A few months ago on my first of 3 flights to Florida, I was sitting next to a rather important man. We talked...meaningful talk. He asked why we chose to relocate to Southern Oregon...asked about my kids, etc. I told him I was a photographer...he worked for some medical thing...he wasn't very specific. At the end of the flight he stated, "Good luck, Ezra." I told him I would see him around...because it's a small valley. I remembered his name. Roy Vinyard. As soon I as I got to Florida, I googled his name for his contact info...all in effort to send him a kind email. I do this often. No such luck...his email isn't public. But I did find out that he is the CEO of
Asante Health System...the largest healthcare provider in this part of the state.
Fast forward half a year...and Asante contacts me...they want me to photograph their annual
Carpenter Awards Celebration...in addition to doing a few portraits of Dr. Brian Gross. I landed this little gig thanks to a fellow chamber member (Linda Farland). It gave me the opportunity to reintroduce myself to Roy. He remembered me.
On a flight to Florida in February, I was sitting in front of 3 guys that had just started a t-shirt company. They got on the plane drunk...and got drunker! It was a 5 hour flight of drunken madness. They were super obnoxious, rude, inconsiderate, loud...and just straight up offensive!
I think you get my point. Always be on your best behavior!
This is my favorite picture from the Asante event...enjoy!
