Apr 28

Photo-a-Day 2013: Week 16

As my friend JY likes to call my alter ego, “Event Guy” came out this week: trips to Dodger Stadium, Staples Center and the Empire Polo Club in Indio for the second weekend of Coachella 2013 played a big part in the days between April 15-21. Here are the week’s images!

15-APR-2013: Dodger Blue in full effect on the loge level during Jackie Robinson Night.

15-APR-2013: Dodger Blue in full effect on the loge level during Jackie Robinson Night.

16-APR-2013: Sprouts of cilantro from a small pot I'm tending on our apartment's window ledge.

16-APR-2013: Sprouts of cilantro from a small pot I’m tending on our apartment’s window ledge.

17-APR-2013: Not sure what was more surprising - how close we were sitting or that Dwight Howard made this free throw?

17-APR-2013: Not sure what was more surprising – how close we were sitting or that Dwight Howard made this free throw?

18-APR-2013: The best dive bar in the desert. It had been too long.

18-APR-2013: The best dive bar in the desert. It had been too long.

19-APR-2013: Mechanical snail Helix Poeticus joined a big crowd at the Outdoor Stage for the Divine Fits' set at Coachella.

19-APR-2013: Mechanical snail Helix Poeticus joined a big crowd at the Outdoor Stage for the Divine Fits’ set at Coachella.

20-APR-2013: The Dropkick Murphys' Al Barr leads a rapt crowd during the Boston stalwarts' emotional post-Marathon attack set at Coachella.

20-APR-2013: The Dropkick Murphys’ Al Barr leads a rapt crowd during the band’s emotional post-Boston-Marathon-attack set at Coachella.

21-APR-2013: Hazy sun, dusty winds and big crowds. Must be late afternoon at the Coachella main stage, at this point manned by Social Distortion.

21-APR-2013: Hazy sun, dusty winds and big crowds. Must be late afternoon at the Coachella main stage, at this point manned by Social Distortion.

Apr 25

Photo-a-Day 2013: Week 14

The first week of April brought a rather early Response Expo. I am the content director of this marketing industry trade event, which I co-founded seven years ago. Our annual event was bumped back a month from its normal May timeframe thanks to some hotel scheduling issues. Still, it’s never a bad time to be in San Diego. Here’s the week that was April 1-7.

1-APR-2013: Response Expo speaker badges awaiting speakers in San Diego.

1-APR-2013: Response Expo speaker badges awaiting speakers in San Diego.

2-APR-2013: Coach Bob Knight nears the end of his stirring 75 minute keynote presentation at Response Expo.

2-APR-2013: Coach Bob Knight nears the end of his stirring 75-minute keynote presentation at Response Expo.

3-APR-2013: Performance has become as much of a staple of the Response Expo Bayfront Celebration event as the San Diego sunset.

3-APR-2013: Performance art has become as much of a staple of the Response Expo Bayfront Celebration event as the San Diego sunset.

4-APR-2013: Halfpipe surfers wowed the crowd at the Wave House during the Response Expo closing party.

4-APR-2013: Halfpipe surfers wowed the crowd at the Wave House during the Response Expo closing party.

5-APR-2013: It'd been more than 30 years since I'd stepped aboard one of San Diego's best-known tourist attractions.

5-APR-2013: It’d been more than 30 years since I’d stepped aboard one of San Diego’s best-known tourist attractions.

6-APR-2013: A perfect sunset above Dodger Stadium during my first visit of the season.

6-APR-2013: Back home in L.A., just in time for a perfect sunset above Dodger Stadium during my first visit of the season.

7-APR-2013: I traveled with the Cup champs to Anaheim for a playoff-paced battle against the Ducks.

7-APR-2013: I traveled to Anaheim to watch the Cup champs in a playoff-paced battle against the Ducks.

Jul 29

Picture This!? (Vol. 5, Spring 2012)

Today, I was finally able to pull together an album of images from the spring, shot in and around Southern California. From beach to city to ballpark … and from concert to eclipse to bars, there is a nice bit of diversity to this recent set. Below are a few sample images from my latest set on Flickr. You can see the rest (35 images in all) by simply clicking this link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashaire/sets/72157630814083054

Enjoy!