Heavybit DevGuild and experts in the open source community doing there thing at an all-day event in San Francisco’s Dogpatch Studios.
Kong Summit 2022 in San Francisco’s Palace Hotel was a dynamic affair filled with lots of energetic presentations, fun, food and music. Kong are definitely pros at throwing events and everything just clicks with the trains all running on time. Always a pleasure working with these folks. Check out some awesome event photography below.
AGS Los Angeles took place down in Venice Beach at the Marina Del Rey Marriott during one of this year’s most epic storms in California history. It snowed in the Los Angeles foothills and mountains and all the speakers and attendees got 360 degree views of the city and were able to watch as cascading storms brought rain, hail and beautiful light. The most glorious aspect of the day was being witness to a multitude of rainbows and one that lasted for almost an hour. Good spirits abounded and lots of good networking
Did research to get the best breakfast burrito in Venice Beach where the AGS Masterminds Los Angeles event was taking place. $28 later it turns out AGS in the Rose Room had three types of breakfast burritos to choose from. Oy! My luck improved from there though and I ended up getting some great shots telling the story, and having a fun time while I was at it. Capturing all the people, places and things in this event photography. Once everything wrapped up, my man, Koren, the videographer and I hit up the boardwalk for 15 minutes or so to document that interesting scene. Stay to the end for those. Enjoy!
Photographing the Miramonte High School prom was an absolute joy. It was filled with nostalgia from my perspective, witnessing all of the rituals, the awkward moments, the jubilation, the horsing around and of course, some burgeoning romances. My proms and homecomings were typically in our High School gym and these youngsters were balling out at the California Academy of Science museum - incredible. I found them way more mature and cooler than what I remember from my youth and these kids knew how to party and cut a rug. It was a blast. Check it out.
Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) 2022 went down at San Francisco’s Westin St Francis hotel bringing together parties from all over the event industry. There was awesome music, top-notch chefs bringing epic breakfast foods, photo booth fun and of course networking. I captured some fun moments and a few solid portraits of vendors and attendees. Check it out.
AGS crew bringing the sunshine at their summit of marketing experts at the Marina Del Rey Hotel in Los Angeles. Lots of solid event and portrait photography to be had on this blog post. Please check it out.
Kong are absoute pros on throwing events. So even though Covid placed limits on how they normally function they still made their imprint felt with a unique conference with big production value that their community could take part in from home. They had their usual content of the latest developments in their industry and great fireside chats with many experts with a host of incredible interludes during the two days from acts from individuals like Golden State Warriors home deejay, DJ Sharp, to the San Francisco Mariachi band, a fitness instructor, hip-hop freestyle emcee, a painter and other artists. It was great.
The American Biomanufacturing Summit took place in San Francisco’s Hyatt Regency, filled with experts within the biopharmaceutical industry highlighting new trends and discoveries. The crowd was positive and super friendly with knowledge and networking flowing freely between industry leaders and attendees. Check out this post for some top-notch conference and event photography.
Over 1000 Unite Here canvassers and allies convened for a car rally at the Starlight Drive-in inside Atlanta in support of Ossoff and Warnock for the two Georgia U.S. Senate seats. To witness thousands of cars and rally-goers honking and being lively during a pandemic and doing it safely is a powerful image forever imprinted in my mind. Union members provided the entertainment and hyped the crowd prior to the main event, Reverend Warnock bringing the heat on why it matters that he be elected.
I was beyond honored to have had the opportunity to photograph this Unite Here campaign rally in Atlanta to help elect Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock to the 2 U.S. Senate seats in Georgia. Over 500 political canvassers assembled in a show of force of their collective power while musicians, local politicians and speakers, such as Nsé Ufot of the New Georgia Project, helped provide inspiration and focus to why the runoff election mattered. You can definitely feel the strength and beauty of all the rally-goers spirits in this imagery. Enjoy.
PCMA hosted another awesome event at the very colorful and stylish Marketplace on Maiden Lane. Enjoy.
Some great event and portrait photography from yours truly from the American Academy of Ophthalmology Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Laura and Greg’s lively party celebrating their engagement with friends and family at the Waterbar along the Embaracadero in San Francisco. Check out some of the awesome portrait and event photography from that nice evening.
It was another awesome App Growth Summit this time down in at the Marina Del Rey Hotel in sunny Los Angeles. Lots of speeches, networking and good vibes were to be had despite the fact that we were all whistling past the graveyard as this was the last event I photographed for months as the pandemic soon took foot in America. Enjoy.
Members of the Directors Guild of America getting together and talkin’ film biz at Oakland’s Lake Chalet. Check it.
PCMA hosted another awesome event at the much celebrated and longest running comedy club in San Francisco, the Punch Line Comedy Club. This Live Nation sponsored program brought a comedian and a facilitator to this crowd of event professionals and opened up their hearts, minds and senses of humors, as the speakers asked individuals to reflect within themselves and share with others their fears and hopes as they move towards self-actualization. It was a very interesting event. Enjoy.
AGS Roundtable 2020 at Villa Fontaine in San Francisco with that ol’ classic event photography by me below the fold.
Martina and Geoff’s wedding in Santa Barbara was hot with weather and warm with love. Their special people came from all over to help celebrate this fun and sweetness tinged day and night. It’s always a blessing to be able to get intimate proximity to these types of affairs that are filled with momentous and sublime moments of life happening around you and this special day was jam packed with them. Enjoy the fun, love and smiles below the fold.
Some great event photography of the mighty Heavybit crew down in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood.
Kong Summit 2019 at the Hilton in San Francisco’s Union Square. What a fun conference and cool company. Check out my event photography from the two-day event below.
Heavybit hosted another dynamic event with their Devguild on all things related to product marketing with experts of the field at the Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco.
Make It Mariko organized the event production of this colorful Trevor Project fundraiser at Twitter HQ in San Francisco for the cause of LGBTQ youth suicide prevention. World renown drag performer Honey Mahogany emceed the event and awesome performances were held by Golden Gate Men’s Choir, Jessica Childress, and DJ Philip Grasso.
PCMA’s hosted a day of learning at the super hip venue space of The Chapel in San Francisco’s Mission District. The inspiration and spirit was provided by Grammy nominated Ciaran Gribbin of Rock and Roll Team Building, violinist Kai Kight and speaker Donny Nefuss. Next door at Curio sustenance of food and drink were supplied. This special environment and thoughtful edutainment set the stage for a day of laid-back networking and music making.
App Growth Summit is an international conference with experts from the app and mobile world educating professionals about the latest industry trends and marketing strategies. Here’s some shots from the San Francisco conference.
Atlassian had an epic team building event with a scavenger hunt throughout the Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach neighborhoods of San Francisco. After all of the shenanigans were over with the hunt, we headed to the ballpark where the San Francisco Giants mascot, Louie the Seal, greeted us with spirit. DJ Trevor Williams rocked the party with tunes and his super capable turntablism. Everyone was served classic ballpark fare from hot dogs to peanuts and washed away the day with their beverage of choice chilling on the ballpark seats overlooking the beautiful Bay high above on the Virgin America Club Level.
Heavybit hosted another great event with their Devguild on all things related to product management with experts of the field at the Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco.
A two-day conference with experts and professionals from the mobile world discussing the latest industry trends. Events took place at Park Central hotel, Le Colonial, Halcyon SF, and MaSo in San Francisco.
80s inspired birthday party at 111 Minna Gallery in downtown San Francisco. The epic conceptual and cityscape artwork of San Francisco of Emily Fromm helped frame the scene and the band, deejay, cool decor and awesome party goers took care of the rest. A Robert Palmer dancer, Stay Puft Marshmellow Man, Madonna and giant cellphones also make appearances at this epic rager. This birthday girl knows how to rock.
Heavybit DevGuild and experts in the open source community doing there thing at an all-day event in San Francisco’s Dogpatch Studios.