Its funny what the day can bring.

Walking from the bus stop to the Capitol this morning my stomach was filled with nervous anticipation. I couldn’t figure out if this pain in my gut was because it was Monday morning, or because I was excited to find out what the day would bring.

After reaching my office I looked up at the wall size schedule and saw that today was Joe Weider day……or it would be in about 4 hours after the Senate declared it.



This excited me even though all I new was that Weider was one of the Gov’s old body building buddies. I sat down at my computer and decided to find out a little more about these two’s history.

I knew that Schwarzenegger has a remarkable life story, however, I didn’t know that Weider’s was close in comparison. These two have been in each other’s lives since Weider influenced Schwarzenegger to come to the United States 39-years-ago.

Weider is to body building what Bob Barker is to the Price is Right. He pretty much founded the sport and Schwarzenegger was one if it’s greatest competitors.

The interaction between these two today was quiet and subtle; the only way that I can describe it is to paint a picture of father and son. The steadying hand of Governor Schwarzenegger accompanied every move that Weider made.

Reading that these two men started with nothing, and seeing them with everything, is a true testament of the American dream. I find inspiration in their life stories as I myself embark on a journey to follow a dream.

So many situations….

One of the greatest things about this job is that everyday brings something new and unpredictable. So many situations spring out of nowhere, keep me on my toes, and provide me with opportunity to create images that could never have been pre-visualized. Here are a few examples of what I am talking about.

What to say……Where to start?

A few days ago I was at work at the capitol in Sacramento, I had just finished shooting a press conference and gotten back to the office. Everyone that I work with was running around like chickens with their heads cut off. I put down my camera bag and tried to filter through multiple conversations to figure out what was going on.



The reason for the confusion was that Governor Schwarzenegger spontaneously decided that he wanted to go to South Lake Tahoe to give a press conference. This conference announced that the Angora fire was 100% contained; Tahoe was open for business and ready for 4th of July.

Within five minutes I was heading out the door with the Advance team on our way up to South Lake Tahoe. Blackberrys buzzing and wide eyed, we franticly piled into a min-van and took off. We had three hours before the Governors jet was wheels down in Tahoe, and an hour and a half drive ahead of us. Logistics were the topic of conversation as details streamed in.