Oct 2009
"Abre La Canasta Güey"
October 31, 2009
There is nothing like having your big brother take you somewhere and call you a güey in front of a crowd of kids. Most of the adults, however, nicely urged their kids to say "Trick or Treat" "Thank you" or "Gracias".
Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez - Eddie Adams Workshop
October 30, 2009
Los Angeles based photojournalist Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez was awarded the $10,000 Nikon Achievement Scholarship for Best Student Work at the Eddie Adams Workshop earlier this month. Gonzalez, born to Mexican parents, is a native of Los Angeles. Gonzalez is currently finishing his photojournalism Associates Degree from Los Angeles Pierce College and hopes to enroll at San Francisco State University and study journalism. Gonzalez freelances for Agencia EFE.
Olivia Barrionuevo - The Shriver Report
October 30, 2009
Los Angeles based
photographer Olivia Barrionuevo recently had
some of her documentary work used in The Shriver Report
A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything. Barrionuevo
was born in Mexico and studied communications at the
University Autonomus of Guadalajara
Monica Almeida - NY Times
October 26, 2009
New York Times photographer Monica Almeida wrote recenty wrote something for the New York Times' LENS: Photography, Video and Visual Journalism.
In 1984, she was on a team of reporters and photographers that won a Pulitzer Prize for meritorious public service for the Los Angeles Times series "Southern California's Latino Community."
Mujeres de Paz
October 10, 2009
Gloria (left) and Rene Mendoza were two of the approximately 80 people who participated in the 12th annual Mujeres de Paz Candlelight March and Vigil in East Los Angeles on October 8, 2009. The Candlelight march began at the East Los Angeles Civic Center and proceeded to a mural of La Virgen De Guadalupe on the corner of Mednik and Avnida Cesar Chavez.
Dodger Fans
October 10, 2009
Dodger fans cheer during the first game of division series playoff vs the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Staduim on October 7, 2009.
Daniel Hernandez Awarded Silver Star After 43 Years
October 04, 2009
After 43 years, Daniel Hernandez was awarded a Silver Star medal for diving through enemy fire to pick up a wounded Marine and carry him to safety in Vietnam. Hernandez was 20 when he served as a machine gunner with a company, which was among the hardest hit during the Vietnam War, loosing 17 men on March 5, 1966. Several hundred veterans, friends and relatives gathered for the ceremony in Hernandez’ honor at the Hollenbeck Youth Center in Los Angeles on October 3, 2009.
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