a miracle recovery and was released from Marin General hospital this past Tuesday.

On Thursday, Marin Catholic held their league game against rival Justin Siena at At AT&T park, the MLB ballpark of the San Francisco Giants. Proceeds from the game went to the recovery fund for Sandberg and he threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the game.

For the 1800 people in attendance it was an emotional and moving event. You can read the Marin IJ story about Gunnar and watch a slideshow with audio of the game as well.