Sumo Champions – Images by David Zentz It’s a little known fact that both Erinn and I are accomplished sumo wrestlers. Believe it. In fact, both of us hold silver medals from an officially sanctioned California Sumo Association tournament. While this is old news to … Continue readingWe are the (sumo) champions
I had a unique shoot with parkour specialist (a.k.a. ‘traceur’) and gymnast Brent Steffensen this week at 1320Main Studios in Venice. If you’re not familiar, parkour is urban freerunning, in which traceurs move across typically urban landscapes by running, jumping and climbing over anything … Continue readingTraceur
June gloom be damned, there was a pretty good turnout last weekend at the Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival. I biked up the beachfront bike path to catch the final race of the day, a 4-person relay. Prior to the event I … Continue readingSanta Monica Pier Paddleboard Race
Last week I had an awesome shoot with my friend Gustavo in Venice. An actor who moved here from Puerto Rico, he’s a very charismatic guy who is a natural in front of the camera. I recently had a discussion with a prominent Hollywood portrait … Continue readingGustavo
I’m frequently reminded of how much I love living in Southern California. One recent reminder was being outpaced while heading south on the 5 near San Onofre by a 70-plus-year-old woman driving a black vintage convertible Volkswagon. Pushing 85 m.p.h. I still couldn’t catch her. … Continue readingA hike in the clouds
Last month I had a great shoot for Hair’s How magazine with legendary hair stylist and artist Robert Lobetta, though nothing went as planned. We had been aiming to shoot at the LA Louvre in Venice, but when we arrived I wasn’t happy with the … Continue readingRobert Lobetta for Hair’s How magazine