FIMTSO: The LBD

Forgive me for a whole week of silence at my blog. It’s a matter of weeks before a long trip so I’ve been a bit tied up with preparations. But even when I’m not writing I’m thinking about how to keep things fun here for you until I’m on the road and photographing the world again. Speaking of the road, …

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Libération

I’ve called about 15 bookstores and newsstands in the LA area today looking for the June 22 edition of the French newspaper Libération. Karl Lagerfeld is the guest editor, and besides his most likely insane comments, lucky readers also get to enjoy his artwork in this copy. I would love to be one of these lucky readers (collectors). But no …

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Happy Father’s Day 2010

Last year for Father’s Day I shared a glimpse of my father’s life through his relationship with my mom. This year I’d like to thank him for teaching me lifelong lessons about compassion for those in need. The Dallas communities have honored my father (and mother) many times for their generous contributions through their years of outstanding work for the …

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FWTWYL: Look 8

Commencement day sets the backdrop for today’s Fifty Ways To Wear Your Lover series. There are about 900 students in Z’s graduating class… so it only makes sense to hold commencement on the football field to accommodate all the graduates and their proud friends and family: Do you remember your own high school graduation? I actually remember the hum of …

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Graduation Dinner

I met my oldest niece Z shortly after she was born in Chicago. It was about 18 years ago and my first visit to the Windy City. The only thing I really remember from that trip was how tiny she was. I have all these bits and pieces of her chronology in my head, but in my mind’s eye she’ll …