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Portraits: AJ and Ian

Sonia — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:43:22 +0000

I am somewhat ashamed that this is my first post in over a month. I took these photos of AJ and Ian in February. They run Launchpad Careers, a job placement and recruitment company with offices in Orange County and Las Vegas. These photos are partly for their new website, which is currently under development, and partly for Project Blended. AJ is caucasian, African American, and American Indian. Ian is Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Irish. We took these photos in their offices in Irvine, CA.

Portraits: Blended #17

Sonia — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:21:00 +0000

I met Annemarie through Mike and Candice, another couple that I photographed for my multiracial portrait project. Annemarie and her husband, Adam, live in Sherman Oaks with their two very adorable sons. We took these pictures in Oxnard, California.

Portraits: Blended #16

Sonia — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:04:00 +0000

Tanya is another friend from UCLA. She currently lives with Jacob in Berkeley, California. We took these pictures four months ago (yes, I am very behind in my blogging) when Tanya was about six months pregnant. She and Jacob have recently welcomed their new son into the world.

We took these pictures in the SOMA district of San Francisco.

Portraits: Blended #15

Sonia — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0000

I took photos of Andrea and Linh while I was in the bay area. Linh and I went to UCLA together many years ago – more than I care to say! Linh was born in Vietnam and grew up in Orange county. Andrea is of Japanese descent; she grew up in Richmond California. Her father’s family is from Peru and she is fluent in Spanish. We took these pictures in San Francisco.

Portraits: Robert and Neil

Sonia — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:05:00 +0000

I took a few pictures of Robert and Neil together. These were taken at the Presidio in San Francisco.

Portraits: Blended #14

Sonia — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:46:00 +0000

Neil is the third person in my bay area trifecta: as with Regine and Robert, I met him through my aunt Pamela. They all went to Stanford together.

Neil is of Barbadian and Polish descent. His grandparents on his father’s side are from Barbados, and his mother’s grandparents are from Poland. He currently lives in Vallejo, which is northeast of San Francisco. We took these photos at the Presidio in San Francisco.

Portraits: Blended #13

Sonia — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:05:00 +0000

Robert is another subject that I met through Pamela – he’s her husband! And my uncle. Pamela and Robert live in Ohio with their three wonderful children. Robert gew up in Dayton and is half black and half white. We took these pictures at the Presidio in San Francisco, CA.

Portraits: Blended #12

Sonia — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:08:00 +0000

I met Regine through my aunt, who also introduced me to Alan, an earlier participant in my mixed race portrait project. Regine is of Haitian and Irish ancestry, and her first language is French. She currently lives in Berkeley, CA. We took these pictures at Dimond Park in Oakland, CA.

Portraits: All Together Now

Sonia — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:22:00 +0000

My couples for Blended #10 and #11, in Barstow, CA.

Portraits: Blended #11

Sonia — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:13:00 +0000

I met Jamie at Cal Poly and have known her for nearly three years. In addition to taking classes together, we also taught English in China during the summer of 2006. Her boyfriend Ryohei is from Japan and has been in the US for two years now. We took these pictures in Barstow, CA.