max s. gerber(the latest shot)

a couple weeks ago i was taking pictures of a number of the incoming freshmen at occidental college. as the day went on i started to feel increasingly old in a room full of kids and mentioned that feeling out loud, to this girl (above) named yelka. the dialogue went something like this: college freshman: [...]

i’m perpetually grateful when i’m sent to photograph people who are vastly more accomplished and important than me, and those people turn out to be gracious, thoughtful, open and giving with their time. elizabeth farnsworth certainly was this and more: a journalist, a correspondent/anchor on the newshour, a documentary filmmaker and an expert on places [...]

yesterday (friday, august 1st) i turned 35. that seems like the last good milestone in age – at least, the last one before each birthday is met purely with regret and recriminations. of course, that’s not to say that 35 didn’t slam me head on with life-angst, but i figure i still have another four [...]

i just received an email from my old college saying that the dorm i lived in as a freshman is about to be demolished and rebuilt elsewhere. it’s kind of funny to me that this notice would come on this particular day, july 2nd, because i have very clear memories of that dorm, mostly of [...]

mark just sent me this link, to a contraption with a funny name. the image fulgurator. it’s a crazy thing designed to mess with tourists vacation snapshots. it senses other cameras flashes and projects it’s own image onto whatever they’re shooting. of course, they don’t find out about it ’til later. for more understandable info, [...]

yep, that’s me on TV. and that’s really charlie rose. it’s not even a photoshop trick. we were in the same room, with tv cameras and everything. thanks to everyone who emailed me about the appearance, and most especially thanks to all the heart parents who took time to write. hearing your stories is always [...]

i live in pasadena, which is in the greater los angeles area. it just so happens, though, that the greater los angeles area is very, very big. it encompasses many different cities and neighborhoods, each with their own individual identities and personalities. it also happens that when people who don’t live in the greater los [...]

a few weeks ago dylan’s mother called me to say that everyone wanted to do an update to our mirror picture from 2001 that’s in the hearts book. it turns out dylan and his family were going to be visiting mario in camarillo on memorial day and we took that as a perfect opportunity to [...]

i’ve been visiting a number of taco trucks in eagle rock lately. this does pertain to a shoot (more on that later), but it also pertains to general deliciousness. the shoot involves a law that goes into effect tomorrow, may 15th, which will make it illegal for taco trucks to park in any one place [...]

i found this in my mother’s office, the remnant of some piece of junk mail, no doubt. i wish someone would tell me what to do about me, too.