A yearbook photograph of San Dieguito High School Junior Varsity Cheerleaders. The “official” photographer Tony Francis, is posing the varsity squad in the background. Tony did all of the senior portraits for the school in his studio in downtown Del Mar. I got to know him later when I had my commercial photo studio in Del Mar next to the racetrack. He was a nice guy and talented photographer but said he would rather spend his time fishing.
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I have saved most of the negatives and slides from over 45 years of photography starting with my seventh grade photo class where I got hooked. I recently emptied out my storage unit and came across boxes and boxes of old black & white negatives. Most of the photos are what I call record shots and my hope is that someone will see themselves in these images and that will spark a memory from when we were all a little younger. The following image posts will be random in time and place but each image was a building block on my journey as a photographer, mostly learning from my mistakes.
Stephen Whalen