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
These are some a couple of my favorite portraits from recent sessions with Los Angeles artist Aaron Axelrod. I first met Aaron through my girlfriend, who works with his cousin. I came across him again several months later while he was doing an live … Continue readingAaron Axelrod
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
Here’s an image I made last week with Maya. I met her at a party and couldn’t resist asking to take her portrait. So glad she obliged!
Last week I had another amazing shoot with my friend Nana Agyapong, a Venice-based artist, model and actress. My first shoot with her was strictly portrait and confined to the studio, so this time we headed off in another direction. Nana has proven to be … Continue readingNana in color
A couple weeks ago I worked on a story for the Chronicle of Higher Education that brought national attention for the small Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. In late December, due to a complaint from an employee to the Board of Trustees that the school … Continue readingImmigration issue divides campus