CONTRIBUTORS s s
AARON CHANG
• After Hours, p. 20 Aaron Chang is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed artist whose fine art photography and multimedia art bring inspiration to collectors and fans. Voted “Best Artist/Gallery” for the past five years, Chang is also the San Diego Tourism Authority’s “Ambassador of the Arts.” Chang resides in North County and owns galleries in Solana Beach and downtown that showcase his brilliant photography. Check out AaronChang.com or follow him on Facebook: @aaronchanggallery.
s s
KAREN MORRISON
• The Color Queen, p. 28; Scoot Over!, p. 44 Since childhood Karen Morrison has been interested in experimenting with art, design, film and, of course, photography. She graduated from UC San Diego with a visual arts degree, and complements her photography with graphic design—focusing on telling a story from start to finish. Morrison is the director of AIGA San Diego LINK, a nonprofit that provides art workshops for underserved teens.
s s
s s
ss JOHN DOLE • Inside Scoop, p. 50 From shooting portraits to fashion to lifestyle to food, John Dole has spent more than 16 years in the professional photography business. His work has appeared in Modern Luxury, San Diego Magazine, Men’s Journal Magazine, Inked Magazine, Enroute Magazine, Interiors Magazine and more. For Inside Scoop, he captured some of the city’s best ice cream and gelato outposts. In addition to photography, he also specializes in graphic design and fine art. His free time is spent with his son and daughter, and he loves to surf. Check out his work at johndolephoto.com.
DEREK SHAW
• The Color Queen, p. 28 Derek Shaw is a writer, artist and musician with a taste for corn nuts and Bulleit Bourbon. A San Diego native, he currently resides in Oakland with his beloved dog, Spot. A Trojan on paper and an Aztec at heart, he loves underdogs and antiheroes. Wherever there’s a garage sale or a grand piano, you’ll find him poking around. Check out his band at soundcloud.com/stepchildren.
ANN WYCOFF
• Staying Power, p. 38 Ann Wycoff writes about wellness, wanderlust, wine and where to eat. Locally, she contributes to San Diego Magazine and Modern Luxury, and she loves being the editor of the San Diego Visitor Guide. Wycoff strongly believes that fine dining is not, in fact, dead; but rather, it’s getting more progressive and better. Her feature in this book speaks volumes in confirmation of this truth; she interviewed the city’s top restaurateurs on how they deliver the very best, night after night.
W H E R E G U E S T B O O K 9
0C2_009_TOC_GBSD18.indd 9
6/21/18 12:16 PM