Cat and Cam Shoot

I had a fun shoot a couple months ago with my good friends Catherine Ross and Cameron Browne in an empty house in Sellwood.  We spent the morning laughing and making pictures and Catherine was a good sport - putting up with two photographers directing her.  I look forward to out next group shoot!

Austin, TX

When I was down in Texas I went on a walk with a photographer friend from Portland who moved to Austin not too long ago - Alina Marks, and we took photos along the way.  Here is a piece of Austin.

Texas Wedding

I just got back from a truly wonderful time in Beeville, Texas with some good friends from Brooklyn.  Blaine and Laura got married on Blaine's family ranch and I felt honored that they asked me to photograph their wedding.  These are just a couple of shots surrounding that fabulous weekend.  Congratulations to you both!

Havana, Cuba

Last year I went to Cuba with some friends and experienced something truly amazing.  Havana is beautiful and dirty.  The architecture is grand and the buildings are dilapidated.  The people are impoverished and fantastically kind.
I spoke to my friends recently and one of them asked me if I think about Cuba much.  Oddly enough, I think about it a lot and he agreed - he said not a day went by that he didn't think about it and the incredible time we all had there.
Being in the cold of Winter now makes me long for skin-baring clothes and long, sunny days like we had last summer in Cuba.  These are some images I made with my handy plastic Holga camera.

Adam Amengual's 'Homies' Project

Adam Amengual is a photographer I met in Brooklyn, but has since moved to Los Angeles and has been working on a really interesting project - Homies.  I've been watching it get a lot of attention, including one of his most recent accolades - selected photographer for People & Portrait 2011 from Exposure.  Great work Adam - keep it up!

2011 Country Fair

Last summer I went down to Eugene, OR for the annual Country Fair.  We had an amazing time and I'm already looking forward to going back!

Niko!

These are some portraits of Niko Kaparos I made a few years ago for a small photography show at my second home, Bar4 with three other great Brooklyn photographers, Katie Basile, Matt Occhuizzo, and Emily Raw. We all photographed local artists/performers and I chose Niko as one of my subjects because he was the sound guru at a few neighborhood bars in Brooklyn, NY and a pillar in the scene.  He was kind enough to suck down several cigarettes - one after another - in order for me to make these photos.  Thanks again Niko!