All about town these past few weeks on assignment for The Wall Street Journal. Living vicariously through so many people, and it’s wonderful!

Photos © Cassandra Giraldo for The Wall Street Journal

My little brother Max graduated from undergrad which meant a flight to LA and lots of family time. 

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A nice moment to hopefully counterbalance the horrific news of the week. 

Oscar & Joanna Mendez play in a playground off Van Brunt St. in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Shot while on assignment for The Wall Street Journal.

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When people ask me where I’m from in Los Angeles, I tell them “the Valley.” I wonder if an image similar to this one comes to their mind when I say that…

Skater bros at an old strip-mall in Encino, 2012.

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April on the beach last spring. 

Rockaway Beach, 2012.

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I’ve been learning a lot more about New York City night life via assignments for the Heard & Scene Section of Wall Street Journal’s GNY. These images were taken at the Seven Deadly Sins themed supperclub in Chinatown on Sunday, March 31, 2013. 

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I’ve had a hectic work week and I can’t complain. Photographing U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations was definitely one of the highlights.

The following images were taken at the Celebration de la Francophonie at the United Nations. See the full article here. 

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Details of LA. 

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Seizing the light with my friend Caitlin. 

December 15, 2013. Photo © Cassandra Giraldo