Long awaited update...

Much needed update: These are from a series on the Harlingen PD's Gang Eradication Unit I worked on with report Corey Ryan and the Stars other Photog Dina Arevalo.

Plane Crash in Port Mansfield...

Shot these last week, both aboard died in the crash. Took a few days to find one of the bodies.

Ocean Tower Demo...

Frank ferree Border Relief in Colonia Jardin...

Went with Frank Ferree Border Relief group this morning to Colonia Jardin, its a colonia near Nuevo Progreso. The group takes food, toys and other essentials to people across the border that need help.

The group which was started by Frank Ferree has been delivering help for many years. Ferree started doing this after WWI when he came to the Valley to grow citrus, but ended up devoting himself to helping the poor.

First caring a sack of food and clothing along the river handing these items to the people that needed them most. This eventually grew into what it is today. The group distributes to area's in and around Matamoros, Reynosa and Nuevo Progreso.

Rio Hondo Christmas Parade extras...

Shot the Rio Hondo Christmas Parade tonight. Warning for those going to holiday parades. Girl Scouts have deadly aim when throwing candy.

Tim and Jenn's Wedding

Jenn and Tim were great to work with. Shooting in Albuquerque was fun and both families made this three day shooting schedule a wonderful experience.

Cursive in McAllen...

SOL... its not what you think.

I think I've mentioned these photos before, but regardless we get assignments down here called Slice of Life. These are profiles that run on A2 in the paper most of them are pretty boring, however you do get to practice lighting and sometimes you get meet some incredibly interesting people.

Like Bob Stovall who was a horse racing jockey and now judges dog races along with cruises his 1973 Lotus Europa with a Lotus car club here in the Valley. This guy has lived everywhere from coast to coast and a few stops in between.

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Bob Stovall a former horse racing Jockey with his 1973 Lotus Europa.


... See I told you "SOL" didn't mean what you thought it did.

Click... goes the phone?

Shot these with my iphone, some of which I ran through an editing app called "Best Camera" At times shooting with my phone or a holga relieves the stress of work and is simply fun! Enjoy!

Crowded House...

Last night the Harlingen City Commission held a meeting, part of which was spent talking about annexing 2,500 acres of land near the cities borders. The Commissioners Chambers was packed with people, seemed most were against the annexation.

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Concerned citizens flooded the City Commission chambers Wednesday many of which came to oppose the planned annexation of 2,535 acres of land.
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Harlingen City Mayor Chris Boswell shows a full chambers the plan for the proposed 2,535 acre annexation, Wednesday at City Hall.
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Scott Horney a resident of the area that the City of Harlingen is proposing to annex spoke against the annexation to the city commissioners Wednesday at Harlingen City Hall.
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Leame Holm and her husband Keith Holm came down to the City Commissioner meeting on Wednesday to voice their opinion on the proposed annexation plan that would bring in 2,535 plus acres of land in to the City of Harlingen. with the commission chambers full of residents Holms and other had to watch and listen from the hall way adjacent to the chambers.

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Scott Horney a resident of the area that the City of Harlingen is proposing to annex claps as other resident voice their concerns of the plans for annexation during Wednesdays city commission meeting at Harlingen City hall.