Amanda, relaxing after New Year, in Cambria, California.

Lea and Victor, moments after reading poetry at the Ugly Mug Coffee House in Orange, California.

SarahLiz, at work above Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California.

Charlie -and his fervent followers, become our best friends as long as we eat french fries, Malibu Pier, California.

Nicole, my coworker and formal portrait test subject at a high school reunion in Newport Beach, California.

Steve, at a friends moving away party in Altadena, California.

Grandma patiently sits with sleeping Lyla, at home in Laguna Beach, California.

Jeremy and Helene hike the Switzer Falls Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains, above Los Angeles, California.

Joe drives the dry lake beds of Southern California.

Lilu dreams of stars in the Southern California Desert.

Pete, also known as Dad, has a contemplative moment while touring the Huntington Gardens, Pasadena, California.

Ivan, the gentleman who delivered out nourishment, while we watched the galloping horses at The Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, California.