My favorite moment

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Possibly my favorite moment from last night's opening at Ryugaheon Gallery was when my niece Shiwoni pointed out her favorite photo in the exhibition. She then made a heart shape - hands over her head - to show her approval.

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YONKEROS BOOK SIGNING AT ICP

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On April 12th I had the pleasure of presenting YONKEROS at the International Center of Photography (ICP).  It was a true celebration with many friends, colleagues and students in attendance.​  What a thrilling and perfect night in New York City!

Meeting Flor Garduño

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Yesterday at AIPAD: New York has its share of thrills and surprises. Leafing through a gorgeous monograph by Flor Garduño, I turned to her gallerist, Spencer Throckmorton, and asked if he knew where Flor was living nowadays. He smiled and with a gesture of his arm indicated Flor was seated in a chair right next to where I was standing. 25 years of admiration became emobdied in her smile. What a moment.

photo by Hye Ryoung Min

Testing the Nikon D800

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This week I borrowed an instructor D800 from New York Film Academy (where I teach) and did a bit of testing with it.  This shot was taken at f/2.8 using a Nikon 24-70mm zoom.  Normally I prefer to shoot with a prime lens, but we have yet to get some of those in our equipment cage.  Overall, I'm really happy with what I've seen: the files are incredibly sharp and I've had no issues with digital aberrations. I'm seriously considering upgrading from my current camera, the D700.

Opening night at Art Museum of the Americas, Washington DC

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On Novemeber 7th, Art Museum of the Americas presented the exhibition "On Labor: A Visual Dialogue" which is currently on view and features 25 works from my series YONKEROS and 25 works by photographer Ian Wagreich who is also interested in the current state of labor in the United States.  The exhibition was organized and curated by Fabian Goncalves Borrega.

I was honored to have the Permanent Representatives to the Organization of American States, Ambassador Rodrigo Vielmann of Guatemala and Joel Hernandez of Mexico attending on opening night. Not pictured but also in attendance was the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic Hector Alcantara and former Washington Post Latin American correspondent and PBS News Hour Foreign correspondent Charles Krause.

Two nights later, a second exhibition featuring my work "Tranisitional Bodies" opened at the former residence of the Spanish Ambassador in Washington DC.  Both events are part of Fotoweek DC.