Come out this Thursday at 7pm to the LAB @ Rock Harbor to view some excellent films by documentary filmmaker  Jonathan Olinger as well as my photography that will be up for auction. The night will be focused on the Middle East and we will have discussions with Jonathan, Pastor Mattieu Accad from Lebanon, and myself.

Tonight was tattoo night for Jeff and Hans…Classic Tattoo Parlor in Fullerton

There is no better way to beat the heat than some good trampoline-water fun. This past week has been in the 90’s and I have to keep tellling myself that it is not summer yet.

I got to shoot Patrick and Penny’s engagement photos today in beautiful Carlsbad. I will be shooting their wedding in two weeks. Here are a couple shots from the morning.

Here’s some more photos from David’s wedding…the full album is below. Just click the thumbnails to view the photos.

Here are a few photos from the wedding…these are “pre-wedding, locker room, lets try to look half as good as David on his wedding day” photos. More to come.

I had the opportunity and pleasure to write an article that came out last week for The Arc Magazine. If you can- check it out…it is a great online magazine that has some amazing content.

“The Arc Magazine is an online publication that shines a light on the authentic, independent experience. A fresh take on the “lifestyle” publication genre, it’s a bi-monthly, creative cross-section of inspired living in the form of digestible stories and information that leads the reader to ponder their own inventive power (which we then encourage them to use for good and not evil) (www.thearcmagazine.com).”

Here are a few snapshots from the passenger seat set to the San Francisco band Morning Spy’s “Cosmonauts.”

A view from the car from Chad Cress on Vimeo.

There is no meal better for preparing for a wedding than Venezuelan empanadas, plantains, and fried goat cheese.

We coquered Mt. Diablo yesterday and were treated with a 360 degree view of the green hills of Walnut Creek. Here are some photos from our drive-hike.