US Bank Fountain
A shot of Flower Street
Downtown Highrises
Pershing Square
Downtown Buildings
Grand Central Market
I went downtown with a group of other photographers yesterday. I enjoyed taking pictures of some city buildings and such. I have included a few photos Let me know if you like.
Ricky Martinez
Ricky and Scott
Ricky and Scott
Ricky teasing Scott
Scott talks into mic
Scott and Ricky look at me
Ricky with new bartender Johnny
Ricky was invited to return as it turns out he has a fan base that wanted him to come again. The crowd was not big but the energy was good. Tomorrow I have plans to go downtown for a shoot with the photography meetup group. Ron is letting me help organize. It should be fun, weather permitting. It does look like the rain is done. I am not like the typical native who likes the rain. I came here for the sun. Not the charming people 🙂
LA River or sewer drain
Downtown LA from train
Train cars along tracks
Two hot boys smile for me
Beach shot
Postcard shot
Stud on beach
Hottie on street
Sunset shot from bus
I took a little trip to the OC and visited Laguna Beach. It was perfect weather seeing as it is February and should be winter. I took my friend Edna with me. He is an intellectual type that keeps my mind going. He can be redundant about things sometimes, but he makes a good companion.
Manny Torres
Jeremy Hall
Manny looks at me
Jeremy smiles
Scott helps Jeremy with his buckle
Manny gets a little dirty
Scott checks Jeremy’s bulge
Manny and Jeremy on stage
Jeremy dancing
I had a very nice evening with Manny Torres and Jeremy Hall. I had met Manny a year ago when he was a guest at the show. And I had met Jeremy a year ago when he came for the GayVN awards. He recently relocated here from Vancouver, Canada and is living at a place in the downtown area. I still have not heard from the guys at x3fraternity.com and am curious if they plan on speaking with me or not. Scott mentioned they are scheduled for some more appearances. Thus they should be prepared to be photographed and settle this previous legal matter.
The 5 guys above are models from xxxfraternity.com
Well this morning I was sent a rather threatening email from a lawyer representing these guys. Apparently they objected to my gallery photos taken during the weho xxx awards. Pursuant to keeping the peace, the photos were removed from the gallery. However I am not sure why an attorney was hired for such a matter. If these men objected to photos being taken and used, they should have mentioned it to the 3 professional photographers who were at this event. They were on a stage and saw many flashes going off. I am supposed to speak with a rep from their company in next few days to clear up this matter. I am hoping we can make this situation a positive one. Maybe I can do some photo work for them. I still am a little surprised since they are placing their images and videos on the internet already. I am hopeful this is not being done out of greed since I am but a poor artist and suing me to the point of litigation would be rather pointless.