All About That Short Guy Behind The Camera
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About That Pocket-Sized Photographer
Full Name: René Ponce (with the accent!)
Nickname: "Flashman" or "VC Flash" (ya know, like the flash on a camera...)
Age: Not telling!
Hometown: Fillmore, CA
Full Time Occupation: Computer Technician
Years of Service Photographing VC Women's Basketball: 13 years
Favorite Hobby: Volunteering my time shooting the VC Women's basketball team. With my camera, that is...
What I Like To Do When I'm Not Behind The Camera: Playing percussion musical instruments, cycling, ballroom dancing, and following The Dodgers, USC Trojan football, NASCAR, and MotoGP racing
Favorite Foods: Mexican, Italian, and good ol' steak and potatoes
Favorite Movies: Remember The Titans, Rudy, A Walk To Remember
Favorite TV Shows: The Office, Sportscenter, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Friends, Seinfeld, Boston Legal
Favorite Musicians/Groups: Joey Peate, 8Stops7, Le Meu Le Purr, Cosolive, House Arrest, The Situation, Rey Fresco, Sound Effect, Jason Reeves, Rush, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Stone Temple Pilots, Keith Urban, George Gershwin, The Beatles, No Doubt, Audioslave, Nickel Creek
Favorite Songwriters: Chris Cornell (Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, Audioslave), Evan Sula-Goff (8Stops7), and Joey Peate
Favorite Books: "It's Not About The Bike" and "Every Second Counts", both by Lance Armstrong ; "Ghost Rider", by Neil Peart
Favorite Professional Athletes: Rafer Alston, Valentino Rossi and Lance Armstrong