Yes. It is two in the morning. The perfect time to continue the throwback series!! The summer after I graduated high school, I took a trip with five other recent graduates, a former teacher and his wife. We debated on where we wanted to go but we decided on Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. We were there for two weeks. This was my first time out of the country. Here I was, 17 years old and ignorant to the world. I […]
In the last few weeks, I have once again discovered that I have a massive archive of negatives. Since I had some time on my hands, I decided to start scanning some film. This is a unique opportunity for me. I am able to show everyone never before seen images that I shot all around the world. I don’t even remember seeing some of these images! It is very cool. Since it is my birthday today, I decided to start […]
My friends Lauren Kirkwood and Jonathan Fournier decided they wanted to grow up and get married. For some odd reason, they asked me to photograph their wedding. I told them, “You know I don’t like shooting weddings, right?” They acknowledged and still didn’t care. They wanted me to shoot it. How could I say no? A few weeks before the wedding, I went over to the Kirkwood/Fournier household to get a feel for the event. They were telling me how […]
No. Don’t worry. I didn’t ride naked. I just made my first multimedia piece. My friend, Stew Smith and I collaborated on a photo/video/audio project. It was a first for both of us. We decided last minute to cover this bike ride. It proved to be a challenge because the light fell quickly. We worked with three video cameras: 1 HD camera; 1 standard Mini-DV camera; 1 night shot Mini-DV camera. The two Mini-DV cameras were attached to my bike. […]
No one finds it easy to deal with a tragedy. Not even a journalist. A recent comment on the Kirkwood shooting photos asked “Had you covered other vigils or memorial services before? Do you ever encounter problems with people not wanting you to be there, since it can be such a personal and emotional experience?” I have photographed two vigils now. The first being one in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings. My university held a small memorial service […]