Handsome Ransom

This image kind of reminds me of the Gulf of Mexico, for some reason…

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Here’s a “behind the scenes” shot of me shooting for Moves magazine a few months ago.  The issue is out right now on newsstands.  I found a copy at Borders.  Images to come soon!

Here is a shot of mine that ran in the November 2009 issue of Men’s Fitness. It’s actually part of a project that I shot for the inaugural issue of the upcoming SGM magazine, which will be coming out towards the beginning of next year, and is a story about Zereoue, a restaurant owned by former NFL running back, Amos Zereoue.

This past weekend I went to Cincinnati to shoot an amazing collection of mermaids for a project I’m working on. My friend Megan has been collecting mermaids of all shapes and sizes since she was a little kid. The result is a bedroom completely covered with them, and boxes and boxes in storage…

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Recently I’ve become fascinated with the relationship we humans have with our “things.” I’ve started various photo projects to help me explore this, one of which deals with interesting collections. If you collect something, I’d love to talk to you. It doesn’t matter what it is you collect, it just needs to be somewhat interesting and extensive. It doesn’t matter where you live, I’ll come to you. Below are a couple of images that I’ve shot to start off the series, just to give you an idea of what I’m looking for:

Birdhouses, Pocatello, Idaho, 2009

So, to start off the new year, here’s a sneak peek at my latest project that will be debuting towards the end of the month.  It’s an image from my Chinatown series.  I hope you enjoy it…all three of you.

Special thanks to Stephanie Hanes for the amazing styling!

I just found this the other day.  It’s a story that I shot about two years ago for Patek Phillipe Magazine, based in Europe.  The story is on E. R. Butler & Co., makers of antique hardware, and how they make antique doorknobs.  I did all of the product shots (not the lifestyle pics).  I shot on location with my 4×5 and a Leaf back with Profoto strobes.  The warehouse is one of the coolest buildings I’ve been in (as you can see in the story).  I’d love to go back and shoot again someday.

Here’s the main image, in case you don’t want to download the entire story.

Today an image of mine is being featured on the Slate Gray Media blog.  Each of the members contribute one image a week, and the results are posted daily.  Check it out (here).  This is an outtake that I shot for my portfolio when I was working on a project for Dean & Deluca, but it ended up being one of my favorite images.

I’ve been wanting to shoot pomegranates for a long time, but was never really happy with any of the concepts I came up with.  Finally, last week, the stars aligned and I got this great shot.  Not sure if you can tell, but my favorite color is blue.