Schorbach Photography

This beautiful peacock portrait was taken on Peacock Day at the Los Angeles Arboretum earlier this year. There are three types of peacocks - this is the Common Peafowl also known as the India Blue Peafowl. In 1963 it was declared the national bird of India! The overcast day provided a soft box effect which helped to bring out the vivid colors in the feathers.

Deana Martin, the daughter of Dean Martin, was in town last month for rehearsals and two nights of sold out performances at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz Club.

Deana starred in numerous Broadway plays, major motion pictures, spent a great deal of time on television, and has several albums to her credit. I was pleased to be her photographer while she was in town - one of my favorite jobs to date. (For more images Click Here)

A family has their baby baptized during Mass in Kampala, Uganda.

A young man prepare his arrow for a hunt later in the day. (For more images Click Here)

Red Cross responds to the devastating 2016 Sand Fire by sending volunteers to seek out people in need of services following the fire.

If you visit Tanzania, you must visit Ngorongoro Crater, a conservation area that is home to the "big 5" (the elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino). I have been there three times and each time is unlike the other. Ngorongoro is the largest unbroken caldera in the world - a deep volcanic crater. The number of safari vehicles are limited each day to a certain number so it doesn't become overcrowded.  My fondest memory was my last visit when it started to rain as we were heading to our exit. Before climbing the steep dirt road we stopped, turned off the engine of our Land Rover, and sat quietly as the rain fell.  Tranquility. 

One day just isn't enough when you visit Catalina Island. Last summer we visited the well known city of Avalon graced by the famous Avalon Bay that faces the California coast. The bay, pier, city shops, restaurants and the iconic Catalina Casino with it's red roof (right side) are easily visited in a day but you should really experience a sunset and early sunrise before leaving. We took a small bus tour of the island and the Zip Line Eco tour, just over the hills, to get a better taste of what Catalina has to offer. Peaceful.

On Saturday December 15, 2018, I was honored to receive a Gold medal and a certificate from the 2018 Los Angeles Chinese International Photographic Festival. The title of the image is “The Faucet” and was taken in the small village of Kabingo, Uganda at the primary school during lunch. / Thank you to Ramiro Gaytan II, owner of the California Photography Center for letting me be part of this great event and to the Los Angeles Chinese Festival Community. Thank you to my husband for picking up the award for me as I was in the hospital following a knee replacement.

The Los Angeles County Fair is an annual county fair and was first held on October 17, 1922 in a former beet field in Pomona. Highlights of the Fair’s first year were harness racing, chariot races and an airplane wing-walking exhibition. (Wikipedia) (For more images Click Here)

The Ruppell’s Vulture is one of six types of vultures found in Africa. Each of the six is categorized as either endangered or critically endangered. Declining numbers are blamed on: their eating a carcass of livestock that has been treated with certain medicines toxic to vultures, the deliberate poisoning of vultures (to avoid their giving away the illegal killing of rhinos or elephants by poachers), people poisoning livestock predators which in turn kills the vulture eating the carcass, and the that some tribes still use vulture parts in their traditional medicines. This rather healthy guy was making a landing a few feet from a dozen or more others who were feeding on the leftovers of a wildebeest on the Masai Mara.

St. John Vianney Catholic Church. April 16, 2011:  Red Cross volunteers respond to the fire that destroyed the church by providing canteen services to the fire department during the very early hours of the morning. I post this picture in honor of Doris Beery, American Red Cross Disaster Volunteer, who was killed along with her husband, in a car accident on October 11, 2016. She was a good friend and a dedicated and long time Red Cross volunteer. 

The Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, CA. The Arboretum is known for it's beautiful gardens and colorful Peacocks that grace the entrance and cafe area.  It is a wonderful place to spend your time walking, listening to speakers, having a picnic lunch or taking photographs. The Meyberg Waterfall is a must see on the 127 acre grounds.  I shot this Saturday morning, January 28, 2017 under blue skies and temperatures in the 70's. 

The LA County Fair is taking visitors on a nostalgic road trip of iconic highway attractions, neon signs, Wigwam motels and all the kitsch that makes up the vanishing American roadside. Announcing the 2018 theme: Get Your Kicks…at the LA County Fair. The Fair runs Aug. 31 through Sept. 23, 2018

Jannet works magic in the afternoon shadows at the Pasadena City Hall. Her background in dance and ballet add to her grace and beauty evident in this photograph.