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About Us By Indy Staff | Thu Dec 27, 2007 | 6:00am

Indy Shutterbugs

At The Indy, the bulk of making things pretty is handled by our staff photographer Paul Wellman (center), whom you might find shooting portraits in the morning, covering court trials in the afternoon, riding his bike to shoot breaking news around sunset, and then scrambling in front of the Bowl’s stage to snap the latest pop superstar. And in 2007, Wellman had plenty of help, both from the dependable David Bazemore (right), who’s covered cultural events around Santa Barbara for years, and from backcountry legend Ray Ford (left), who joined the paper this year as our outdoors editor and caught many scenes from the Zaca Fire with his camera.

About Us By Indy Staff | Thu Dec 20, 2007 | 6:00am

Rachel and Waldorf

THE INDY WHAT-IS-IT: Though guesses so far have ranged from a wingless bat to a wombat to a real-life version of Stitch from Lilo & Stitch, Waldorf is a one-year-old French bulldog and the latest in a long string of canines who make appearances at The Independent‘s office.

About Us By Indy Staff | Thu Dec 13, 2007 | 6:00am

Griffin Saxon

>FRESH TALENT: When he’s not calling galleries to make sure their holiday listings are accurate, dropping files onto the Web site, and otherwise earning the gratitude of The Indy staff, intern Griffin Saxon spends his time courting one or another of his creative muses.

About Us By Indy Staff | Thu Dec 06, 2007 | 6:00am

Santi Visalli

The Italian lensman made a name for himself in the 1960s and ’70s in New York’s hopping social scene and quickly became known for capturing movie stars and socialites in rare form and intimate settings.

About Us By Indy Staff | Thu Nov 29, 2007 | 6:00am

Solakian, not Slackin’

This Santa Barbara native has been busily designing commercial content in The Indy ad production office since June. And though Deanna Solakian has had a taste of big-city life prior to her tenure hereshe bounced around jobs in New York City previouslyshe’s happy to return to the West Coast, where recreation is more plentiful.

About Us By Indy Staff | Wed Nov 21, 2007 | 6:00am

A POLISHED VOICE:

One of our newest arts contributors, Colin Marshall got his start in journalism writing album, film, and book reviews for UCSB’s Daily Nexus. In addition to penning Hot Off the Press, The Indy‘s monthly roundup of new books, Marshall writes book features and reviews.

About Us By Indy Staff | Thu Nov 15, 2007 | 6:00am

YO ADRIAN!

YO ADRIAN: This Chula Vista native now lives in Isla Vista. But don’t think Independent intern Adrian Casta±eda only lives in places that end with the word “Vista.” This UCSB senior spent a good chunk of 2006 living in Barcelona, where his fluency in Spanish made studying literature a breeze.

About Us By Indy Staff | Thu Nov 08, 2007 | 6:00am

Marlene R. Miller

The author of this week’s cover story, Marlene R. Miller, is a native of Austria. She settled in Santa Barbara in 1961, where she continued her career in banking for nearly 20 years. In 1980, she opened the Arlington Gallery, specializing in 19th- and 20th-century American and European art. Miller is the guest curator of Coloring the West, an exhibition of more than 40 watercolor and oil paintings by cowboy artist and beloved Santa Barbara figure Edward Borein, now on show at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. An acknowledged authority on Borein’s work, Miller is also a founding director of the Wildling Art Museum in Los Olivos and an independent curator.

About Us By Indy Staff | Thu Nov 01, 2007 | 6:00am

HERE WE GO A-GANN!

HERE WE GO A-GANN! Client Representative Jason Gann and his wife, Shannon, welcome Jordan Arianna to the family. Jordan joins her sister, Madison, and brother, Carson, in the new Gann Family of Five. “It takes a village,” laughed Jason. “Our friends and family have been very supportive. I feel very blessed, indeed. Life is a careful and magical gift for which we all should be thankful every minute of every day.

About Us By Indy Staff | Thu Oct 25, 2007 | 6:00am

Branden Aroyan

A permanent and perpetually positive fixture in area lineups since making the move to S.B. some 13 years ago, Aroyan was recently named a finalist for Surfing Magazine’s prestigious Follow the Light Foundation Grant. Living with his wife, Valerie, and their dog Levi in the shadows of one of our most fickle yet rewarding homegrown waves, Aroyan, who has had his art shown in galleries all around the county and in the pages of countless international surf publications, personifies the type of warm-hearted stoke and easygoing generosity that a good surf session will give you. For more of Aroyan’s work and to scope out some super groovy organic clothing featuring his art, visit lowtiderising.com.

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