Last November the Woolsey Fire ripped through Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a unique coastal area comprised of federal and state parkland and a number of communities, including Malibu and Calabasas. By the time it was done, the fire had spread to nearly 100,000 … Continue readingAfter the Fire – Following up on the Woolsey Fire for National Parks Magazine
In May I met up with LA-native and entrepreneur Anthony Harbour on Malibu’s Topanga Beach to shoot portraits for the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Harbour is a recent graduate who was being profiled after creating his new venture, The Baldwin Gentlemen, a … Continue readingAnthony Harbour for the Rotman School of Management
On a beautiful afternoon in Malibu this past September I met and photographed young entrepreneurs Helen Grossman and Aliza Faragher, cofounders of a new dating app called Align, for the Carleton Voice, the alumni magazine of their alma mater, Carleton College. The app takes a fresh … Continue readingWhat’s Your Sign? – Align cofounders for the Carleton Voice
These two shoots have something in common. One is a publicity shot for an actress named Marisa Costa who wanted to create an image that evoked a sort of noir, crime drama feel that might help her land a role on a television show … Continue readingCrime pays
Miami meets Venice Beach! A few weeks ago, I photographed Danni Washington, a Venice resident I met at the Venice Beach TEDx a couple months back. An environmentalist, using prize money won in a ROXY “Follow Your Heart” competition, Danni and her mother started … Continue readingDanni
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