Now this is a FANTASTIC idea. I have become a huge proponent of eating organic food and, even better, LOCAL organic food. I love exploring farmers markets in my area and buying as much as possible from local growers. I also, as you know, work with different refugee communities and have come to count them...
Category Archives: Events
Georgetown
I was there for four days, but it was not enough. I had never seen Georgetown before, and I have to say I wish I had more time there. Exploring the city on red brick sidewalks, taking in elegant row houses, and people-watching at the coffee shops, waterfront restaurants, and hallowed university campus. I thoroughly...
Terry & Tori: Wedding
Thanks to everybody for all your compliments on Terry and Tori’s engagement shoot! The wedding was this past weekend, and it was just as much fun photographing them the second time around. The stunning location at Tori’s family home on the edge of the desert, hearing the story of how the couple met when Tori’s...
Design for a Living World at the Desert Botanical Gardens
Photographer Ami Vitale, who I had the privilege of traveling to India with a couple years ago, recently spent nine months traveling to 11 different countries to photograph for the Design for a Living World exhibit, put on by the Nature Conservancy. The exhibit focuses on sustainable design and materials and features the work of...
It’s Christmas for Arizona’s Refugee Women
The city of Phoenix is home to tens of thousands of (legal) refugees from war-torn countries around the world, many from Somalia, Myanmar, and Iraq. And while it’s true that families who have been resettled here have new lives of freedom and safety, they still face many struggles and financial hardships. That’s why Redemption, a...
Golden Valley Uzbek Restaurant
Last night, about 50 people gathered at the local restaurant run by our Uzbek friends to enjoy some amazing food and to hear the story of what brought these guys to the U.S. and what they’re busy doing here now. It was a fantastic evening. Thank you to everyone who worked to make it happen,...
September 11 Candlelight Peace Walk
Last night, nearly 1,000 Arizonans gathered to commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Christians, Muslims, and Jews came together from around the city to walk side-by-side in a public gesture of unity and friendship, to remember those who died, and to stand together for peace. The walk, put on by Orangewood Nazarene Church,...
Through the Deserts: The Life and Journey of the Somali Bantu
Tonight I stood outside in 111 degree weather as heat waves rippled off the ground. Around me I heard MaayMaay, Somali, and probably Swahili being spoken, and I breathed in the delicious smells of food utterly foreign to me. Where was I? Right here in Phoenix, at the Somali Bantu United Association of Greater Phoenix...
Bangladesh Print Sale Wrap-Up and Thank You
A huge thank you to those of you who bought prints last week from the Bangladesh exhibition! We had an amazing time at the event, and enough money was raised over the course of the evening to sponsor a women’s education and savings group for an entire year! Once again, thank you to Food...
Food for the Hungry Exhibition & Print Sale: Women of Bangladesh
Last night I had the wonderful honor of putting on an exhibition of my work at Food for the Hungry USA, here in Phoenix. The show was in combination with an event called A Taste of Bangladesh, a gathering designed to raise awareness and financial sponsorship for impoverished women in Bangladesh.
