Category : San Francisco

New Journal 44 – A football match (soccer) in America – Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy As the 90th minute approached, the Timbers were searching for a winner. It had been a hard fought match. Despite the best efforts of a passionate crowd who, to my naive surprise,  could out sing more than a few […]

New Journal 41 – Getting settled before shooting We’re now mobile. A brief visit to an Enterprise today and we were armed with 4 wheels. An even briefer visit to the Apple store downtown and we were armed with an ipad mini – our new GPS unit. Tomorrow our explorations of the North West coastline […]

New Journal 40 –  Arriving in Portlandia We finally arrived at the fabled land of Portland yesterday. Portlandia, a comedy TV show, bills Portland as hippyville, with organic loving Eastern medicine lovers who spend their time meditating and pursuing artistic endeavors. We knew this was a stereotype. You can imagine our surprise when we arrived […]

New Journal 39 –  San Francisco, from inspiration to frustration Despite the obvious frustration that is resonant throughout here, no one seems angry. We wait because there’s little else to do. It’s difficult to be annoyed when in the same place, only 24 hours earlier, two people died and hundreds were injured. San Francisco airport […]

New Journal 38 –  Long days I’m Fighting back the sleep as I write this. This morning was another sunrise shoot. Julien (also known as Beboy) and I are beginning our days at 4:00am and ending at around midnight. The chase is on to capture this beautiful city amidst weather conditions that are incredibly unpredictable. […]