OC Metro - Henry T. Segerstrom

I was honored to be asked by Elisabeth Segerstrom if she could use one of my images of her husband, Henry Segerstrom in the latest issue of OC Metro. The story is about Henry receiving the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence. The award, which will be presented in June recognizes his leadership in arts philanthropy.

I have known and done work for Henry and Elizabeth Segerstrom for over 8 years.

Congratulations Henry!

Follow the link to see the article. OC Metro

Heritage Museum Volunteer Day

I was one of the corporate sponsors and "official" photographer for the Heritage Museum of Orange County Volunteer Day on April 24th 2010.

Here some details about the event and the Heritage Museum of Orange County. Corporate and Family Volunteer Day, April 24, 2010

Where: Heritage Museum of Orange County
3101 W. Harvard St., Santa Ana, CA 92704
714-540-0404, http://www.heritagemuseumoc.org/

Purpose of this event: This year Heritage Museum is celebrating its 25th anniversary. This event is actually a 25th anniversary celebration of the very first multi-corporate project (which occurred at Heritage Museum, by the way) that was ever done in Orange County. We have developed this unique, feel good experience to reintroduce the Museum to the many employees and their families who live and work in Orange County. We hope this special day will bring them back more often to volunteer, to become contributors and to proudly share Orange County's rich history and the people who were its first settlers with their children, their relatives and their neighbors.

Participating Companies: : Fluor, Disney, Pimco, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, Resources Global Professionals, Pacific Life, Kellogg Garden Products, In N' Out Construction Co, AECOM, Grant Thornton, Big Picture Imaging , United Way, Volunteer Center, Gruett Tree Co. , Anthem Blue Cross, Wells Fargo, Behr Process Corporation, and Doug Gifford Photography.

Volunteer Projects: Designed for skilled and unskilled individuals, projects include restoration work on two Victorian Homes, planting trees, scrubs, annuals and perennials, clearing evasive weeds from the environmental nature center, constructing a raised vegetable garden assessable to physically impaired school children, preparing a designated area for the planting of a First California Native garden, painting balusters around the various porches of a traditional Victorian house of early Orange County, painting the floors of the Carriage Barn and Quilting House, laying bricks around the Rose Garden, sanding and staining, removing the old Bat Houses and Pole Structures for disposal, painting the perimeter wrought iron fence and much more.

About Heritage Museum: A 12 acre site of floral gardens and citrus groves amidst a historic plaza featuring Victorian structures, The Kellogg House and the Maag House, and artifacts from the 1890s and early 1900s. Approximately 20,000 school children annually visit the facility, and experience life in Orange County at the turn of the 20th Century with hands-on-activities including: churning butter, using great-grandma's washboard, dressing in period costumes, listening to Great Grandpa's Victrola, talking on an original party-line telephone, mining for gold, learning quilting and blacksmithing, and much more. You can get more details about the museum and our programs on our web site at http://www.heritagemuseumoc.org/

Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Over the weekend of April 16 - 18th I worked for the the 29th year as a staff photographer for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. It was another beautiful weekend at the "beach" and the racing was as good as ever.

Ryan Hunter-Reay led 64 of 85 laps - relatively unchallenged - and won the 36th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach IZOD IndyCar Series race. It was Hunter-Reay's second series race win and first in 2010.

Hunter-Reay took the checkered flag 5.6031 seconds ahead of runner-up Justin Wilson, with polesitter Will Power filling out the podium. Scott Dixon was fourth and Tony Kanaan fifth.

For all the results go to the Grand Prix of Long Beach website. http://www.gplb.com/