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Inside The Spectrum:
Our Cover Photo Shoot
THE SPECTRUM
This month’s cover photo shoot, scheduled for Friday, Dec. 8, at 11:30 a.m.,
was an excellent opportunity for Publisher Steve Penna and Cover Story
Photographer James Kaspar to travel through various neighborhoods of our
city and capture some unique views of issues facing our community through photographs.
As you look through this month’s edition you will see several of these photos. We
know you will enjoy viewing them and we would like to take this opportunity to
tell you a little about Kaspar.
Although initially he spent a number of years in the Midwest, his family moved to
San Mateo in the 1950s and he was in the second graduating class of Hillsdale
High School. His college and graduate school days took him out of California, but
he returned to the Peninsula 35 years ago and has remained here since. He and his
wife have made Redwood City their home since 1988 and have no intention of
leaving. They love this area and its accessibility to the ocean, the mountains and
San Francisco.
Kaspar has been involved with photography for almost 40 years. With his retirement
from the San Mateo County Superior Court in 2003 and the advent of digital
photography, his devotion to the art form really accelerated. He now has the
joy, opportunity and time for a variety of photographic experiences. Working with
The Spectrum since its inception in September 2004 has been very rewarding.
The magazine’s focus on Redwood City and the people who make a contribution
to our community fits perfectly with what he feels are appropriate and worthwhile
values. It also has been enriching for him to meet and photograph the individuals
who are the cover subjects. They go about their business without a great deal of
fanfare but are clearly assets to our community who should be, and thankfully are,
recognized.
Another fine photo from James R. Kaspar
It is hoped that the images you view convey in some measure the quality and character
of the individuals that are featured, because they offer examples of community
involvement that are commendable.
We thank Kaspar for his inspiring photos throughout the years and look forward
to the future ones.
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