Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Super Bloom in Southern California
Californian Poppies and various other wildflowers begin to bloom near Lake Elsinore California. The super bloom was brought on by heavy winter rains. The rest of California should start blooming with a bounty of wildflowers in a week or two.
The Golden Poppy is California's state flower.
Photos by Ted Soqui © 2019
The Golden Poppy is California's state flower.
Photos by Ted Soqui © 2019
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| Golden poppy flower. |
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| Golden poppies surround a cactus plant. |
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Once a Year
Here's my once a year photo of downtown Los Angeles with the snow-covered San Gabriel mountain range. So many elements must come together to get this photo, wind direction, no clouds, no haze, and I have to be free that day to get the photo.
Till next year.
Photo by Ted Soqui © 2019
Till next year.
Photo by Ted Soqui © 2019
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Monday, February 4, 2019
Photo LA 2019
I will be speaking at this year’s Photo LA held at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica Sunday, Feb 3 at 1:30pm. Visit the A&I Photography booth too. Learn about how to make amazing photo books from your images. Get your tickets here.http://www.photola.com/ programming/ focus_photo_la.php Photo L.A.
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| My photo wall at the A&I booth. |
Saturday, December 29, 2018
My Top 10 Photos of 2018
I put together this collection of 10 of images I took this year. Was going to do a list of 35, but paired it down to just 10. Probably should have done a list of 50, but thought 10 is a good number. Photographed hundreds of thousands of images this year, these 10 mean a lot to me even though they may not be my best photographs. Click on the images to see them larger.
Hope you like them.
May 2019 be an even better year for all of us.
Ted Soqui
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| "March For Our Lives" rally and march in downtown L.A. 3/24/2018 |
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| Light bringer. Lombok, Indonesia. 6/20/2018 |
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| SpaceX rocket launch over L.A. 10/7/2018 |
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| World Series Game at Dodger Stadium. 10/26/2018 |
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| T'-Oaks residents line up on a freeway overpass to say goodbye to a fallen officer. 11/8/2018 |
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| An Arabian horse at Zuma Beach during the Woolsey Fire. 11/9/2018 |
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| Broken figurine at the Woolsey Fire. Malibu. 12/7/2018 |
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| A homeless man in Hollywood with a new "Fuck You" tattoo on his face. 12/14/2018 |
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| Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez speaking in L.A. 8/2/2018 |
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Monday, October 29, 2018
Baby Trump Flies @ LA City Hall
A "Baby Trump" balloon flies at Los Angeles City Hall during a Prop 10 rally. The balloon is a licenced replica of the original balloon that was created in the UK earlier this year,
Photos by Ted Soqui © 2018
Photos by Ted Soqui © 2018
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| On the steps of City Hall. |
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| LAPD officer trying to shut the balloon down. |
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| Selfie time. |
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| "Baby Trump" full of air. |
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| "Baby Trump." |
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Longest World Series Game
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Boston Red Sox, 3-2 in the longest World Series game last night.
The game lasted 18 inning tying the previous record, and took 7 hours and 20 minutes to play beating the old record of 7 hours and 5 minutes. Each team had 9 pitchers throwing 561 total pitches.
The Red Sox lead the series 2 games to 1.
Photos by Ted Soqui © 2018
The game lasted 18 inning tying the previous record, and took 7 hours and 20 minutes to play beating the old record of 7 hours and 5 minutes. Each team had 9 pitchers throwing 561 total pitches.
The Red Sox lead the series 2 games to 1.
Photos by Ted Soqui © 2018
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| The games begin |
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| Click image to see larger. |
Friday, October 19, 2018
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Monday, October 15, 2018
Monday, October 8, 2018
SpaceX West Coast Night Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg AFB near Ventura, CA. The early evening launched was made spectacular by high altitude sunlight reflecting the rocket's gases over Los Angeles. I used a Canon DSLR with a 100-400mm zoom lens.
ISO was 6400 and exposures were 1/80s @ f.4.5.
Camera was handheld.
Photos by Ted Soqui © 2018
ISO was 6400 and exposures were 1/80s @ f.4.5.
Camera was handheld.
Photos by Ted Soqui © 2018
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| Booster separation. |
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| Falcon 9 before stage separation over downtown L.A. |
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| Booster separation. |
Saturday, September 15, 2018
New Exhibit
“X” photo by Ted Soqui © 1992
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Photojournalist Ted Soqui Added to
The Lineup of "Out In The
Street"
-Exhibition at Muzeumm in West
Adams District
(September 10, 2018/ Los Angeles,
California) The Venice Institute of Contemporary Art ViCA and Muzeumm present a
unique fine art photography exhibition Out In The Street, which focuses on a nearly 200
year tradition in art, will feature a selection of work by Ted Soqui. He is known for his insightful
and dedicated photographic coverage of Los Angeles in all it's aspects for
the LA Weekly, TIME Magazine, Newsweek Magazine,
and the New York Times Magazine to name a few - with special emphasis on
cause-based events protests and demonstrations from the 1980's to the
present. He became world renowned for a TIME Magazine cover image
of an Occupy Movement protester by Shepard Fairey. The original “Protester” image and
several protest images photographed over the last 30 years in Los Angeles,
will be exhibited.
Artists selected
for the show include the renowned Edmund Teske, Ave Pildas, Diane Cockerill, Sunny Bak and Osceola Refetoff. Out In The Street presents mages created
with a camera that address urban challenges and solutions in terms of social
issues, justice, political protest, demonstrations, geographical, and/or
philosophically creative ways of seeing what's out in the street or out of
doors - from around the world.
Curated by
Director of ViCA Juri Koll, the exhibition opens with an artist’s reception
on September 21 from 7:30 - 10pm, and continues through October 21,
2018 at Muzeumm in Los Angeles, a pre-eminent exhibition space located at
4817 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90016, in the burgeoning
West Adams District.
Following the
exhibition, a catalog will be published, for purchase in soft cover for
$20.
Deadline for the Open Call approaches quickly - September 14, 2018 at 5pm. Submissions: https://www.veniceica.org/exhibitions/2018/9/21/out-in-the-street For further information: ted@tedsoquiphoto.com juri@veniceica.org or +1 310-957-7037, and www.veniceica.org.
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Thursday, July 12, 2018
LA Fire Print
Just finished printing of one of my favorite photos, "LA Fire."
This image was featured on two hit television shows, "The Closer" and "Major Crimes." It was shot as I attempted to drive down Topanga Blvd during a Santa Ana wind driven brush fire back in October 2008.
I quickly realized that I wouldn't make it through due to heavy sideways blowing flame, so I reversed my car stopping for a brief moment to shoot this image through my front windshield.
The final image is printed at a giant 60"x40" inches, and was produced and printed by the print masters of A&I Photo in North Hollywood, CA. It's definitely a statement piece. Only 10 prints will be produced for sale.
Contact me via email or IM if interested in purchasing one of these impressive prints.
Ted
ted@tedsoquiphoto.com
This image was featured on two hit television shows, "The Closer" and "Major Crimes." It was shot as I attempted to drive down Topanga Blvd during a Santa Ana wind driven brush fire back in October 2008.
I quickly realized that I wouldn't make it through due to heavy sideways blowing flame, so I reversed my car stopping for a brief moment to shoot this image through my front windshield.
The final image is printed at a giant 60"x40" inches, and was produced and printed by the print masters of A&I Photo in North Hollywood, CA. It's definitely a statement piece. Only 10 prints will be produced for sale.
Contact me via email or IM if interested in purchasing one of these impressive prints.
Ted
ted@tedsoquiphoto.com
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| Have one on my wall. |
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| "LA Fire." |
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Friday, April 27, 2018
Happy 90th LA City Hall
Los Angeles City Hall turns 90 years old today. The iconic structure opened back in 1928 with a three day long celebration.
Made this montage proof-sheet image back in 1990, using one roll of bulk rolled 35mm Kodak Tri-X black and white film.
The bottom left frame is my favorite. It shows a homeless man asleep on the great lawn.
The homeless issue has still not been addressed by the politicians of this beautiful structure.
Photography by Ted Soqui © 2018
Made this montage proof-sheet image back in 1990, using one roll of bulk rolled 35mm Kodak Tri-X black and white film.
The bottom left frame is my favorite. It shows a homeless man asleep on the great lawn.
The homeless issue has still not been addressed by the politicians of this beautiful structure.
Photography by Ted Soqui © 2018
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Sunday, March 25, 2018
March For Our Lives LA
The crowd outside L.A. City Hall during the March For Our Lives rally.
LA Weekly slide show.
Photo by Ted Soqui © 2018
LA Weekly slide show.
Photo by Ted Soqui © 2018
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| No guns. |
Friday, March 23, 2018
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