My web site is here: www.mandrewsphotography.com
Here are some links to web sites, blogs, resources, and other cool stuff. Got something you think I’ll dig that I’d like to put here? Shoot me an email!
Resources & Vendors for Brides
Offbeat Bride. Awesome wedding blog by the author of Offbeat Bride: Tafeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides
Wedpix Online wedding magazine from the WPJA. Lots of articles here for couples :)
Classical Guitarist Pete Goslow. Don't let the "classical" label fool you-- he can rock out and emcee, too!
Hair by an artist: Jennifer at June & Co. They're a full service salon so you can get just about anything you want or need, including a Bridal menu and a la carte services. Located in Woodland Hills, CA (zip: 91364).
Friends and Photogs I like (in no particular order)
ben chrisman My favorite Wedding Photojournalist in the world. Just awesome!
John Schnack, Schnack Studios. An awesome photographer and a really cool human being.
Jules Bianchi A leader in the wedding photographer community.
Corey Rich Hands down one of the best outdoor/adventure photographers in the world.
Eric Grigorian Freelance Photojournalist
Roberto Valenzuela Another cool wedding photographer.
Jay L Clendinin currently a staff photog. for the Los Angeles Times
Vincent Laforet Great photographer, great blog.
National Press Photographers Association
James Nachtwey One of the best and most influential photojournalists of the last century. Also a founding member of VII Photo Agency.
Eugene Richards Another incredible hard core photojournalist.
Henri Cartier-Bresson A founding father of photojournalism.
Robert Capa Another founding father of photojournalism, best known for his work as a war photographer. He was killed in Vietnam.
Mark Seliger Fantastic contemporary portraits.
National Geographic Photographers I particularly like:
Blogs and web sites of note
kobreguide.com A guide to some of the best videojournalism on the web. See also mediastorm.org
Strobist Do it Yourself off camera lighting site.
Charities and organizations I like
Thirst Relief International. Helping to provide clean drinking water to some of the millions of people that desperately need it.
Heifer.org Works on fighting hunger and poverty worldwide by helping people help themselves.
Kiva.org Micro-lending to help people help themselves in the developing world. See just how far a few dollars can go when you help build small businesses at the community level. Want to know more about how micro-lending can fight poverty and help change the world? In addition to Kiva, go to the site of the Grameen Foundation, started by Nobel Prize winner Mohammed Yunus.
Doctors without borders/Medicine sans Frontiers
Reporters Without Borders Fights for international press freedom, and for reporters that are being persecuted.
Fun (and funny) stuff
Lebowskifest.com I’m an achiever! (Note: this will not make sense unless you are a big fan of the movie the Big Lebowski, written and directed by the Coen Brothers.)
http://www.chrismoore.com/ Author of several hysterical books, including Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal, and Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings. Moore notes on his site that some of his favorite letters are from couples who have laughed so hard in bed while reading that they fell out of bed laughing ‘cuz they were laughing so hard!
http://thisamericanlife.org/ A public radio show. Quoting directly from the “About Us” section on their web site, “There's a theme to each episode, and a variety of stories on that theme. It's mostly true stories of everyday people, though not always. There's lots more to the show, but, like we said, it's sort of hard to describe….”
Other miscellaneous sites I dig.