tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69562798229914392382024-03-13T19:31:58.924-07:00Tamir Kalifa Has a CameraTamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-84898181919758327082011-05-19T08:59:00.000-07:002011-05-19T09:02:03.526-07:00It's Been Real BlogspotThanks to all who have followed my photography here on blogspot. Like many other photographer friends, I am jumping on the Tumblr train.<br /><br />The new site is www.tkalifa.tumblr.com<br /><br />Thank you!Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-55737272892830638812010-04-25T14:14:00.002-07:002010-04-25T14:55:46.660-07:00Karl Rove Ignites Audience at UT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Sw3NCT_eI/AAAAAAAAAy4/hod5g551wiw/s1600/2010-04-20_KarlRove_Tamir.Kalifa0051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Sw3NCT_eI/AAAAAAAAAy4/hod5g551wiw/s400/2010-04-20_KarlRove_Tamir.Kalifa0051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186710345907682" border="0" /></a><br />Leading Republican politcal strategist Karl Rove spoke at the Texas Union Ballroom in an event hosted by College Republicans monday night. Rove is lauded for his poltical ingenuity but criticized for what many consider unethical behavior throughout the many administrations he has worked for. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Sw2zJ3u2I/AAAAAAAAAyw/Ohm0ow7q3ug/s1600/2010-04-20_KarlRove_Tamir.Kalifa0290.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Sw2zJ3u2I/AAAAAAAAAyw/Ohm0ow7q3ug/s400/2010-04-20_KarlRove_Tamir.Kalifa0290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186703398288226" border="0" /></a><br />Code Pink member Heidi Turpin yells in dissent during Karl Rove’s speech moments before she is removed by police from the Texas Union Ballroom.Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-18691017610217435412010-04-25T14:14:00.001-07:002010-04-25T14:58:15.854-07:00Vintage Car Round Up, South Congress Ave.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwwYOlkhI/AAAAAAAAAyo/XJgsDze9qD4/s1600/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0187.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwwYOlkhI/AAAAAAAAAyo/XJgsDze9qD4/s400/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186593091097106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwwFHBO_I/AAAAAAAAAyg/45SD6nTMSlI/s1600/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0646.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwwFHBO_I/AAAAAAAAAyg/45SD6nTMSlI/s400/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0646.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186587959081970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Swv-sbP5I/AAAAAAAAAyY/cX7RvKtu_L0/s1600/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0393.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Swv-sbP5I/AAAAAAAAAyY/cX7RvKtu_L0/s400/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0393.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186586236927890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Swv9ymiRI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/6iiqx8M8D7k/s1600/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0347.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Swv9ymiRI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/6iiqx8M8D7k/s400/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186585994397970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Swvlg1NwI/AAAAAAAAAyI/X20fYAZLYZk/s1600/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9Swvlg1NwI/AAAAAAAAAyI/X20fYAZLYZk/s400/2010-04-12_VintageCarShow_Tamir.Kalifa0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186579477411586" border="0" /></a>Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-58687207338974508522010-04-25T14:13:00.001-07:002010-04-25T15:08:31.899-07:00Polo at Magic Hour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwkU-70vI/AAAAAAAAAyA/D466JlPZC2o/s1600/2010-04-15_UTPolo_Tamir.Kalifa0845.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwkU-70vI/AAAAAAAAAyA/D466JlPZC2o/s400/2010-04-15_UTPolo_Tamir.Kalifa0845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186386061710066" border="0" /></a><br />Kocian washes her horse in a stable adjacent to the playing field following practice. The UT polo team will host their Spring Invitational fundraiser on April 24 at Rio Vista Farms Equestrian Center in Dell Valle and will play a match against the Dallas Polo Club.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwkBaz5PI/AAAAAAAAAx4/nyFWelnWT0o/s1600/2010-04-15_UTPolo_Tamir.Kalifa0629.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwkBaz5PI/AAAAAAAAAx4/nyFWelnWT0o/s400/2010-04-15_UTPolo_Tamir.Kalifa0629.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186380809921778" border="0" /></a><br />Kocian gallops alongside the edge of UT’s polo field at Rio Vista Farms Equestrian Center in Del Valle during practice. Kocian, the vice president and captain of the women’s UT Polo Team has 12 years of riding experience and has spent the past year and a half learning to play polo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwjrGWvdI/AAAAAAAAAxw/IIw-vDTFdXs/s1600/2010-04-15_UTPolo_Tamir.Kalifa0376.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwjrGWvdI/AAAAAAAAAxw/IIw-vDTFdXs/s400/2010-04-15_UTPolo_Tamir.Kalifa0376.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186374818545106" border="0" /></a><br />Kim Kocian instructs Christine Achico and members of the UT polo team to canter, a controlled three-beat gait, as she critiques their form. Though Kocian grew up in cities across America, her passion for riding remained constant.Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-42499515411627986912010-04-25T14:12:00.000-07:002010-04-25T14:13:17.536-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwaFIZlcI/AAAAAAAAAxo/9JhnEYpsMBM/s1600/IMG_0299.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwaFIZlcI/AAAAAAAAAxo/9JhnEYpsMBM/s400/IMG_0299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186210007750082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwZzYO4tI/AAAAAAAAAxg/IKrN9QopWHA/s1600/2010-04-16_Tea_Party_Tamir.Kalifa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SwZzYO4tI/AAAAAAAAAxg/IKrN9QopWHA/s400/2010-04-16_Tea_Party_Tamir.Kalifa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464186205242319570" border="0" /></a>Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-50500853198086137082010-04-25T14:06:00.000-07:002010-04-25T15:02:21.242-07:00April Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvMGzg63I/AAAAAAAAAxY/DqDiAlPL4DA/s1600/2010-04-13_%28P9_DOM%29_MissUTAsia_Tamir.Kalifa1224.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvMGzg63I/AAAAAAAAAxY/DqDiAlPL4DA/s400/2010-04-13_%28P9_DOM%29_MissUTAsia_Tamir.Kalifa1224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464184870427224946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvLefJiQI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/ulU8GWN_mDw/s1600/2010-04-13_Mayor.of.Juarez_Tamir.Kalifa099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvLefJiQI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/ulU8GWN_mDw/s400/2010-04-13_Mayor.of.Juarez_Tamir.Kalifa099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464184859604388098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvK1R9e3I/AAAAAAAAAxI/jtQrsirFjCQ/s1600/2010-04-13_Miss_Asia_IMG_9589_Tamir.Kalifa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvK1R9e3I/AAAAAAAAAxI/jtQrsirFjCQ/s400/2010-04-13_Miss_Asia_IMG_9589_Tamir.Kalifa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464184848543218546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvK4Y7zpI/AAAAAAAAAxA/Y_jHIJgA4Tw/s1600/2010-04-20_SpotNewsBank_Tamir.Kalifa129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvK4Y7zpI/AAAAAAAAAxA/Y_jHIJgA4Tw/s400/2010-04-20_SpotNewsBank_Tamir.Kalifa129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464184849377775250" border="0" /></a><br />APD Sgt. Keith Bazzle prepares for a brief press conference following a bank robbery at a Wells Fargo on Guadalupe St. The incident was Austin’s 8th robbery of the year and the 3rd robbery in four months for the bank. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvKRvpwDI/AAAAAAAAAw4/kOkIue4qtIs/s1600/2010-04-12_BalanceGirl_Tamir.Kalifa0092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S9SvKRvpwDI/AAAAAAAAAw4/kOkIue4qtIs/s400/2010-04-12_BalanceGirl_Tamir.Kalifa0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464184839004078130" border="0" /></a>Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-4358181042899065342010-04-20T14:44:00.000-07:002010-04-20T15:00:41.078-07:00Baskball Sportraits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S84jpISFloI/AAAAAAAAAww/0tjdU0S2ZDQ/s1600/Damion+James.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S84jpISFloI/AAAAAAAAAww/0tjdU0S2ZDQ/s400/Damion+James.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462342587551946370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S84jowWbLzI/AAAAAAAAAwo/D4bhCIERGbk/s1600/IMG_5867.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S84jowWbLzI/AAAAAAAAAwo/D4bhCIERGbk/s400/IMG_5867.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462342581127687986" border="0" /></a>UT basketballTamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-1385722315550443162010-03-15T19:58:00.000-07:002010-03-15T20:02:13.878-07:00Service for the Prayer and Healing of AIDS in Austin, TX<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S570b2sypSI/AAAAAAAAAwg/J-TGpOeWMSw/s1600-h/2010-03-11_WildArt_Tamir.Kalifa0133.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S570Pkf5g0I/AAAAAAAAAwY/vv5LgMo9f5g/s1600-h/2010-03-11_WildArt_Tamir.Kalifa0411.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S570FdXkLjI/AAAAAAAAAvo/l_rSCUxw7ew/s400/2010-03-11_WildArt_Tamir.Kalifa0615.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449060973784870450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S570E1zUmmI/AAAAAAAAAvg/hPfHur5XyGU/s1600-h/2010-03-11_WildArt_Tamir.Kalifa0470.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S570E1zUmmI/AAAAAAAAAvg/hPfHur5XyGU/s400/2010-03-11_WildArt_Tamir.Kalifa0470.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449060963163871842" /></a>Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-17141593471558150922010-03-08T20:56:00.000-08:002010-03-10T00:57:52.942-08:00Portraits of a Legend: Eli Reed, Magnum Photographer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVNF3BPoI/AAAAAAAAAvY/ziYkRyUoCio/s1600-h/Think+Fair+and+Balanced%E2%80%A6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVNF3BPoI/AAAAAAAAAvY/ziYkRyUoCio/s400/Think+Fair+and+Balanced%E2%80%A6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446493745262444162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVM9sbYEI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/Ec8SF2UEQ5Y/s1600-h/IMG_9311.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVM9sbYEI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/Ec8SF2UEQ5Y/s400/IMG_9311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446493743070535746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVM_YYOLI/AAAAAAAAAvI/BJ-dolsunfE/s1600-h/IMG_9039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVM_YYOLI/AAAAAAAAAvI/BJ-dolsunfE/s400/IMG_9039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446493743523313842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVMc5_iLI/AAAAAAAAAvA/gWcq6mmcLKs/s1600-h/IMG_9429.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVMc5_iLI/AAAAAAAAAvA/gWcq6mmcLKs/s400/IMG_9429.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446493734269061298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVMBfiORI/AAAAAAAAAu4/wsect9oM9ow/s1600-h/IMG_9462.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XVMBfiORI/AAAAAAAAAu4/wsect9oM9ow/s400/IMG_9462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446493726910331154" border="0" /></a>http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R133SSV&nm=Eli%20Reed<br /><br /><br />"How far will human beings go before they find out what it means to be a human being?" - Eli Reed, a true inspiration.<br /><br />There photos were taken to accompany a phenomenal story written by Gerald Rich.<br /><br />http://www.dailytexanonline.com/top-stories/through-the-lens-of-a-visual-storyteller-1.2186728Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-13365917895113359382010-03-08T20:55:00.000-08:002010-03-08T20:56:37.841-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XU4NzCuII/AAAAAAAAAuw/77J6zvUD-IA/s1600-h/IMG_8629.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XU4NzCuII/AAAAAAAAAuw/77J6zvUD-IA/s400/IMG_8629.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446493386615994498" border="0" /></a><br />Tyler Krasowski and Megan Chambers stand on their East Austin porch on a grim March morning.Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-33767699904134637022010-03-08T20:50:00.000-08:002010-03-08T20:55:29.620-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XT-harMuI/AAAAAAAAAuo/TMXbblwH1Wc/s1600-h/IMG_8666.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XT-harMuI/AAAAAAAAAuo/TMXbblwH1Wc/s400/IMG_8666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446492395450086114" border="0" /></a><br />At the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on Monday, the first day of the week of prayer for the healing of AIDS, Carlos Carter, an Austin resident and activist living with HIV listens to Tracy Jones discuss the impact of HIV/AIDS on the black community. “If I know one person who is suffering with HIV or AIDS, that means I’m suffering with HIV and AIDS,” Jones said. “We need to understand when one of us suffers, we all suffer.” The prayer group will meet at noon daily until Friday, March 12.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XT1LWPfNI/AAAAAAAAAuY/ZUHR8b8YpyM/s1600-h/IMG_8648.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XT1LWPfNI/AAAAAAAAAuY/ZUHR8b8YpyM/s400/IMG_8648.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446492234907090130" border="0" /></a>Mike Harris bows his head in prayer for victims of AIDS at the New Hope Baptist Church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XT00eXk6I/AAAAAAAAAuQ/3ZkyZQnwVaY/s1600-h/IMG_8722.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5XT00eXk6I/AAAAAAAAAuQ/3ZkyZQnwVaY/s400/IMG_8722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446492228767159202" border="0" /></a><br />Five members of the Austin community came to the New Hope Baptist Church on Monday morning for what they hoped would be a community conversation.Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-86219213684330521832010-03-04T14:20:00.001-08:002010-03-04T22:16:24.808-08:00Balmorhea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AybDKB2dI/AAAAAAAAAuI/UCzOHrco2QU/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AybDKB2dI/AAAAAAAAAuI/UCzOHrco2QU/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444907389776157138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AyaoQiXbI/AAAAAAAAAuA/-hfCYaN2SPc/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AyaoQiXbI/AAAAAAAAAuA/-hfCYaN2SPc/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444907382555696562" border="0" /></a><br />Last December I had the pleasure of photographing one of Austin's most dynamic bands, Balmorhea. I shot portraits of one of the guitarists, Michael Muller, a month earlier. He liked my pictures enough to return to Red Bud Island for another round of photography. <br /><br />Rob Lowe, Michael Muller, Aisha Burns, Travis Chapman and Nicole Kern. They are fantastic musicians and wonderful individuals. <br /><br />http://www.myspace.com/balmorheaTamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-36302312406355967202010-03-04T14:13:00.001-08:002010-03-04T22:01:11.360-08:00Graduation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5Axt49OIfI/AAAAAAAAAt4/w3JVHb9hGdU/s1600-h/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa_DOM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5Axt49OIfI/AAAAAAAAAt4/w3JVHb9hGdU/s400/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa_DOM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444906613943968242" border="0" /></a><br />An Israeli cadet greets her mother outside of Bahad Ehad military base before the graduation ceremony. Graduating from an officer’s training course is often more appreciated than finishing high school.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxtQivu_I/AAAAAAAAAtw/Oz2_4mNFRFo/s1600-h/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa_small2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxtQivu_I/AAAAAAAAAtw/Oz2_4mNFRFo/s400/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa_small2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444906603095505906" border="0" /></a><br />A soldier converses with a friend from her guard post on the second floor of army base Bahad Ehad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxGuzMfRI/AAAAAAAAAto/1ChA0ep7MNI/s1600-h/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxGuzMfRI/AAAAAAAAAto/1ChA0ep7MNI/s400/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444905941202664722" border="0" /></a><br />750 cadets stand at attention during a graduation ceremony at the Bahad Ehad military base. Soldiers trained for three months to complete a preliminary officer’s course before graduating to another base where they will train in their specialized field.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxGTh02kI/AAAAAAAAAtg/j3oklQ3u_ys/s1600-h/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa_2ndbiggest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxGTh02kI/AAAAAAAAAtg/j3oklQ3u_ys/s400/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa_2ndbiggest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444905933882055234" border="0" /></a><br />Soldiers prepare for the graduation ceremony. They are disciplined to always look their best when not in combat uniform.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxFs87hHI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/BC_46LeEzU8/s1600-h/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxFs87hHI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/BC_46LeEzU8/s400/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444905923526755442" border="0" /></a><br />An Israeli soldier climbs the steps to the on base synagog an hour before the graduation ceremony.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxFCtcteI/AAAAAAAAAtI/tYv3LQXohg4/s1600-h/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5AxFCtcteI/AAAAAAAAAtI/tYv3LQXohg4/s400/2010-02-22_Israel_Tamir.Kalifa20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444905912187532770" border="0" /></a><br />An Israeli army soldier sits along the walls of the base prior to the ceremony.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">GRADUATION<br /></span><br />Straight out of high school, American teenagers receive a diploma. Israelis receive a gun. To Israeli citizens, enlistment is not a matter of choice; it is a facet of their culture known since birth. The army is as familiar to them as college is to high school graduates. <br /><br />On Jan. 20, hundreds of Israeli soldiers anxiously wait to march onto the ceremonial grounds of Bahad Ehad, a military base dedicated to training officers. The afternoon graduation is the culmination of three months of grueling training meant to prepare soldiers for positions of leadership.<br /><br />Soldiers are ecstatic because they did not have to run today. Before the ceremony, one Navy cadet helps a friend straighten the collar of his wrinkled uniform. Another soldier fixes her boyfriend’s beret. A group of religious soldiers dance and chant in celebration. <br /><br />Regardless of cultural and regional conflicts, the narrative of the Israeli army is a coming-of-age story similar to the American college experience.<br /><br />Before a crowd of thousands, the soldiers stand proudly at attention, their lives forever shaped by the discipline, moral code and camaraderie they will carry into their future.<br /><br />- Tamir Kalifa<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-9361085043545710752010-03-04T14:09:00.001-08:002010-03-04T14:13:33.014-08:00Aaron Williams - Director of the Peace Corps<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5Av1IKd1JI/AAAAAAAAAtA/saEsBjd9kL0/s1600-h/2010-03-02_Peace_Corp_Tamir.Kalifa0602.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5Av1IKd1JI/AAAAAAAAAtA/saEsBjd9kL0/s400/2010-03-02_Peace_Corp_Tamir.Kalifa0602.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444904539261883538" border="0" /></a><br />Peace Corps director Aaron Williams, center, speaks with former colleague Samuel Scott, right, and volunteer Ben Freelom, who served in Guatemala from 2007 to 2009, following a moderated interview at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5Av0oCDhyI/AAAAAAAAAs4/FkbdIJkYpeE/s1600-h/2010-03-02_Peace_Corp_Tamir.Kalifa0271.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5Av0oCDhyI/AAAAAAAAAs4/FkbdIJkYpeE/s400/2010-03-02_Peace_Corp_Tamir.Kalifa0271.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444904530636670754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5Av0LE4s9I/AAAAAAAAAsw/qMJPaFLPVq8/s1600-h/2010-03-02_Peace_Corp_Tamir.Kalifa0221.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S5Av0LE4s9I/AAAAAAAAAsw/qMJPaFLPVq8/s400/2010-03-02_Peace_Corp_Tamir.Kalifa0221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444904522863915986" border="0" /></a><br />Bonnie Drenik, a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria from 2003 to 2005, listens to Corps director Aaron Williams at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-63028294539337974992010-03-04T01:03:00.000-08:002010-03-04T01:10:54.532-08:00Neko Neko Photoshoot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493vNiO39I/AAAAAAAAAso/UzGn-4aI6w0/s1600-h/IMG_7435.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493vNiO39I/AAAAAAAAAso/UzGn-4aI6w0/s400/IMG_7435.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444702127485018066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493u-4WINI/AAAAAAAAAsg/yy8w0vxChi4/s1600-h/IMG_7490.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493u-4WINI/AAAAAAAAAsg/yy8w0vxChi4/s400/IMG_7490.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444702123551236306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493ofVprBI/AAAAAAAAAsY/b0ozzwv9J3g/s1600-h/IMG_7551.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493ofVprBI/AAAAAAAAAsY/b0ozzwv9J3g/s400/IMG_7551.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444702012005002258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493oIiHHpI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/6p37cByaE78/s1600-h/IMG_7661.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493oIiHHpI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/6p37cByaE78/s400/IMG_7661.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444702005883248274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493nui0F_I/AAAAAAAAAsI/gIX928h60hg/s1600-h/IMG_7788.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493nui0F_I/AAAAAAAAAsI/gIX928h60hg/s400/IMG_7788.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444701998906873842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493nTFB_tI/AAAAAAAAAsA/J9Xdhfx2agU/s1600-h/IMG_7854.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493nTFB_tI/AAAAAAAAAsA/J9Xdhfx2agU/s400/IMG_7854.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444701991534198482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493nA4JzMI/AAAAAAAAAr4/j8yeLuM5Nx0/s1600-h/IMG_8037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S493nA4JzMI/AAAAAAAAAr4/j8yeLuM5Nx0/s400/IMG_8037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444701986648345794" /></a><br /><div>Today I had the pleasure of photographing a talented group of young lads from Houston, TX. Jono Foley, Harrison Smith, Derek Beck and Trevor Smith. They are NEKO NEKO FILMS. I shot them on assignment for The Daily Texan; however, we happen to be best buds and I live with the ugly bastard on the left. </div><div><br /></div><div>http://www.nekonekofilms.com/Neko_Neko_Films/Home.html</div><div><br /></div><div>Check them out. They will make you laugh. </div>Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-21730131755581979252010-02-18T11:07:00.000-08:002010-02-18T12:17:43.970-08:00Austin Marathon - February 14, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QWsBcg3I/AAAAAAAAAqI/JdCyGSd8UdY/s1600-h/2010-02-15_%28P6+DOM%29_Austin+Marathon_Tamir+Kalifa0008.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QWsBcg3I/AAAAAAAAAqI/JdCyGSd8UdY/s400/2010-02-15_%28P6+DOM%29_Austin+Marathon_Tamir+Kalifa0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439662644382172018" border="0" /></a><div>Runners are overwhelmed by emotion moments after completing the physically and mentally demanding full marathon on Congress Ave. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QV-q0m0I/AAAAAAAAAp4/b_k2YOrVm78/s1600-h/marathon9.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QV-q0m0I/AAAAAAAAAp4/b_k2YOrVm78/s400/marathon9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439662632207686466" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">An exhausted marathoner receives medical attention moments after completing the 26.2 mile run. </span><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QV9JZuII/AAAAAAAAApw/V2f9ekkDrQs/s1600-h/marathon8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QV9JZuII/AAAAAAAAApw/V2f9ekkDrQs/s400/marathon8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439662631799076994" border="0" /></a>Runners receive medals for completing the 26.2 mile marathon at the finish line.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QM2O9L9I/AAAAAAAAApo/nbFmkpGvrjM/s1600-h/marathon7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QM2O9L9I/AAAAAAAAApo/nbFmkpGvrjM/s400/marathon7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439662475324501970" border="0" /></a>Keith Piece jogs a short victory lap through the finish line chute moments after coming in first place in the Austin Marathon.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QMc-o4eI/AAAAAAAAApg/-z7schHhRRs/s1600-h/2010-02-15_%28P6+second+largest%29_Austin+Marathon_Tamir+Kalifa0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QMc-o4eI/AAAAAAAAApg/-z7schHhRRs/s400/2010-02-15_%28P6+second+largest%29_Austin+Marathon_Tamir+Kalifa0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439662468545176034" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px; ">2010 men's marathon winner Keith Pierce from Cedar Park, TX, leads the race through a West Austin neighborhood.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px; "></span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QL1Yfg-I/AAAAAAAAApY/FR2RHA2eod0/s1600-h/marathon2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QL1Yfg-I/AAAAAAAAApY/FR2RHA2eod0/s400/marathon2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439662457916195810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QLqGjbhI/AAAAAAAAApQ/QgN-Dyk3kmM/s1600-h/marathon+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QLqGjbhI/AAAAAAAAApQ/QgN-Dyk3kmM/s400/marathon+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439662454888164882" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div>The 19th annual Austin Marathon begins as 15,000 runners from around the world race up South Congress Ave. during the first mile of the marathon. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QLXjevxI/AAAAAAAAApI/kWtbIryacYI/s1600-h/marathon5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S32QLXjevxI/AAAAAAAAApI/kWtbIryacYI/s400/marathon5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439662449909219090" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-4872030410483741552010-02-11T22:32:00.000-08:002010-02-11T23:01:46.396-08:00Spot News - Fire at 38th and Speedway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2ov4hGwI/AAAAAAAAApA/qo9dmTLLIrw/s1600-h/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2ov4hGwI/AAAAAAAAApA/qo9dmTLLIrw/s400/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437241830051748610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2offyyxI/AAAAAAAAAo4/wFGJ4u2Pu9c/s1600-h/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2offyyxI/AAAAAAAAAo4/wFGJ4u2Pu9c/s400/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437241825653082898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2TdRYLZI/AAAAAAAAAoo/YvcIURlODoM/s1600-h/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa1009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2TdRYLZI/AAAAAAAAAoo/YvcIURlODoM/s400/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa1009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437241464278494610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2TCWl5EI/AAAAAAAAAog/VAEpTpXrKng/s1600-h/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0397.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2TCWl5EI/AAAAAAAAAog/VAEpTpXrKng/s400/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0397.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437241457052607554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2S3_2_sI/AAAAAAAAAoY/BT3-f_sSRek/s1600-h/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2S3_2_sI/AAAAAAAAAoY/BT3-f_sSRek/s400/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437241454272904898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2StKjWJI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/-a05OzKjnIU/s1600-h/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0618.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2StKjWJI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/-a05OzKjnIU/s400/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437241451364964498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2SaDFkcI/AAAAAAAAAoI/El51O3wOTfI/s1600-h/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0929.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/S3T2SaDFkcI/AAAAAAAAAoI/El51O3wOTfI/s400/2010-02-11_SPOTNEWSFIRE_Tamir.Kalifa0929.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437241446233379266" border="0" /></a><br />Austin Fire Department personnel responded to a two-alarm fire at the Jacksonian apartment complex in Hyde Park on Thursday afternoon.<br /><br />Firefighter Elizabeth Donelson said 50 AFD personnel and 15 fire engines responded to the two-story apartment fire at 38th and Speedway streets. The fire was caused by plumbers who were sweating the pipes on the first floor, a process that uses a propane torch to solder pipes together.<br /><br />Donelson said two apartments were damaged by the fire and two others below were damaged by excessive smoke and water from sprinklers.<br /><br />Five residents were displaced by the fire and were aided by the American Red Cross. One Jack Russell terrier was rescued by AFD personnel. No one was injured.<br /><br />Structural damage is estimated at $150,000, and content damage is estimated at $40,000. No smoke alarm was installed in the apartment where the fire originated.<br /><br />Photographs by Tamir Kalifa<br /><br />Brief by Bobby LongoriaTamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-76869627592926374652009-12-07T14:33:00.000-08:002009-12-08T12:28:45.346-08:00Crossroads: 14th St. and Cedar Ave.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C-vQoTzI/AAAAAAAAAnc/7KQ0_0Y-TxU/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C-vQoTzI/AAAAAAAAAnc/7KQ0_0Y-TxU/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626341518921522" border="0" /></a>Jordan and Kelsey Walton, 8 and 10, usher congregation members into the New Hope Baptist Church at the start of a Sunday sermon. The Church is the spiritual center of the community.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C-XfHu-I/AAAAAAAAAnU/ZeCK0Tz18tk/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C-XfHu-I/AAAAAAAAAnU/ZeCK0Tz18tk/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626335137250274" border="0" /></a><br />The intersection of E 14th St. and Cedar Ave. in East Austin, TX is the crossroads for the community around it. A convenience store, a welding shop, the Free Angola Capoeira Society, and a network of other business unify new and old members of the community outside of their homes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C-DGK8hI/AAAAAAAAAnM/SU-9406_SQs/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C-DGK8hI/AAAAAAAAAnM/SU-9406_SQs/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626329663894034" border="0" /></a><br />Congregation members socialize in the parking lot of the New Hope Baptist Church following Sunday services.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C3XnUzRI/AAAAAAAAAnE/HOx_Iq_Ulws/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C3XnUzRI/AAAAAAAAAnE/HOx_Iq_Ulws/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626214912576786" border="0" /></a><br />Celester Fowl and the congregation of the New Hope Baptist Church wait for the collection basket as they listen to Pastor Roy F. Jones II during Sunday morning services. Throughout the service, Jones and a chorus of singers led the church in songs that brought congregation members to their feet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C3HutKSI/AAAAAAAAAm8/Ks1xySBWGQE/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C3HutKSI/AAAAAAAAAm8/Ks1xySBWGQE/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626210648566050" border="0" /></a><br />Adam Calloway and Jason Rittman moved into their Cedar Ave. home in May 2009. “I think this is a great neighborhood,” Calloway said. “All these people have been here for ever and once you get to know them they are really nice but at first it’s kind of weird.”<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C2_KoZJI/AAAAAAAAAm0/Rh1SSyvxZVw/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C2_KoZJI/AAAAAAAAAm0/Rh1SSyvxZVw/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626208349774994" border="0" /></a><br />Al Mak, owner of the Shopper Stop Food Store, tends to customers while “Dolfus,” an employee answers his cell phone. Mak has managed the convenience store for 10 years and knows most of his customers personally.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C2v2IKgI/AAAAAAAAAms/ViP9bKeGYtE/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C2v2IKgI/AAAAAAAAAms/ViP9bKeGYtE/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626204237244930" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah Cheatham holds her son Django at the Austin Metal Authority’s open house during the East Austin studio tour in November. “More development that’s the biggest change,” said Brady Foster, a blacksmith at the shop. “More newer houses and more businesses have opened up and I do think it will continue to change and it will continue to change quicker.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C2TT3FXI/AAAAAAAAAmk/4_t7uFcPrws/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2C2TT3FXI/AAAAAAAAAmk/4_t7uFcPrws/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412626196577326450" border="0" /></a><br />Barbara Massington has lived in her house on Cedar Ave. since she was born 1954. “Born and raised here, I’d like to do some traveling but I’m just like Dorothy,” Massington said. “I click my heels and say there is no place like home.”<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">quotes compiled by Tamir Kalifa and Erika Rich</span><br /><br />Reflections on the photo essay.<br /><br /> I was standing in line at the RBM food mart on Manor road holding a loaf of bread, eggs and a gallon of milk. I shop at this convenience mart because my house is conveniently located two minutes away from all the shopping I ever need for twice the price I pay anywhere else. It’s nice and tame. Junk you don’t need, lots of beer, joose, four loko and fading posters of buxom blondes holding beer in a can that hasn’t been produced in five years. The craziest thing that ever occurred to me while shopping was when the guy at the register offered me a free lighter with my dad standing next to me. Otherwise it’s mostly smiles and sweatpants. That’s why when the black man behind me in line said “Fuck you white people,” I was caught off guard.<br /><br /> “Fuck you white people.” I thought about it for what seemed like the time it would have taken me to pay for groceries, walk to my car and drive home. I conjured an impassioned response about the evolution of race relations and why such an accusation level against me was unwarranted because, among other things, a) I didn’t do anything to him and b) neither did any of my family because they were busy having their houses burned and weddings crashed by the Russians in Poland 100 years ago. Even if I did say anything to him (which I did not) I definitely would not have said those things. What came out as I signed another fraction of my life with their pen shackled to the counter, was most likely no than a squeamish sigh. My heart beating anxiously and my face most likely red, I opened the door and walked to my car feeling guilty and somewhat pissed I didn’t think of anything better to say.<br /><br /> I felt like Moses parting my cheerios in the ceramic bowl later, too frustrated to consider closing the parted walls and spoil my non-appetite. “Fuck you white people” loomed on my consciousness like a curse. This occurred as I began photographing the neighborhood around the intersection of 14th and Cedar in East Austin, a predominantly black community that is seeing new smiling white faces like mine move in next door on a regular basis.<br /><br />The last thing I wanted was to make another documentary that shows pictures of poor people because they are poor and do things that poor people do like not take care of the family, drugs, argue and feel sorry for themselves. If I wanted to do that I could find any middle class neighborhood in America and do my project on a Caucasian family struggling to deal with the monotony of the suburbs.<br /><br /> In a nutshell, I was having a difficult time dealing with race because of the societal pressure and the enormous psychological weight placed on it by every educated person you’ve ever talked to. My run-in with the individual at the RBM Mart only exacerbated that. Previously, I felt a genuine discomfort taking pictures and talking to people at this intersection because I felt like an intruder.<br /><br /> I returned to the intersection with a friend and parked in front of a group of women socializing and styling another woman’s hair in their front yard. As I got out of my car an elderly woman left to go home and I built the courage to talk to her. A subtle wave somehow elicited the reaction “Why hello darling! How are you today?” Not what I expected. I reluctantly introduced myself as a photographer from the University of Texas doing a story on the community at 14th and Cedar and the impact the property tax increase was having on their neighborhood. She hooked her arm under mine and walked me to her house three doors down and across the street. We talked for half an hour and by the end of the conversation I learned that Barbara Massington, born 1954, grew up on Cedar Ave, lost her mother at age 13, drove a school bus for 20 years, got laid off, was a drug addict for 17 years and has been clean for 8, loves her grandchildren and four dogs and the people across the street and down four houses moved out because they couldn’t afford living there.<br /><br /> Before we parted, she said something that shook me to my core. “Thank you for listening to my story. People need to hear about my mistakes so they don’t have to make them.”<br /><br />I’m white (I guess). So what? I didn’t choose to be this way, how can I feel guilty for something I have no control over? Barbara put things in perspective for me without anger and without animosity: Race is an issue.<br /><br /> In a naïve and idealistic way, that’s why I decided to focus my project around this intersection. I wanted to show people being human beings. In comparing different members and parts of the community, I tried to convey a sense of family and general community that is experienced by anyone and everyone, regardless of what little circle they bubble in on Federal forms under the box that reads ethnic background.<br /><br /> As a society, we will see race, no matter how hard we try to ignore it. Maybe, if we put it out in the open and talked about it, we wouldn’t be so afraid of it.Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-49656821782565094952009-12-07T14:30:00.000-08:002009-12-07T14:32:56.522-08:00EMS Ride Along - Saturday Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2ChKD2HsI/AAAAAAAAAmc/suZ6PUmyLXk/s1600-h/2009-12-07_EMSRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa0809.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2ChKD2HsI/AAAAAAAAAmc/suZ6PUmyLXk/s400/2009-12-07_EMSRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa0809.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412625833316982466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2Cgy_bylI/AAAAAAAAAmU/f4CskMHtqrM/s1600-h/2009-12-07_EMSRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa0636.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2CUB6PfuI/AAAAAAAAAlk/_hTv0B6Y0oU/s400/2009-12-07_EMSRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa1133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412625607790919394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2CT8avG4I/AAAAAAAAAlc/MugSr4_xsfw/s1600-h/2009-12-07_EMSRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa1164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2CT8avG4I/AAAAAAAAAlc/MugSr4_xsfw/s400/2009-12-07_EMSRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa1164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412625606316596098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2CTljwIHI/AAAAAAAAAlU/YyQidCoP7Nk/s1600-h/2009-12-07_EMSRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa1307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2CTljwIHI/AAAAAAAAAlU/YyQidCoP7Nk/s400/2009-12-07_EMSRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa1307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412625600180396146" border="0" /></a>Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-65229700599700369522009-12-07T14:10:00.000-08:002009-12-07T14:30:01.693-08:00Austin Fire Department Ride Along - Friday Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2Br4hyH-I/AAAAAAAAAlM/PZ5jGxJIKDI/s1600-h/2009-12-07_AFDRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa2061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2Br4hyH-I/AAAAAAAAAlM/PZ5jGxJIKDI/s400/2009-12-07_AFDRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa2061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412624918077644770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2BrqeKMHI/AAAAAAAAAlE/-gHws14cBM4/s1600-h/2009-12-07_AFDRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa2150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2AgAsFmfI/AAAAAAAAAj8/LYcI38uLybk/s400/IMG_2643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412623614598289906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2Af3WMISI/AAAAAAAAAj0/Petr_AO2ac0/s1600-h/2009-12-07_AFDRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa2520.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Sx2Af3WMISI/AAAAAAAAAj0/Petr_AO2ac0/s400/2009-12-07_AFDRIDE_Tamir.Kalifa2520.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412623612090523938" border="0" /></a>Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-26930494256004689262009-11-28T12:29:00.001-08:002009-11-28T12:32:43.958-08:00Parade!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGIzKFnWII/AAAAAAAAAjQ/XGH_UVCV8MI/s1600/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa2039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGIuBX_ZeI/AAAAAAAAAjA/JGm9TDH23HY/s400/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa1426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409254951673095650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGIt1QLY5I/AAAAAAAAAi4/eNQaNbIBElw/s1600/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa1479.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGIt1QLY5I/AAAAAAAAAi4/eNQaNbIBElw/s400/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa1479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409254948419101586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGItvUqBaI/AAAAAAAAAiw/CULrFGKZEFU/s1600/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa1585.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGItvUqBaI/AAAAAAAAAiw/CULrFGKZEFU/s400/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa1585.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409254946827273634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGItXLg6zI/AAAAAAAAAio/3Hbnq5gzw3o/s1600/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa1555.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGItXLg6zI/AAAAAAAAAio/3Hbnq5gzw3o/s400/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa1555.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409254940346477362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGItL2Nf8I/AAAAAAAAAig/3UbHP8YqE5k/s1600/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa1600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxGItL2Nf8I/AAAAAAAAAig/3UbHP8YqE5k/s400/2009-11-30_ThanksgivingParade_Tamir.Kalifa1600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409254937304334274" border="0" /></a><br />Holiday parade down Congress Ave. Austin, TX. November 28, 2009Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-86899762246211631802009-11-27T16:47:00.000-08:002009-11-27T16:48:02.626-08:00Black Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxBzMunxtcI/AAAAAAAAAiY/-nNhFPO_aos/s1600/blackfriday2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxBzMunxtcI/AAAAAAAAAiY/-nNhFPO_aos/s400/blackfriday2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408949814982456770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxBzMaJypoI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/j0qydzf9oDg/s1600/blackfriday1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxBzMaJypoI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/j0qydzf9oDg/s400/blackfriday1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408949809487980162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxBzMNOfr6I/AAAAAAAAAiI/-bbUHUhEktY/s1600/BlackFriday3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxBzMNOfr6I/AAAAAAAAAiI/-bbUHUhEktY/s400/BlackFriday3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408949806018047906" border="0" /></a><br />Truly the darkest of days...Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-62813591641539039092009-11-27T16:42:00.000-08:002009-11-27T16:46:33.332-08:00Michael Muller of Balmorhea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxByYziRIPI/AAAAAAAAAiA/5v7jJnnZXH0/s1600/Michael2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxByYziRIPI/AAAAAAAAAiA/5v7jJnnZXH0/s400/Michael2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408948922948329714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxByYt5WtyI/AAAAAAAAAh4/YRCojqYJqSo/s1600/Michael1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxByYt5WtyI/AAAAAAAAAh4/YRCojqYJqSo/s400/Michael1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408948921434552098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxByYRJENRI/AAAAAAAAAhw/JcoYvlxPMz0/s1600/Michael3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxByYRJENRI/AAAAAAAAAhw/JcoYvlxPMz0/s400/Michael3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408948913715819794" border="0" /></a><br />Muller is the most cooperative subject I have worked with and accepted my rather absurd proposition to take portraits of him submerged in cold autumn water. Granted, Austin never gets too cold but most sane people would not subject themselves to such treatment by a photographer. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxByYFBPdSI/AAAAAAAAAho/OHrCXetVWuA/s1600/360+at+night.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SxByYFBPdSI/AAAAAAAAAho/OHrCXetVWuA/s400/360+at+night.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408948910461777186" border="0" /></a>Threw in the 360 Overlook long exposure for kicks cause its perty.Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-83608667903070085552009-11-20T14:10:00.000-08:002009-11-20T14:20:47.791-08:00Photographs from November 17<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcVCwYQ8dI/AAAAAAAAAhg/5pV4JyO8dMA/s1600/IMG_4787.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcVCwYQ8dI/AAAAAAAAAhg/5pV4JyO8dMA/s400/IMG_4787.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406313014772167122" border="0" /></a><br />Peter Bay conducts the Austin Symphony Orchestra during a Tuesday night rehearsal at the Long Center. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcU4S4ltOI/AAAAAAAAAhY/Aoi3LXoRcsk/s1600/2009-11-18_Wild_Tamir.Kalifa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcU4S4ltOI/AAAAAAAAAhY/Aoi3LXoRcsk/s400/2009-11-18_Wild_Tamir.Kalifa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406312835055989986" border="0" /></a><br />Dan Ojeda, Barber at Dan’s Hair Styling, looks out onto East 6th street while his niece Anjelina plays on the sidewalk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcU39cYVdI/AAAAAAAAAhI/0zu80LmdtkE/s1600/IMG_4396.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcU39cYVdI/AAAAAAAAAhI/0zu80LmdtkE/s400/IMG_4396.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406312829300528594" border="0" /></a><br />Student sit outside a dorm at Huston-Tillotson University at sunset.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcU3uexN8I/AAAAAAAAAhA/YaGeJoMJSxQ/s1600/IMG_4168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcU3uexN8I/AAAAAAAAAhA/YaGeJoMJSxQ/s400/IMG_4168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406312825284016066" border="0" /></a><br />An auto paint shop on East 5th. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcU3enFo0I/AAAAAAAAAg4/LRnGWzTnpkA/s1600/IMG_4076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SwcU3enFo0I/AAAAAAAAAg4/LRnGWzTnpkA/s400/IMG_4076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406312821023941442" border="0" /></a><br />What?Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956279822991439238.post-36723885609515090572009-11-10T23:18:00.000-08:002009-11-10T23:22:49.545-08:00Fort Hood Memorial Ceremony<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SvplzbyWraI/AAAAAAAAAgY/aSAxm3KyK6U/s1600-h/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SvplzbyWraI/AAAAAAAAAgY/aSAxm3KyK6U/s400/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402742637291023778" border="0" /></a><br />Spc. Brian Hill, who was wounded in Iraq, pays tribute to victims of the Fort Hood shooting at the III Corps Headquarters on Tuesday. “It was a shock because it came from one of our own,” Hill said. “When you are at home you don’t expect things like this to happen.”<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SvplvljT4WI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/8t3LgWAdnpc/s1600-h/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SvplvljT4WI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/8t3LgWAdnpc/s400/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402742571192803682" border="0" /></a><br />President Barack Obama speaks to soldiers, families and civilians during the memorial ceremony for the victims of Thursday’s shooting at Fort Hood. “We are a nation that endures because of the courage of those who defend it” said Obama.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Svplvv26qaI/AAAAAAAAAgI/SwRKSmjPMZI/s1600-h/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Svplvv26qaI/AAAAAAAAAgI/SwRKSmjPMZI/s400/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402742573959391650" border="0" /></a><br />PFC Chris Gaines, 23, awaits the memorial ceremony at Fort Hood.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SvplvWrd_3I/AAAAAAAAAgA/gc306FAPzeg/s1600-h/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SvplvWrd_3I/AAAAAAAAAgA/gc306FAPzeg/s400/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402742567200489330" border="0" /></a><br />Angie Hatla and her daughter, Leslie, pay respect to the 13 victims of the Fort Hood shooting. Hundreds of families and civilians joined soldiers in solidarity at a memorial ceremony on Tuesday. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SvplvJeHsBI/AAAAAAAAAf4/j_zwrIXXIX8/s1600-h/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/SvplvJeHsBI/AAAAAAAAAf4/j_zwrIXXIX8/s400/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402742563654840338" border="0" /></a><br />Soliders watch the memorial ceremony from an M4 Sherman Tank. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Svpluwb-r6I/AAAAAAAAAfw/lmqLK32Mkgk/s1600-h/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__-HY7__pgkw/Svpluwb-r6I/AAAAAAAAAfw/lmqLK32Mkgk/s400/2009-11-11_FtHood_WEBGALLERY010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402742556934975394" border="0" /></a><br />Tired troops line up in formation outside the III Corps Headquarters following the memorial ceremony.Tamir Kalifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562134632854286122noreply@blogger.com0