Bear Flag

Gallo has come out with a new wine called Bear Flag, and it is rather close to our hearts. One of our closest friends, Beth Cutler, and Hillary, who's wedding Ali and I photographed last night, actually made this wine. It just came out last Tuesday and I think that it is fantastic. Everything about this wine is very cool. You can check out the site for the wine here.




photos by Adm Golub

Mendota and the Delta Smelt

First, I'm so sorry for the lack of posting this past month. We have been really busy since we're in peak wedding season, and it just takes a lot more work to keep up two blogs! To view the wedding stuff, feel free to check out this blog: www.alisonyinweddings.com/blog

Now, onto the post. A little while ago, I had the good fortune to do my first assignment for the Washington Post. I met up with their reporter Dave Fahrenthold in the small town Mendota (pop. 9600), which is west of Fresno and south of Merced in the Central Valley. The town is suffering from a 41% unemployment rate due to a lack of water, which is a combo of drought and the water pumps being turned off in an effort to save the delta smelt, which are on the endangered species list. We had a long day of exploring Mendota, touring farms, photographing an impromptu visit from Arnold, and then a long drive to the Delta estuary. For more information, here is the article.

On to the photos...

My welcome sign into Mendota:


Mendota Mayor Robert Silva outside of of his two grocery stores:


People of Mendota hanging out because there is no work:




Fixing the drip system before it gets leaks because they can't afford to waste any water. The drip system uses ground water, which is pretty much their main water source right now.


Arnold's guest appearance:


Our quick trip to the Delta estuary:




Photos by Alison Yin

BART Reflection

I started looking for interesting reflections after I saw Matt Mallams speak here in the Bay. Also, I have wanted to work on my layering to create more visual impact. I hope that this image fits the bill.
photos by Adm Golub

New Peeking out Portrait

This is a portrait of Ike Edeani, a friend of a friend. He works at Task, and you should check it out at taskisdesign.com.
Photo by Adm Golub

Youth Track

Please excuse the lapse in recent blog posting - we recently moved (still in Oakland) and have been overwhelmed with house projects. We went from sharing about 300sq feet to now 1100sq ft (a major upgrade) so we've had a lot of furniture work to do. We'll post photos of the new home soon (once are projects get closer to being finished).

For now, here are some photos from a youth track practice that I covered for the Modesto Bee awhile back. Photos by Alison Yin

All in a day's work

Recent photos from a day at the Modesto Bee. Photos by Alison Yin

Bart Project

The most amazing feeling comes over me when I feel that I have had to stretch myself to make a new photo for this project. Seriously, I get all giddy. Now, I know that I am not the next Eugene Smith or anything like that, but I love knowing that I have gone beyond myself to make something just a little better than what I have shot before. I hope that you enjoy these new images.




Photos by Adm Golub

Aged Norwegian

This is an oldiebutgoodie from the archives. I met this man last summer in Calistoga on a trip with my mom and grandma. He was quite a character. Photo by Alison Yin

Picks from my assignments

These are some photographs I liked from some of my recent Bee assignments. It has been very hectic lately trying to shoot for school and for the paper, but I love being able to do what I love. Yes, I love what I love. Enjoy!

Latest BART photo

This is the latest photo from my BART series. I have finally started to develop the style for the photo essay. I have to thank Ken Kobre for helping me focus the story. I love watching how people meet each other or ignore each other on the train. I am trying to bring some of the isolation out, but it isn't easy.
(photo by Adm Golub)