The Special Event 2011 wrap-up and learnings

So last week was The Special Event in Phoenix, AZ and I was honored to be a speaker at the conference. The best thing about going to these is that you get to meet new folks, learn and network. This year’s The Special Event was my first one to attend and it was definitely worth [...]
Jan 31, 2011 | Categories: Event, Point of View | Tags: convention, events, Gene X Hwang, ISES, social, social media, the special event, TSE, TSE2011, twitter | 1 Comment »
Love on Wheels and our first Rickshaw photobooth!

Another fun evening with the San Francisco Bike Coalition as we sponsored their Love on Wheels event/fundraiser at the Rickshaw Stop this past Friday evening. There were singles of all sorts and even luminaries like biking legend Gary Fisher (below) who popped into our photobooth which we had set up with a rickshaw that proved [...]
Feb 16, 2010 | Categories: Event, Photobooth, Point of View, Social Photography Program | Tags: bike, bikes, charity, gary fisher, Gene X Hwang, photobooth, social, Social Photography Program | Leave A Comment »
Orange is San Francisco’s newest Green Business!
We’re proud to annouce that we’ve got our green certification and have become San Francisco’s first Green photography studio. As part of the Bay Area Green Business Program, we’ve completed our audit and are throwing a party to celebrate. Come join us on Friday April 24th at our studio space and help us continue to [...]
Apr 14, 2009 | Categories: News, Press Releases, Social Photography Program | Tags: aids, charity, green business, social, Social Photography Program | Leave A Comment »
Gearing up for the AIDS ride…

So we’re getting ready to sponsor Jack on his AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride and I test mounted a magic arm on my bike just to take a few shots with the camera to see what we could get. I didn’t quite feel comfortable mounting the new 5D MKII so I went with an older body and [...]
Feb 05, 2009 | Categories: Point of View, Social Photography Program | Tags: aids, social | 1 Comment »
Career Day @ Thurgood Marshall
So we participated in Career Day at Thurgood Marshall Academic High School here in San Francisco last week and it was a lot of fun. Although students seemed pretty apathetic, it was cool that they were honest like the time I asked them if our group was less or more boring than the previous group [...]
Dec 16, 2008 | Categories: Point of View, Social Photography Program | Tags: education, high school, kids, social | Leave A Comment »
Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus @ Full Circle Fund
A few weeks ago we shot the Full Circle Fund which we did as part of our Social Photography program and one of the folks on hand was Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus. He is one of the pioneers of microfinance and was a genuinely nice and humble person as well. We’ve been so slammed of [...]
Dec 08, 2008 | Categories: Event, Social Photography Program | Tags: full circle, microfinance, nobel, social | Leave A Comment »
Full Circle Fund sponsorship

Once again this year as part of our Social Photography philanthropic program, we’ll be one of the sponsors for the Full Circle Fund’s Forum 2008: Philanthropy Remixed next month on Nov 13, 2008. Find out more about the program which features Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and last year honored Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
Oct 23, 2008 | Categories: Event, News, Social Photography Program | Tags: philanthropy, social | 1 Comment »
Moods from the 2008 San Francisco Symphony Gala
This was one of my favorite shots I got a the 2008 San Francisco Symphony Opening Night Gala. My assignment was to get shots that showed what it was like to be at the Symphony in our style.
Sep 04, 2008 | Categories: Event, Point of View | Tags: davies, gala, opening, social, symphony | Leave A Comment »
