The Personal series documents Emler's life with extended family, friends, and sexual liasons in photographic prints and greeting cards. The series includes a range of events such as an award cermony, birthday parties, community clean-ups, a halloween costume party, his 40th high school reunion, the painting of the "Chicken Corner" mural, and tree plantings in his Echo Park neighborhood.

The Personal series documents Emler's life with extended family, friends, and sexual liasons in photographic prints and greeting cards. The series includes a range of events such as an award cermony, birthday parties, community clean-ups, a halloween costume party, his 40th high school reunion, the painting of the "Chicken Corner" mural, and tree plantings in his Echo Park neighborhood.