2006 Presentations, Lectures, Events and Photo Shoots

January

February

March

March 18th Featured guest on Photo Talk Radio:
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March 21, 4:00 pm:
San Diego State University's Little Theater
Photojournalism: Studying Abroad and Civic Engagement
click here for full details

Lecture:
Community Service in a Global Context:
March 29th San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
click here for full details

April

Washington DC: InterAction (humanitarian organizations annual meeting) and photo shoot with Bill Clinton

India: Vellore, Bangalore, Kolkata, Bihar and West Bengal

Mother Teresa's home for the dying and destitute, leprosy clinics etc.

May

Peru Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley photo tour

Bolivia: El Alto, La Paz, Trinidad and Cochabamba

Columbia: Bogota, Medillin, Monteria and the Coca growing areas

Cuba: Havana Vieja, Centro Havana and Vinales

June

Columbia: Bogota, Medillin, Monteria and the Coca growing areas

Cuba: Havana Vieja, Centro Havana and Vinales

MS Walk a thon

July

Fallbrook Camera Club Lecture

Guest Speaker at :
The AJA Project: Developing a Personal Vision: Digital Photography Workshop.
July 15-16 Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
click here for full details

August

Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar

September

October

India: Rajastan's Pushkar Camel Fair Photo tour, Udaipur, Jaipur, Thar desert and Taj Mahal

November

India: Rajastan's Pushkar Camel Fair Photo tour, Udaipur, Jaipur, Thar desert and Taj Mahal

December

2005 Presentations, Lectures, Events and Photo Shoots

January

Emergency trip to Tsunami areas:
Tamil Nadu India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia Banda Aeh and Meulaboh.

February

Malaria project shoot Kampala, Soroti and Kumi, Uganda

March

Tsunami fund Raiser for World Emergency Relief, Rancho Santa Fe CA

Haiti: Port au Prince, Descapelles, Gonaives, Cap Haitian Huanamet, and Petitie Goave

Dominican Republic: Santiago, Santo Domingo, Jimani

April

Tsunami presentation: Sierra Club Photo Section: April 14th 7:00 pm

May

Karl leads photo tour: PERU, Machu Picchu & the Sacred Valley of the Incas 11-21

June

Hunger Relief Organization fundraiser keynote address, Newport Beach California

Shutterbug Radio show appearance June 17th

San Diego International Exhibition of Photography, Del Mar California

Photojournalist's craft Tsunami presentation June 25th 6:30pm

July

Tsunami presentation: Photo Naturalists: July 25th 7:00 pm Photo Arts Building Balboa Park, San Diego

August

Gallery Exhibition: "SELECTIONS"
At The Photographer's Gallery in Escodido, California
Artist's reception August 5, 6-8 pm
Show runs all through August
830 West Tulip, Escondido, CA

September

MS Society San Diego: MS Challenge

Kinnaird wedding

Newspaper assignments

October

MS Society San Diego: MS 150 Bike Tour

Poway USD ROP meeting

MS Society Irvine photo shoot

MS Society San Diego: Wellness Expo

Depart for tsunami return one-year anniversary documentation

November

Khao Lak Thailand tsunami recovery photos WER and We Love Thailand

Freedom From Hunger / CARD bank photography project Philippines, Manila, Laguna and Quezon

Dubai UAE layover

EDC photography project Kabul, Parwan and Herat

Sri Lanka tsunami recovery, LWR, WER, Chronicle of Philanthropy and CHF

December

Sri Lanka tsunami recovery, LWR, WER, Chronicle of Philanthropy and CHF

Layover Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia, Banda Aceh CRS, CHF

Layover Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok return home Dec 18th

2004 Presentations, Lectures, Events and Photo Shoots

January

Depart January 5 for Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
working on location Phnom Penh, Battambang and Siem Reap, Cambodia until Feb7

February

Depart Phnom Penh for Saigon Vietnam Feb 7.

On location in Saigon, Mekong Delta, Hanoi, Sapa, Bac Ha, Do Son, Cat ba, through February 27

March

Travel to Joan Kroc Institute for Peace to attend Idealist.org Meeting and set up 21 images in gallery

March Palomar College teaching photography class

March 23 meeting with Delkin Devices, Poway, CA

April

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting

Rancho Magazine photo shoot April 15-16 San Diego, CA

May

Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador

June

Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador

July

August

September

October

On location West Africa, Togo, Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea

November

December

Sandisk ad shoot, Ocotillo CA, Tecate, Mexico

Cairo, Egypt

Sudan: Kharotum and White Nile State

2003 Presentations, Lectures, Events and Photo Shoots

January

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Jan 21, 7:00 PM

MCAS Miramar Raider's Memorial Service

Guest appearance on Shutterbug Magazine Radio Show

Jay Leno Superbowl Party Shoot

SDSU Safe Ride Program: location shoot, Hillcrest California

On location Havana Cuba, documentary project

February

On location Havana Cuba, documentary project

Now through March 31, Sundays, noon-4: Collected Works showing at
the Balboa Park Photo Arts Building, 1780 Village Drive

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Feb 18, 7:00 PM

Guatemala: Travels among the Ancient and Modern Maya for the Sierra Club, San Diego Zoo Otto Center, Friday Feb 21, 7:00 pm

Private showing, Cuba images, Feb 28 (by invitation only)

March

Now through March 31, Sundays, noon-4: Collected Works showing at
the Balboa Park Photo Arts Building, 1780 Village Drive

Judging High School Photojournalism Competition March 7

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, March 18, 7:00 PM

April

Mt. Carmel Photojournalism Class Lecture "Freelance Photojournalism" April 2

National Multiple Sclerosis Walk, San Diego CA Sat and Sun April 5-6

Palomar Hospital shoot Emergency room and helicopter arial photography April 10

Judging Rancho Bernardo Photo Club, April 11

Judging Scott Watson Photo Salon, April 12

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, April 15, 7:00 PM

Back to Cuba, Location shoots, Vinales, Pinar del Rio and Havana Cuba. April 15-27

Cancun Mexico shoot April 28- May 2

May

Cancun Mexico shoot April 28- May 2

UCSD Sangam Proudly Presents Karl's photos of India in multi-media slide show at the
11th Annual Sangam Culture Show: Yeh Safar A Journey Through Music and Dance
Saturday May 10th Copley Symphony Hall
750 B Street San Diego, CA 92701
*All Proceeds go to the Sankara Eye Foundation

Karl accepts InterAction's Grand Prize Photojournalism Award for
The Global Partnership for Effective Assistance campaign
Washington DC, May19th

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, May 20, 7:00 PM

June

Interviewed by Raenell Hooten Rancho Magazine for Featured Artist story to appear in July's issue

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, June 17, 7:00 PM

Karl accepts the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Combined Health Agencies Volunteer of the Year Award
Hyatt Islandia Hotel 1441 Quivira Road, San Diego, CA

Del Mar Fair Exhibition of Photography: Artist's Reception (TBD)
show runs through July 7th

Actor, Ryan May head shots for portfolio

Wedding: Bill and Carly June 28th La Jolla, CA

July

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Tuesday July 15, 7:00 PM

Wedding shoot Matthew and Becky, July 12th, Hotel Intercontinental, Chicago, Illinois

July 14th, Interview at Benedictine University for feature article in upcoming Benedictine Magazine

Classic 1940's Chrysler Town and Country Woody location shoot, Naperville Illinois July 15-17

August

"SELECTIONS", a collection of 30 photographs, Curated by Donna Cosentino.
North County Camera & Gallery
830 West Valley Parkway Escondido, CA
Artists Reception, Friday August 1st, 6:00-8:00 pm.

Karl Grobl Presents:
Cuba: Music, Mojitos, Montecristos and the Malecon,
a photographic journey,
at the San Diego Zoo Otto Center
August 15th 7:00 pm

CD cover shots, musician Bruno Leone for "Pure Romance" album

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Tuesday Aug 19, 7:00 PM

September

Nepal: A Photographic Journey
September 10th 7:00 PM
210 Park Avenue Escondido, CA
for the Escondido Camera Club, invitation only

Judging, Photo Arts Camera Club competition Friday 12th at 7:30 PM

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Tuesday Sept 16, 7:00 PM

Bender wedding reception shoot Sept 27

October

Teaching "Travel Photography and Photojournalism"
Sierra Club Photography Foster Lodge Weekend:
Photo Workshop Tuesday Oct 4 -5 Foster (sold out)

October 10th 9 am to 4 pm Digital Workflow Seminar, by Will Crockett, Marriott Del Mar California

Judging Rancho Bernardo Camera Club Slide Competition 7:00 pm

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Tuesday Oct 21, 7:00 PM

November

One month on location Haiti: Port Au Prince, Deschapelles, Milot, and Les Cayes, return Dec.

Karl wins Volunteer of the Year, National MS Society, Steve Cirone accepts, I am in Haiti.

December

Haiti continued, return

Nikki de St Phalle, photo shoot, Escondido Dec 6th

Slide Presentation to:
North County Group of the Sierra Club, Monday December 8, 2003

North County Camera, teaching, Travel Photography workshop 3:00pm Dec 13

Frank and Robin, engagement shoot, Balboa Park dec 14

Shutterbug radio, the Photo Guys radio show guest appearance Dec 19

Sierra Club Photo Section Holiday party TBD

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2002 Presentations, Lectures, Events and Photo Shoots

January

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Friday 11th 7:00 PM

MCAS Miramar C130 crash victims memorial service, San Diego, CA photos click here

Sierra Club hike Penasquitos Canyon preserve with
United States Congressman Bob Filner and Author Jerry Schad

February

South America Slide show, Vista CA, February 2nd (by imitation only)

Health Volunteers Overseas photo-documentary shooting
on location, in Africa: Mwanza Tanzania, Kampala Uganda, and Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 14th 7:00 PM

March

April

"Rajasthan: in the Footsteps of the Maharajas" slide show for Rancho Bernardo Camera Club,
Pomerado Hospital, Poway CA, Friday the 5th at 6:30 PM

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 12th 7:00 PM

May

Health Volunteers Overseas photo-documentary project shooting
on location in Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Belize City, Belize
Port au Prince, Haiti
Tegucigalpa, Honduras,
Lima, Peru

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 9th 7:00 PM (absent)

June

Photo-documentary project shooting on location in Central America
Chichicastenango, Antigua and Panajachel, Guatemala

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Tuesday 17th 7:00 PM

Del Mar Fair Exhibition of Photography: Artist's Reception Sunday, June, 23rd 6:00 PM
show runs through July 7th

July

July 5th at Del Mar Fair Exhibition of photography: America's Tragedy: 911 Slide lecture
with photographers Karl Grobl and Stan Honda

MALAYSIA fotoFEST2002 International Photography Festival,
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. July 15 - 30 (postponed)

On location, shooting the Cal State Games www.calstategames.org

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Tuesday 16th 7:00 PM

Selections Art Exhibit: Artist's Reception 5:00 - 7:30 PM, at
The Photographer's Gallery,
945 West Valley Pkwy Escondido, California
(Exhibit runs from July 20 to August 17th)

Sierra Club Foster Lodge Photographic Workshop: July 20-21
(Sold out)

August

Kinard Wedding August 31st, Point Loma, CA

Brooks Muddy Buddy Race, Camp Pendleton California, August 10th

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Tuesday 20th 7:00 PM

September

Health Volunteers Overseas photo-documentary project shooting
on location in Asia : Siem Reap, Cambodia Sept 24th - Oct 1st

October

Health Volunteers Overseas photo-documentary project shooting
on location in Asia: Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 1st - 5th
DaNang, Vietnam, October 5th - 8th
Saigon, Vietnam, October 9th - 15th
Hanoi Vietnam, October 15th - 19th
Luang Prabang Laos, Luang Nam Tha, Muang Singh and Xieng Kok, Laos,
Mekong River along the Laos / Burma / Thailand border October 19th - 29th
Chaing Kong Thailand, Chaing Rai, Thailand October 29th - 30th

November

Chaing Rai, Thailand and Bangkok, November 1- 3

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Tuesday 19th 7:00 PM

Western Orthopaedic Association
"Health Volunteers Overseas: A Photo Essay” Thursday, November 21, 2002
Hyatt Regency La Jolla, 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego

December

Sierra Club Photo Section Holiday party TBD

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2001 Presentations, Lectures, Events and Photo Shoots

January

Nikon School, La Jolla California, Saturday January 13th 8:00 am - 5:00 PM

On location, Kumbh Mela, Allahabad India, January 17 - February 3

February

On location, Kumbh Mela, Allahabad India January 17 - February 3
click here to see the whole story

On location Reno, Nevada February 14-17

On location San Francisco, CA, February 26 to March 2

"Nepal Abode of the Gods" slide show February 23, 7:30 PM for Photo Arts Camera Club, Balboa Park San Diego, CA
click here to see program description

March

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 8th 7:00 PM

On location, Palm Springs, CA, March 25-28

April

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 12th 7:00 PM

On location, Maui Hawaii, March 9 -16

May

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 10th 7:00 PM

On location Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15-17

On location Albuquerque, New Mexico May 22-24

"Nepal, Abode of the Gods" slide show for Hosteling International Travelers Circle
Point Loma Hostel, San Diego, CA Cancellation: stay tuned for new date !

June

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 14th 7:00 PM

Artist's Reception, Christopher's Gallery, Park City Utah

Segram's Margaritaville Women's Surfing Championships, Oceanside CA, June 8-9

Photo Expo West, LA Convention Center, June 16th

Artist's Reception, Del Mar Exhibition of Photography, Del Mar, CA June 17th 6:00 PM

"Nepal Abode of the Gods" slide show for Sierra Club Singles 7:00 PM 4355 Ruffin Rd, San Diego, CA
click here to see program description

Calcite mine 4x4 photo tour, Sierra Club Photo Section 6:30 am

"Nepal Abode of the Gods" slide show for Fallbrook Camera Club, 7:30 PM
click here to see program description

On location, Keystone Colorado June 27-30

July

"Nepal Abode of the Gods" slide show for Rancho Bernardo Camera Club at Pomerado Hospital 7:30 PM

"Nepal Abode of the Gods" slide show for Hosteling International, San Diego Hostel, Broadway, San Diego
click here to see program description

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 7:00 PM July 12th, 7:00 PM

On location, Mexico City Mexico July 12th - 15th

"Cultural Portraits" slide show for North County Photographic Society, Quail Gardens, Encinitas, CA 7:00 PM July 25th
click here to see program description

Artists Reception, North County Photo July 27th, 5-7 PM, Valley Pkwy, Escondido CA

August

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 9th, 7:00 PM

On Location, Bolivia, August 17- Sept 4th

September

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 13th 7:00 PM

Anza Borrego Desert Sandstone Canyon 4x4 trip, Sierra Club, Sept 23, 6:30 am

On location, New York City, ground zero and Manhattan, Sept 27th

October

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 11th 7:00 PM

November

Sierra Club Photo Section meeting, Thursday 8th 7:00 PM

On location Portland Oregon and Seattle WA, November 5-7

National PTA District 9 Reflections Photography Contest judging

National Multiple Sclerosis Benefit Auction November 19th

December

On Location, Palm Springs, CA, December 6-8

Sierra Club Photo Section Holiday party 6:30 PM

"Rajasthan: in the Footsteps of the Maharajas" slide show for North County Sierra Club,
Joselyn Center, Rancho Bernardo, CA 7:00 PM
click here to see program description

On Location, Newark New Jersey Dec 13th-15th

On Location, Phoenix Arizona, December 15th

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