David Gilmore Sketched me!!! I’ve made it! I never thought this day would come, I never thought I would be alive to see it if this day DID come! David is an Artist, a damn good artist! He has an extremely traveled blog and knows what he’s doing 24/7! (maybe an exaggeration for that part) [...]

Heather Hamm and I outside of Loehmann’s in Long Beach after the shopping spree.Heres a write up of the Giving project. Enjoy. By Jessica Selva5/13/08 Words: 1,582Slug: Long Beach Giving ProjectPossible Headline: Community Project Inspires 15 to Give Big Samuel Lippke had known 67-year-old Heather Hamm for less than an hour, but on Wednesday afternoon, [...]

There were 15 contestants on the first ever “Long Beach Giving Project” presented by Justin Rudd.After weeks of creative giving and lining up new people to help out, all the contestants finally gathered, presented their giving to the Judges and enjoyed a night of sharing. In the end, I walked 2nd street after winning the [...]

I want this place! CoolHunter.net does their best to seek out exceptional design from all corners of the globe, and on Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands off the north west coast of Africa, they found an extraordinary architectural example in timber, glass and concrete. The House in Tenerife was built into the cliffs [...]

MVP Yup, he did it. Best player in the league for the 5th year in a row, but the first time to get the award. Good work Kobe and the lakers. I like this quote… “Mr. Bryant, since you keep saying that this is a team award, I’d like to know if you will be [...]

Hammer LinesSelf-portrait with iPhone in TargetUnless this shirt was made pre-1949 when the Breakwater was built, I assume the shirt designers were sitting in a sterile mid-western cubical thinking of beaches to make shirts about and Long Beach came to their mind.Looking on a map, it looks like surfing here in Long Beach would be [...]

I photographed Lori Michelle Marks and Kevin Newman at the Balboa Bay club this past Saturday.It was a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding.I was able to capture some magazine style shots during the 2 minutes I had to work with Lori, as she prepared.More on this wedding will be online, if you were a [...]

Sunday afternoon:Just finished a long and tedious bike ride/feed the homeless and both Audrey and Diesel (the 7 week old Pitbull) fell asleep on the Lippke Studios couch. I love the lighting, the rich browns and the feeling this image gives off. Not to mention Audrey’s beautiful skin tone and natural light seeping through the [...]