Chronology
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1971
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Born, Daly City, California
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Awards
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2014
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Emerging Icon in Photography,
George Eastman House, International Museum of Film and Photography
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2008
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New Works Grandt, Andy Warhol Foundation,
San Fransico, CA
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2007
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Alternative Exposure Grant, Andy Warhol Foundation,
San Fransico, CA
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1996
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Honorable mention, Photo Metro
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1992
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John Long Memorial photography Scholarship,
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
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Solo Exhibitions
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2012
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Marking Time,
Yossi Milo Gallery,
New York City
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2011
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Pure Photography,
Post Production and Mixed Media Phoenix Art Museum,
Phoenix, AZ
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2011
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Out of the Dark Room,
Irish Museum of Modern Art,
Dublin, Ireland
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2011
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Seeing is Knowing: The Universe,
Perlman Teaching Museum, Carleton College,
Northfield, MN
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2011
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Heavens: Photographs of the Sky & Cosmos,
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,
Kansas City, MO
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2010
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35th Anniversary Exhibition Part 2,
SF Camerawork,
San Francisco, CA
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2010
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State of Mind,
Museum of Photographic Arts,
San Diego, CA
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2010
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Sunburned,
Stephen Wirtz Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
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2010
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Burning Desire,
Michael Mazzeo Gallery,
New York, NY
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2010
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Elemental,
photo-eye Gallery,
Santa Fe, NM
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2010
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Exposed,
Institute of Contemporary Art,
San Jose, CA
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2010
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Past Forward,
Honor Fraser Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
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2010
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Edges of Light,
Arts Benecia,
Benecia, CA
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2010
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EcoArchive,
Intersection for the Arts,
San Francisco, CA
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2010
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California Continued,
Smith Anderson North,
San Anselmo, CA
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2009
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Keeping Time,
Photographic Resource Center,
Boston, MA
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2009
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Landmark,
Haines Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
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2009
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Transmutations,
Michael Mazzeo Gallery,
New York, NY
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2009
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The Edge of Vision,
Aperture Gallery,
New York, NY
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2009
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10x10x10,
San Francisco Arts Commission/PhotoAlliance,
San Francisco, CA
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2009
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Surface Tension,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY
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2009
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New Works,
Duncan Miller Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
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2008
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Sunburn,
The Center for Contemporary Arts,
Abilene, TX
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2008
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Mineral,
Hous Projects,
New York, NY
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2008
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Grace,
PEER Gallery,
New York, NY
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2008
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Each Sun,
Togonon Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
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2008
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People & Places,
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art,
Winston-Salem, NC
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2008
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Sunburns,
Duncan Miller Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
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2008
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Landscape/Other,
Rayko Photo Center,
San Francisco, CA
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2008
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Sunburns,
SF Camerawork,
San Francisco, CA
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2008
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New Work from the Sunburn Project,
Michael Mazzeo Gallery,
New York, NY
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2007
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Lucky Day,
San Francisco Arts Commission,
San Francisco, CA
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2007
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Sunburns & Platinum Work,
Moab Art Works,
Utah
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2007
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Sunburn,
Burien Art Gallery,
Burien, WA
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2007
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Strange Weather,
David Cunningham Projects,
San Francisco, CA
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2007
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Time Tracers,
Houston Center of Photography at Woodstock,
Woodstock, NY
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2006
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The Family Farm,
San Francisco International Airport Museum,
San Francisco, CA
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2006
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Contemporary Landscape,
Baxter/Chang/Patri Fine Art,
San Francisco, CA
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2006
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Lost Out West,
19th & Union Gallery,
Oakland, CA
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2006
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Outmoded,
San Fancisco State University,
San Francisco, CA
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2006
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Patinum Places,
Watermark Fine Art,
Houston, TX
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2006
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Eyewitness II,
UC Berkeley School of Journalism,
Berkeley, CA
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2006
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Sunburned & Waterlogged,
Gallery of Urban Art,
Oakland, CA
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2005
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Travelogue,
Fusion Artspace,
San Francisco, CA
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2005
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The Family Farm,
Watermark Fine Art,
Houston, TX
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2005
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Vital Signs,
George Eastman House,
Rochester, Ny
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2005
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Contemporary American Photography,
International Fototage,
Mannheim, Germany
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2005
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Romancing the Shadows,
Palo Alto Art Center,
Palo Alto, CA
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2004
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Live Free or Die,
Freewheel,
San Francisco, CA
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2003
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Chris McCaw- American Photographs,
Image/Imatge,
Orthez, France
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2002
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Identity,
San Francisco Main Library,
San Francisco, CA
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2001
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Vivid,
SF Camerawork,
San Francisco, CA
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2000
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Timeless Light,
Contemporary Crafts Gallery,
Portland, OR
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1999
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Portraits,
Bloom Studio,
Oakland, CA
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1998
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Road Trip Documents,
Spindler,
San Francisco, CA
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1995
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Graduate Show,
Academy of Art,
San Francisco, CA
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1993
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Friends of the South Bay Punk Scene,
The Other Gallery, De Anza College,
Cupertino, CA
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1991
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Infrared Views,
The Other Gallery, De Anza College,
Cupertino, CA
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Group Exhibitions
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2015
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Light, Paper, Process: Reinventing Photography,
J. Paul Getty Museum,
Los Angeles, CA
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2014
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After Ansel Adams,
Museum of Photographic Arts,
San Diego, CA
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2013
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Light Sensitive: Photographic Works From North Carolina Exhibitions,
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University,
Durham, NC
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2013
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Landmark: Fields of Photography,
Somerset House Trust,
London, UK
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2013
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Currents: Photograms from the Collection of Allen Thomas Jr.,
Contemporary Art Museum,
Raleigh, OH
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2013
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Reality Check,
Balker & Pine Galleries: Massachusetts College of Art and Design,
Boston, MA
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Collections
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
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George Eastman House International Musum of Photography, Rochester, NY
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Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
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Philadephia Museum of Art, Philadelphpia, PA
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Princeton Universtiy Art Museum, Princeton, NJ
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Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
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Crocker Art Museum Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
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Harry Ransom Center of Humanities, University of Texas, Austin, TX
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Museum of Photographic Arts of San Diego, San Diego, CA
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Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
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Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
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Bibliography
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What Does a Photograph Sound Like?.
Jessie Wender. The New Yorker, New York, 2014
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Chris McCaw in Transformational Imagemaking, Handmade Photography since 1960.
Robert Hirsch. Taylor and Francis Group, Abington, United Kingdom, 2014
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Chis McCaw: Marking Time.
Ken Johnson. The New York Times, New York City, 2012
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Sunburn Can Be a Beautiful Thing.
Rebecca Horne. Discover Magazine, December Issue, 2012
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Sunburn.
Chris McCaw. Candela Books, Richmond, 2012
(photo-eye Cat# DS003H)
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June Issue.
Photo District News (PDN), 2011
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Number 99/ Volume 25/ Number 1.
PQ, A Journal For Contemporary Photography, 2010
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July/August Issue.
B&W Magazine, 2010
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December Issue.
British Journal of Photography, 2010
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Issue #11, Winter.
SeeSaw Online Magazine, 2009
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May/June Issue.
Art On Paper Magazine, 2009
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October Issue.
B&W Magazine, 2009
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July/August Issue.
View Camera Magazine, 2007
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Fall Issue.
Daylight Magazine, 2007
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International Fototage Mannheim/Ludwigshafen.
Das Bild Forum, Germany, 2005
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Image/Imatge.
Recontres Photographiques, France, 2003
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Volume XV, Number 4, July/August.
View Camera, 2002
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Vol. 28, No. 2.
SF Camerawork Journal of Photographic Art, 2001
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September/October Issue.
Raygun Magazine, 2000
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Issue 151, October.
Photo Metro, 1998
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Contest Issue- Honorable Mention.
Photo Metro, 1996
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August Issue.
Thrasher Magazine, 1994
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March Issue.
Maximum Rock & Roll, 1992
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Education
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1990
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De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
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1995
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Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA, BFA Photography
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