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
Lazy days driving to the top of Las Planideras, skating down the long empty hill and pileling back in the car to return to the top for another run.
Probably 1976-1977 in someones emptied out backyard pool. Maybe Encinitas or Solana Beach.