I have been documenting the community of Isla Vista for the last 6-8 months for a group show called Group SC2009. We exhibited at the Los Angeles art show earlier this year and are now part of the month of photography in Los Angeles. The Lucie Foundation has a gala opening night this Saturday (April 3rd) at Bergamot Station featuring Group SC2009. All very exciting stuff. You can view the press release for the show HERE. You can view my images by clicking on “Isla Vista” on the top of this page (or HERE) and you can view the groups website HERE.

Special Thanks to Helen K. Garber for putting this thing together! She is the brain and creator of this group/show. Please take a look at her website HERE.

and for all you visually-minded, here is a pic from the show:

Jonas Jungblut Isla Vista for group SC2009

lava rock balanced on big island of hawaii

I balanced these two lava rocks on the Big Island of Hawai’i just north of the Four Seasons Resort on the Kona side. The sun was about to set and there was nobody around, very peaceful. I’ll post some more of my rock images in the future. You can check some more out on an old blog here: http://rockbalance.blogspot.com

mounted print from Fine Art Solutions

mounted print from Fine Art Solutions

I went down to LA today to pick up two pieces I got mounted at Fine Art Solutions. They’ll be displayed in a show at Gallery Skart in Santa Monica starting at the end of March. The images got sandwiched, with aluminum as backing and non-reflective acrylic on top. Looks pretty good!

Surfer by Shimoda, Japan

I just went through some old files and found this image of a surfer on a beach a little south of Shimoda, Japan. I had been trying to find a board to borrow all day and actually asked this guy if he would let me ride his board for a bit but he didn’t speak English. Found one in a surf shop a little further down the road later that day. And the waves were bigger down there too…

Here is a link to my follow up article for the Santa Barbara Independent:

http://www.independent.com/news/2010/mar/06/chile-getting-back-feet/

The city of Talca,Chile after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010.

The city of Talca, Chile after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010.

The city of Talca, Chile after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010.

Policeman in the city of Talca, Chile after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010.

The city of Talca, Chile after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010.

The city of Talca, Chile after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010.

Destroyed road north of Rancagua, Chile after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010.

I am still in Chile. The Santa Barbara Independent is publishing my story on their website. Click HERE to read my article on their site and HERE to view a profile of me on the same site. I just submitted an update from yesterdays excursion to a largely destroyed part of the country. I’ll post a link to that later.

As said above and as the images show we drove to Talca yesterday. Talca is close to where the epicenter of the earthquake was and has been largely destroyed. I’ll post a link to the full story in a little bit. Overall I am very ready to get out of here. American Airlines has been ridiculous in giving information. On Tuesday I called and the lady told me that her monitor showed Santiago airport operating normally?!? Do you guys still send information via a roll of papyrus tied to a bird over there at American Airlines?!? Aftershocks persist, actually just felt one a few seconds ago. Some are strong enough to send me to the floor next to my bed and serve a healthy dose of adrenaline. By no means are we struggling physically here in the hotel but the nerves are very raw at this point.

Despite traffic issues due to collapsed or damaged roads and bridges Santiago seems to be operating as usual, but the fear of aftershocks is written on everybody’s face.

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