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<title>Bee Focused: Kurt Hegre</title>
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<description>Kurt Hegre has been a general assignment staff photographer at The Bee since 1989. He previously was a photographer at The Boston Globe.</description>
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<title>Sodas</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/sodas.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Sodas" title="sodas" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/klh_soda_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I had an assignment to photograph some of the best taco places in the
Valley. One of the stops was the Guadalajara on Weber and Shields avenues in
Fresno. As I was waiting, I was taken by the row of brightly colored bottles
of soda on the shelf near the window. As I began photographing the bottles I
noticed that the owner's 2-year-old son Kemton Duarte
was at the far end of the room playing with the bottles.
<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<title>Church of Elvis</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/church-of-elvis.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Church of Elvis" title="Church of Elvis" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/klh_elvis_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[Rev. Daniel Lopez of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Selma is a lifelong Elvis
fan who has been known to appear as the King of rock 'n' roll. As I was
setting up my lights to shoot a portrait of him in the church I fired off a
few frames to check my exposures, and that's when I got this picture. You
don't need to see the face to know it's Elvis; he really is everywhere, even
Selma.<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:41:28 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>99 Cent Orange</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/99-cent-orange.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="99 Cent Orange" title="99 Cent Orange" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/klh_orange_shadow_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I was drawn to this scene by the vivid orange color on the wall of the 99 cent store on McKinley Avenue and First Street. This was one of those days with a high temperature of 106 and cloud cover, which at sunset made the orange paint glow even more.
This is similar to another picture of mine shot in Chinatown in black and white, but I think the color really gives a sense of the heat of the afternoon.<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:19:30 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Clouds and Rainbows</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/clouds-and-rainbows.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Cloud and Rainbows" title="Cloud and Rainbows" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/klh_clouds_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I love clouds and it's hard to resist a rainbow so I found myself racing
toward the foothills to try and make a picture before it vanshed as quickly
as it appeared. It was odd standing there in unbearable heat knowing that
just a few miles away it was raining.<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:50:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Downtown Bike</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/downtown-bike.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Downtown Bike" title="Downtown Bike" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/klh_bike_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[This is another photo from my downtown Fresno project. I had a few minutes to spare before shooting a Fresno Grizzlies baseball game and decided to walk the neighborhood around the stadium. The light was beautiful as this man rode his bike past me on the Fulton Mall. The building in the background looks very European to me. The architecture in downtown Fresno is remarkable and frequently overlooked. It's worth taking a walk along the Fulton Mall just to look at the buildings.<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE
]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:33:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Downtown Musicians</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/downtown-musicians.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Downtown Musicians" title="Downtown Musicians" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/klh_musicians_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[For years I've been walking the streets of downtown Fresno shooting black-and-white pictures of the wide variety of daily life the neighborhoods hold. I love the fact that people are out on the streets and not in cars. It's the only area of Fresno that feels like a city.

I found these musicians walking through Chinatown along Tulare Avenue. They stop in small restaurants and bars where they play for patrons who tip them. It's not something you would see in most other parts of Fresno.<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE
]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:33:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Big Head Downtown</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/big-head-downtown.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Big Head" title="Big Head" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/klh_bighead_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[This is one of those images that may be better left without much of an
explanation. This huge head was attached to the back of a car advertising
sunflowers seeds. I saw it parked in front of Grizzlies Stadium and grabbed
a few quick pictures before moving my car to the parking lot. When I came
back 10 minutes later the car was gone.

So, either the car was never there and I was having another one of my
"spells" or somewhere around Fresno there lives a family of 10-foot-tall
mutants. Please call me if you see them, I have some questions for them.
<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE
]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>It&apos;s the Governator</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/its-the-governator.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="It's the Governator" title="It's the Governator" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/klh_arnold_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I've photographed a lot of politicians but I've never seen people react
the way they do around Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's pure celebrity worship and
a number of people seem to have no interest in politics. They just want to get
a glimpse of a movie star. I took this picture as the governor stepped off
his bus during a campaign stop at Fig Garden Village and it captures the sense of
surreal weirdness that surrounds his appearances. The sunglass wearing
figure at the right is one of the governors ever present security staff.<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE
]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:28:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Legs Ahoy!</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/legs-ahoy.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Legs Ahoy!" title="Legs Ahoy!" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/legsahoy_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[While photographing a family who donated money to help fix and move a Humpty Dumpty statue back to Storyland in Roeding Park, I was given access to the park's "bone yard' where Humpty is stored. I spotted this old tea cup ride with what appeared to be a person diving in. Of course, it's a mannequin, but it's a nice little still life.

I don't know what role the mannequin played in the park. To be honest, I don't really want to know. A photo that asks more questions than it answers is good for the soul.<br><b>KURT HEGRE /</b> THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 13:09:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Two Flags</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/two-flags.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Two Flags" title="Two Flags" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/2flags_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[This picture was taken May 1 in front of Fresno City Hall during a
huge rally to support immigrants. We had one photographer on the upper level
of City Hall shooting crowd shots while I wandered through the mass of
people on the streets. Flags, both Mexican and American, were everywhere
and it was almost impossible to make a photograph without including four
or five in each frame. I was drawn to these two men by their quiet body
language and the warm light that struck their backs. It gave them a kind of
quiet dignity that's difficult to show in large gatherings such as this.<br><b>KURT HEGRE /</b> THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 11:39:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Warning Sign</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/warning-sign.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Warning Sign" title="Warning Sign" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/yardsign_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I recently  found this sign in a yard on  Roberts Avenue in northwest Fresno. We've probably all been annoyed by a dog leaving a surprise on our front lawn, but
this was the first time I've seen this response.<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:00:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Rainy Palms</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/rainy-palms.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Rainy Palms" title="Rainy Palms" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/palms_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[I lived in the Midwest for quite a few years and was always amazed at the cloud patterns that formed every spring. The clouds in the Valley are rarely so picturesque. Still, I spend a lot of time watching the sky and have noticed more interesting  sunsets this year than in the past. Recently, as a storm passed, I saw the sun pop out from the clouds just before sunset. It was still raining and as I looked through my car window I could see a dreamlike scene created by the water on the glass with the palm trees and setting sun behind.<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>West Coast Relays</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/west-coast-relays.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Relay" title="Relay" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/relay_thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[Sporting events often allow an opportunity to explore new perspectives. I experimented with different angles at a Buchanan High School track and field meet. I saw that some of the runners in the first lane in relay races came very close to the berm when they exchanged the baton. I put the camera on the ground with a 17 mm (wide-angle) lens and pointed up to where I thought the runners would pass and started shooting. It took two races before I captured this nice baton exchange.<br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:26:42 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Bird Shadows In Chinatown</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/kurt-hegre/gallery/bird-shadows-in-chinatown.php&quot;&gt;<![CDATA[<img alt="Bird Shadow" title="Bird Shadow" src="http://www.fresnobeehive.com/focus/thumbs/bird shadow thumb.jpg" width="90"  />]]>&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<![CDATA[<b>Favorite Photos of 2005</B><br>
I had often noticed the
shadow cast by the tree on Kern Street in Fresno's
Chinatown but could never quite find the right
elements to make a picture. One day, I was sent out to
find a feature picture and drove past the location. I
saw a man feeding some birds, so I stopped to
photograph him. I shot a few pictures before he
finished feeding the birds and then noticed that as
some of the birds flew away, their shadows appeared on
the wall next to the shadow of the tree. I shot for
about 10 minutes until the birds finally moved on to
another spot. <br><b>KURT HEGRE/</b>THE FRESNO BEE]]>&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:21:06 -0800</pubDate>
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