OK, so Don's parents' dog Andy is visiting and we decided to have a little impromptu photo shoot with some of the dogs. Cute! That's Andy in front and Daisy in back.
Michael Phelps went to visit The Dunlevy Milbank Center of the Children's Aid Society yesterday in Harlem. He spent some time watching the after-school swim team and spoke with the swimmers by the pool and then was given a medal from the kids at CAS.
This morning I photographed Mayor Michael Bloomberg along with Christine C. Quinn - New York City Council Speaker; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and School Chancellor Joel Klein at the opening of the Gregorio Luperon High School in Washington Heights. The school is beautiful and the mayor visited a classroom and spoke with some AP students on the first day of school. There was quite a bit of press coverage and it was fun to be a part of.
Of course we all want to lower our impact on the environment and work to lower our carbon footprint. Working digitally allows us to eliminate the thousands of gallons of developer and other chemicals used in the developing and printing processes. Camera batteries are all rechargeable as are the batteries and battery packs we use in our lighting equipment meaning we do not have to fill landfills with toxic batteries each week. We recycle as much as we can and try to work with local vendors and small businesses. We also offer images on CD to cut down on paper usage. Hey - I even bike to work when I can! Every little bit helps.
I am adding a list of vendors that provide eco-friendly services. Please email me if you know of a vendor that could be added!