Orange County Daily Photo

11.21.10 Decisions, decisions

Which way should I go?

Taken with a Lotus LG cell phone.

8.8.10 Korean Barber

Korean Barber
The back door of a barbershop in the Korean Business District of Garden Grove, CA. Taken with Zero Image 2000 pinhole camera on expired 120 film.

5.16.10 Cao Dai temple in Garden Grove

Cao Dai temple in Garden Grove
For Polaroid week 2010 I went to this Cao Dai temple in Garden Grove. I've been here before, but never talked to anyone or went inside. This time a man was leaving but when he saw me, he asked if I wanted to go inside to take pictures, and he unlocked the door and let me in. His English wasn't too good, but he tried to explain the religion to me. I'd read about it previously so I could follow most of what he was saying. Everything in and on the temple is symbolic for something. It's a beautiful building.

Taken with a Polaroid Colorpack II camera on Fujifilm FP-100BW.

3.14.10 Wong's Restaurant in Garden Grove

Wong's Restaurant in Garden Grove
Never eaten there, but I liked the sign!

Taken with a Lomo Fisheye II 35mm film camera on redscale film.

2.28.10 Seventh Letter graffiti mural

Detail of a graffiti mural in Garden Grove, CA
Every so often this mural gets redone with something new. The wall currently says "Destroy All Monsters."

Taken with a Canon AE-1 Program 35mm film camera.

11.21.09 OC Daily Photo

A few years ago I made a trip out to Memphis to check out Graceland.  I don't think there was nearly as much memorabilia as there are is at Azteca Mexican restaurant in Garden Grove.  

Makes me think of Mojo Nixon's song "Elvis is everywhere!"  Because at Azteca... HE IS!

8.16.09

Buddhist Temple, Garden Grove

Such a lovely, colorful place.

Taken with a Vivitar Ultrawide and Slim on slide film.

7.12.09

Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA

I went to this place expecting it to be a crazy spectacle.
And it is, in many ways. But it's more than that, too.

Taken with a Vivitar Ultrawide and Slim on slide film.