June 22, 2013 - Favorite things, combined — friends and grocery stores! I was out in California to celebrate my friends' Patrick & Thor’s wedding and we popped into the Gold Fortune Supermarket in Cerritos.

Asian Super Market - Sony RX100

June 21, 2020 - Someone put a Black Lives Matter banner at the top of the Crosley Building. It was gone the next day.

Black Lives Matter banner on the top of the abandoned Crosley Building in the Camp Washington neighrborhood of Cincinnati - Sony RX100

June 20, 2016 - I was a few months into a fellowship working on a project to encourage photography, explore neighborhoods 
and make meaningful connections. One initial idea was to give out pins in exchange for photos based on prompts. (This idea was eventually shelved to keep things simpler.)

Various pins with icons that represent photo prompts - Leica Q

June 19, 2003 - I didn’t get far in my morning rounds of this day in the past. In 2003 I was getting ready to take a really long road trip and took all these photos of our studio. I added them to my journal entry from the day.

Colorful studio - Sony CyberShot

June 18, 2003 - Getting my haircut at Tiny Tina’s barbershop in Ludlow, Kentucky. She had these sunflowers growing out front.

Sunflowers in front of barbershop window - Sony CyberShot

June 17, 2007 - Sometimes I miss the era of magazines at the checkout, but these headlines give pause to such nostalgia.

Magazine end cap at grocery checkout - Canon PowerShot SD750

June 16, 2018 - Joe knows how to throw a party. For his boyfriend’s birthday celebration he surprised him with a good natured comedy roast.

The Roast of Mike Hilinski - Leica Q

June 15, 2012 - Wandered through LA’s El Mercadito for lunch and closed out the day at Dodger Stadium where the home team eked out a win over the Chicago White Sox in the bottom of the 8th.

June 14, 2013 Oh goodness, this day was a trove of good vibes in Brooklyn. 32 more snapshots with a sprawling cast of characters

Books arranged by color with a sailing vessel - Sony RX100

June 12, 2013 Red, Yellow and Blue art installation at Madison Square Park in New York City. (Yellow, blue and more shots on my journal.)

Red rope art installation around tree trunk - Sony RX100

June 12, 2015 I’m not entirely sure what was on the menu this evening but I’m going to ask my friend Joe there on the left if he has any idea.

Joe and Dan are in the kitchen making dinner - Olympus E-M5

June 11, 2016 Taking a walk with my friend Erik, who gives much better advice than any Generative Pre-trained Transformer I’ve ever crossed paths with.

Man walk on hillside in California - Leica Q

June 10, 2012 Waving Kate Bingaman-Burt at Weapons of Mass Creation in Cleveland, Ohio

Waving Kate Bingaman-Burt at Weapons of Mass Creation - Lumix GF1

June 8, 2003 Pride parade in the Northside neighborhood, before festivities would move to downtown Cincinnati in 2010.

Pride parade in Northside - Sony CyberShot

June 7, 2012 - Students participate in the annual egg drop that closes out the year at McGuffey Montessori.

Police officer drops a box with an umbrella and egg inside off a roof of a montessori - Canon 5d Mark II

June 6, 2003 Blue skies and great weather inspired me to go around downtown and photograph a bunch of signs. This vertical shot of Hathaway Stamp Co. was an outtake.

Hathaway Stamp Company neon sign in Cincinnati - Sony CyberShot

June 12, 2012 Spent the day at Coney Island before attending a Radiohead concert at Riverbend.

Man bellyflops off diving board - Lumix GF1

June 4, 2012 I knew this photo was taken from the Contemporary Arts Center stairwell, but had no info on that face mural. A reverse image search yielded a jackpot. Ronny Salerno has the goods

Barry McGee face mural in Cincinnati - Lumix GF1

June 3, 2012 Summerfair at Coney Island

Man takes selfie in mirrored lazy susan at art fair - Lumix GF1

June 2, 2012 Zipping through June 2nds over 20 years and I lingered on this one and zoomed in… That’s mom outside of her favorite cafe in Northside holding a big bunch of balloons. We had somehow managed to surprise her and bring together all sorts of friends and family for her 70th.

Blurry photo of cafe. Outside the window a woman is holding a bunch of teal balloons - Panasonic Lumix GF1

June 1, 2013 Pride kicks off in Dayton, Ohio

Person in colorful makeup and resilient expression - Olympus E-M5

May 31, 2003 Our first screen printing press arrives

Parts of a screen printing press arranged neatly on the floor - Sony CyberShot

May 30, 2014 Riding around the Flatiron District with Thor

Man on bike points off to the left with Flatiron Building in the background - Olympus E-m5

May 29, 2015 Edith finds new friends.

Cat looks out of window at two pigeons on the ledge - Olympus E-M5

May 28, 2016 May 28ths are often jam packed as two birthdays fall on the day (mom’s and great niece Livia’s). Found this photo tucked in a 2016 folder with oodles more shots from the day.

Daughter and father get ready to spin the wheel - Leica Q