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EBX: The Don’ts just do it

Posted on: October 6th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

The Don'ts

Article by Rachel Swan

Collectively, The Don’ts are an odd bunch. Guitarist Joe Don’t is the skinny, self-effacing hipster who looks like he could have been a centerfold in Paste Magazine. (Needless to say, he hates hipsters — always a dead giveaway.) Bassist JJ Don’t is the failed standup comedian-turned-Internet tech guy. He grew up playing in school bands, and knows all the modal scales by heart. Singer Jonny Don’t is famous for horrendously strange lyrics — like a line he dreamed up during a recent jam session about how “everybody’s mom works at the airport.” Drummer Ken Don’t dyes his hair in bright primary colors, but says that swimming-pool green is his natural hue. According to Joey, he’s kind of a man-witch. Read More…..

Coverage of Portland’s Pickathon

Posted on: August 24th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

I spent three days at Portland’s Pickathon Americana/Blue Grass/Folk Music Festival shooting for No Depression, The Portland Mercury and The Deli-Portland’s Scene Blog. Here are some of the better pics of the weekend. Enjoy.

East Bay Express Shoot: Banks Tighten Loan Requirements

Posted on: August 24th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

Banks Tighten Loan Requirements

Local business and real estate investors, tangled in red tape, seek creative ways to get financing.

By Michele Ellson

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East Bay Express: Laughs Come Cheap at the Layover

Posted on: August 17th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

A recent photo shoot done for the East Bay Express-

Tuesday night stand-up becomes part of a nascent comedy renaissance in Oakland.

Story By Rachel Swan

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Art Show @ Mojo Cafe on Divisadero

Posted on: July 19th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

For the next several months 10 bicycle themed photographs photos of mine will be showing at San Francisco’s Mojo Bicycle Cafe on Divisadero St. The photos document time spent in Seattle, NYC, San Francisco, and most recently, a bike trip in Utah. Please stop by, even if only for a bit.

Thanks

J.Schell

Kitchen Ink-San Francisco Chefs w/Ink

Posted on: June 13th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

SF Weekly Kitchen Ink Cover

SF Weekly Kitchen Ink Cover

I spent a month photographing and researching San Francisco Chef’s w/ tattoos. The project had a variety of difficulties built into it but combating the different lighting scenarios in kitchens around town was most definitely the most difficult aspect of the project. Thanks to Anne, Patrick and Anna for extra help here and there. In the end it was published in a 4-page spread for SF Weekly, a very rare, feature print photo essay.

Enjoy.

Can Oakland Go the Distance?

Posted on: June 7th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

Here’s a article I photographed for the East Bay Express on the return of the Oakland Marathon after a 25yr hiatus.

Matt Riutta on Lake Merritt- Shot for the Oakland Marathon Feature- East Bay Express

March 17, 2010 News Feature

On a cool, crystal-clear November morning, the weather is perfect for a run. Outside of Lululemon, a chic athletic apparel shop at the corner of Ashby and College avenues in Berkeley, a crowd starts to assemble on the sidewalk. It’s a colorful spectacle — an ethnically diverse gathering of about 100 runners sporting bright race T-shirts, neon shorts, and shiny white shoes that look like they’ve yet to step in a puddle. More here.

Gene Brtalik -Shot for The East Bay Express Jack

SF Weekly Truancy Feature: The ABC’s of Ditching School

Posted on: February 9th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

Throughout mid-January and February I had the pleasure of shooting a feature story for the San Francisco Weekly on truancy in San Francisco Schools. Written by Lauren Smiley, the story delves into the increasing truancy statistics, the attitude of the kids  and what the city and school district is doing to combat the issue. Read more here.


Thao and The Get Down Stay Down

Posted on: February 9th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

It appeared that the entire population of Valencia Street had packed into a sold-out Great American show Friday night to see San Francisco’s own Thao with the Get Down Stay Down. The group’s front woman, Thao Nguyen, pulled off equal parts cute and baddass as she tromped across the stage in her cowboy boots, headbanging her shaggy haircut like she’s possessed, while ripping it up on her enormous guitar. Thao’s on-stage charisma is contagious, and her wild, energetic style feels very San Francisco. Read more here.


Gentry Magazine-Tommy Halvorson

Posted on: February 9th, 2010 by Joe No Comments

For the past six months or so I’ve had the pleasure of being the photographer for The Phoenix Supper Club, a San Francisco based roving dinner club. This month in the South Bay’s Gentry Magazine, one of my photos was used in the telling of Phoenix’s executive chef Tommy Halvorson story. Read more here.
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