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.
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Portraits: Blended #10
My portrait project is in double digits now! I got a twofer with this portrait session. I initially drove out to Barstow to meet my friend Jamie, who I know from Cal Poly. As it turns out, her brother Kalan and his girlfriend, Sylvia, were in town as well.
Kalan and Sylvia are in and of...
Portraits: Blended #9
I met Alyssa and Jonathan through Nancy, another participant in Project Blended. Alyssa is of mixed heritage; her mother is from Hong Kong and her father is American. Jonathan, her fiancé, is of German descent. We took these pictures at Orange Terrace Park in Riverside, CA.
Portraits: Blended #8
Here are the pictures of Nancy, as promised. Nancy describes herself as half Lebanese and half Texan. We took these pictures at her home in Riverside.
Portraits: Blended #7
Alan is the first individual I’ve photographed for my project – all the other sessions have been couples and families. When I decided to do this project, I initially wanted to just photograph mixed race individuals but figured I would include couples as well, since they’re all pieces of the same pie. And now...
Portraits: Blended #6
I don’t know how Ed heard about my mixed race project, but I’m sure glad he did. Ed and Rebecca are a great couple who recently became engaged and are planning their November wedding. We took these pictures at Lacy Park in San Marino.
Portraits: Blended #5
Pheng and Jon were recommended to me by Kristie, who I photographed earlier for my mixed race project. Pheng and Jon have three beautiful – and quite energetic – children. We took these pictures at their home in Pacific Palisades.
MSNBC Multiracial Article
MSNBC has an article about the growing multiracial population in the United States. There is also a really cool interactive feature that has pictures of mixed race individuals, couples, and families along with a few words sharing their experiences. I want to grab all these people and photograph them!
Project Blended is chugging along; I...
Portraits: Blended #4
I photographed Mike, Candice, and their son Blake at their home in Los Angeles. As you can see by the pictures, they will soon be welcoming a new member to the family! I met Candice through a friend from Cal Poly Pomona, and took photos at Blake’s first birthday party.
Portraits: Blended #3
Annie and Adam are the third installment in my Blended photography project. I met Annie through a friend several years ago; Annie and I were both in the drumline at UCLA. Her first year was just after my last year, so we never played in the line together but had friends in common...