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Gordon Laing

Oct 14, 2012 By Peter in People

Gordon Laing by Peter Adams.

Gordon Laing photographed on the streets of San Francisco.

I had a chance to catch up with Gordon Laing during his recent visit to Startup Land. Gordon is the founder and editor of the popular CameraLabs.com – a comprehensive photographic equipment review website that he founded in 2005. In addition to being a fount of knowledge, he is also a genuinely nice guy who’s up for photographic adventure.

I was after an iconic portrait of Gordon against the San Francisco skyline but we also managed to have a little fun with an alternate shot before the night was over.

Notes For Steve

Oct 14, 2011 By Peter in People

In the days after his death, thousands of Silicon Valley residents made their way to the Apple retail store in Palo Alto, California to leave personal notes of remembrance mourning the loss of Steve Jobs. Located just blocks away from his residence in Palo Alto, Jobs frequently visited this particular Apple store to interact with customers and fans. The notes, which were written on colored post-it notes, would eventually go on to cover the entire facade of the store – turning it into a public memorial for Jobs and the spark for a world wide trend that would be repeated at Apple stores around the world.

UPDATE: One of the images from this series just won a “Photo of The Year” award from Digital Photo Pro Magazine.

Rest in Peace

Oct 6, 2011 By Peter in Events, People

Rest in Peace by Peter Adams for Instartupland.com

A memorial to Steve Jobs outside Apple store #001 in downtown Palo Alto, California.

Rest in peace Steve Jobs. You will be missed.

The Lucky Office

When it comes to turning a startup into a multi-billion dollar company, entrepreneurs know that success often requires great timing as well as some good, old fashioned luck. Unfortunately, luck doesn’t grow on trees or else it would be for sale on every street corner here in Startup Land. However, it turns out that getting(…)
Over the Hills

One of the great things about living in Silicon Valley is how easy it is to get out of it when you want to. The Pacific coastline is 32 miles due West and is a popular day trip for Valley dwellers looking for a bit of time with the ocean. There are dozens of beautiful(…)
Gordon Laing

I had a chance to catch up with Gordon Laing during his recent visit to Startup Land. Gordon is the founder and editor of the popular CameraLabs.com – a comprehensive photographic equipment review website that he founded in 2005. In addition to being a fount of knowledge, he is also a genuinely nice guy who’s(…)
500 Startups
Palo Alto International Film Festival
Super Hero Street Fair

If Captain America, Superman, Batman, and the X-men were to throw a party in San Francisco it would probably look a lot like the Super Hero Street Fair. Complete with climbing wall, multiple music stages, and a gladiator pit, this costume event is brought to us by the same folks who produce the How Weird(…)
BFD – Part 4: K.Flay, St. John, Eligh & Amp Live

This is the fourth of four posts containing photos from the BFD music festival held on June 2nd, 2012 @ The Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Photos below are of K.Flay, St. John, and Eligh & Amp Live performing in the Subsonic Dance Tent. Click the images to see a larger version or slideshow.(…)