Abstraction

Young rockers in blue. Outdoor music festival - September, 2010 (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect.)

(Mostly) Sumac stand in late Autumn. Nature preserve. November, 2011 (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect)

Rafael fingering his silver necklace - a vision in purple. November, 2010 (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect)

Detail - Heidelberg Castle - Heidelberg, Germany - July, 2006

Brothers of the same tribe, all eyes are fixed on the final rounds of competition. Skateboard tournament - sports park - October, 2010 (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect)

Barcelona, Spain, July, 1994

Heat wave - August, 2009

Jahmal, posing on his futon - July, 2011 (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect)

The western sky grew suddenly cloudless as the day slipped quietly into night - October, 2010 (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect)

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A man in search of his lost party. Ethnic festival - June, 2011 (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect)

Unlike most of his stressed-out peers, Kenny had the uncanny ability to fall asleep under any conditions or troublesome circumstances. (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect.)

Not so much the destination, but the journey... (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect)

(Please view in larger sizes for best effect) Located near larger cities, many once-booming farm towns in America gave way to the newly prosperous, middle-income suburban classes in the post 1960s. Under the downward economic pressures of the last several years, new business has dried up and property values plummeted, vaporizing tax revenues and forcing municipal budgets toward crippling bankruptcy. For many upcoming youth, finding a positive, realistic trajectory through which to prosper financially, seems more and more like a a silly, antiquated fantasy. For them, "Settling for Less" is the new American Dream.

"Sexy, Single and Ready to Mingle!" Juan posing before heading out to the clubs. August, 2011 (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect)

Changing his clothes after a long day at work. September, 2010 (Please "View on Black" or in larger sizes for best effect)

Self portrait. January, 2010