Late last year I photographed the Los Angeles Community College Studio Jazz Band for the Chronicle of Higher Education as they rehearsed for the following night’s concert. The story was about how the school had just received a $10 million grant from the Herb Alpert … Continue readingLACC for the CHE
I got to spend some time last month with Swiss brother and sister rock duo Zibbz at their Los Angeles bungalow for a profile just published in Blick Magazine. The magazine wanted to show their home lifestyle, in what it referred to as their “hippie … Continue readingZibbz for Blick Magazine
Walking through the neighborhood recently I came across local musician Vinnie Caggiano, who was perched on the sill of the Groundworks coffee shop talking to our friend Petey Pete and strumming on a beautiful orange guitar. Of course I couldn’t help but take a few … Continue readingThe people in your neighborhood
In January I spent some time with Dave Porter, the composer responsible for forever imbuing the sound of a slide guitar with images of blue crystal meth, black hats and the scorching New Mexico sun. That is to say, the man who brought to life the … Continue readingBreaking Bad Composer Dave Porter for Sarah Lawrence College
To borrow a line from their hit single “Thrift Shop,” the above headline is what was going through my head while shooting the world tour poster for the hip-hop collaboration Macklemore & Ryan Lewis two weeks ago on a dry lakebed 100 miles northeast … Continue readingThis is F*cking Awesome – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Last week I photographed the Stella Artois Draught Master competition at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas. It was my second year in a row shooting the event and was much improved this year with the addition of a rock show by Vegas locals … Continue readingBig Talk