Picture of the Week #330  "Cabo Kids" Cabo San Lucas, Mexico  1987 Signed & Stamped

The graphics as well as those two adorable children were an easy mark for my camera. There was something so unique between the wooden sculpture on the left against the bricks and the yellow zig zag paint on the right that were only topped off by the expression on their innocent faces. Even though they are probably in their mid to late twenties by now, I wish I could find them and send this to them.

Picture of the Week # 329 "Toe Tapping"  Tokyo, Japan 1989 Signed & Stamped

I wish I remembered more about this image. I only know from the date that this was taken when I was exhibiting at the La Foret Museum in Tokyo back in 1989 and spent most of my time schmoozing and walking around the Hara Juku section that I probably stumbled upon this guy taking a break in his van. It works with my other "Pictures That make You Smile" series. One day I will have a serious gallery showing of them. 

Picture of the Week #328 "Are You Sure" Venice, California 2014 Signed & Stamped

I was going to title this image "Need A Beer" like the sign says. But then I thought about it and realized he doesn't, but I gave him a buck anyway for allowing me to take his picture. All sorts of colorful people not to mention backgrounds are there. It's a photographers dream except for the hostility you sometimes encounter when one of the crazies doesn't want to be photographed. Now I have a new Sony A7 camera that has a screen on the back that tilts so that I no longer have to bring the view finder up to my eye. This way most people don't know I'm taking their pictures. It's how Vivian Meier got her extraordinary images with a twin lens Rolleiflex. Sneaky but effective.

Picture of the Week #327 "There Are Weddings and There Are Weddings" Dordogne, France 1998 Signed & Stamped

Okay, it's a mock wedding to entertain the kids. We were out walking and past this group of kids who were celebrating something, but at this age memory is not my strong point. Anyway, they were adorable and the grownups seem to be enjoying it as much if not more than the kids. So did we.

Picture of the Week #326 Para Sailing" Santa Monica, California 2014 Signed & Stamped

On one of my walks I saw this guy para sailing over the ocean. I took 2 images. This vertical and a horizontal. It's such a gentle yet graphic image that I just adored and had to share.  

Picture of the Week #325 "Bike Lane Patriot" Los Angeles, California 2015 Signed & Stamped

In honor of Presidents' Day I couldn't resist sending this picture that I grabbed out of my car window as I was approaching a light. I couldn't have planned it better with the "Bike Lane" sign and the red hand of the traffic signal glowing in the background. At the right place at the right time is all I can say.

Picture of the Week # 324 "Getting Her Feet Wet" Cadeques, Spain 1987 Signed & Stamped

After attending the bull fights in Barcelona and Madrid, my girl friend at the time and I went to meet Salvador Dali at his home in the north of Spain. I was given an introduction by the great photographer Helmut Newton, even though I had met Dali before and had lunch with him and his wife Gala. Sadly Dali was too ill when we arrived so we hung around for  few days waiting. But it didn't happen. This image was one of many of a most picturesque place.