Lucy Jones Smithsonian Magazine

Dr. Lucy Jones, aka "The Earthquake Lady" for Smithsonian Magazine

Dr. Lucy Jones for Smithsonian Magazine

Dr. Lucy Jones for Smithsonian Magazine

 

I recently had the opportunity to photograph Lucy Jones for Smithsonian Magazine. We lucked out with our location, finding a spot at a private residence just north of the city that gave us a gorgeous view of the city, combined with a little touch of nature in the foreground, tying together her job as one of the nation’s preeminent seismologists with her role as a protector and voice of reason for the city’s earthquake apprehensive citizens. Jones, a science adviser for the USGS in Pasadena, has become somewhat of a local celebrity in Los Angeles for her regular tv news appearances where she explains the causes, risks and likelihood of tremblers before and after earthquakes have occurred. The story is an interesting read if you want to check it out. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Meet-Lucy-Jones-the-Earthquake-Lady.html#

Antonette Co UC Northridge

Antonette Co at UC Northridge

Antonette Co UC Northridge

Antonette Co at UC Northridge

Here are a couple from a recent assignment for the Chronicle of Higher Education. Antonette Co is one of numerous “super seniors” at UC Northridge who are being asked by the university to move on. The program apparently isn’t unique to this school and is a way that the universities are trying to save money.

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