In light of the recent accomplishments by Missy Franklin at the London Olympics (5 medals! 4 of them gold!) I thought I’d post some photos I shot and set aside a few months ago of Olympic backstroking legend Adolf Kiefer. The oldest living Olympian gold … Continue readingSitting down with an Olympic legend – Adolf Kiefer
On the last day of 2011 I met up with Matt Ivester for a portrait shoot for the Chronicle of Higher Education in West Hollywood, Calif. Ivester, the founder of the now defunct and controversial JuicyCampus website – on which college students could anonymously post … Continue readingAbout face
In November I shot Dick Flaharty for National Parks Magazine and learned quite a bit about what it was like to be a conscientious objector during the various wars in which America has been involved. Flaharty, of Granada Hills, Calif., served during WWII as a … Continue readingDick Flaharty for National Parks Magazine
In my professional career I have photographed riots in Miami, the dangerous slums of Cite Soleil and high-profile subjects like Dr. Dre. None of said situations were as nerve-racking as taking this photo of a musclebound man who looked like a marine using his daughter’s … Continue readingTuckered Disney Dad
Last week I drove down to the UC Irvine campus to photograph Hans Keirstead for the Chronicle of Higher Education. Keirstead and a research partner at the Reeve-Irvine Research Center are superstars in the field of genetic research. The two, in collaboration with the Geron … Continue readingStem-cell pioneer Hans Keirstead for the Chronicle of Higher Education
Last week was a busy week of editorial assignments. Always a good thing! On Tuesday I headed out to Riverside, Calif., to photograph Ramogi Huma for the Chronicle of Higher Education. Huma, a former UCLA Rookie of the Year, is the president of the National … Continue readingRamogi Huma for the Chronicle of Higher Education