Back in February of 2012, I posted a photo of a business man on a cell phone at night. About a month later, I got a call from an Ad Agency in New York inquiring about licensing this image for global advertising use on behalf … Read More →
Category Archives: New Work
Book Cover photo Native American
A photo I shot last summer is finally going to press as the cover of a poetry book titled When My Brother Was an Aztec. I shot this photo for our friend Natalie Diaz. This is her first published collection of poems, and I am … Read More →
Business man in thailand
I have been very bad about posting to this blog. Maybe it’s time to shift to Tumblr or Pinterest. That said, I need to get back to posting new work and sharing thoughts. In an effort to do that, I am posting a photo I … Read More →
ODU Monarch Magazine Cover Photo
I have been very absent from the blog this summer! I have quite a few things that would be fun to post here. I’m going to start with the cover I shot for Old Dominion University’s Magazine called Monarch. It’s an appropriate time to post … Read More →
MSNBC Ed Schultz show advertising photo
If you have read past posts, you know that back in early March I was hired by NBC to shoot stills for the Ed Schultz show. I took photos in between takes of a commercial Spike Lee was directing in Norfolk, Virginia. Below is the … Read More →
A monk at Angkor Wat
I’m sitting here in Bangkok’s Airport with my buddy Gordon on our way to some beautiful Thai beaches. Thought I would post a photo from Angkor Wat that I took two days ago. It was an amazing place to visit but hard for me to … Read More →
Shipyard Welder photo
Here is another photo I took while waiting for the TV crew to set up its shots on the Ed Show commercial. We were at Colonna’s Shipyard in Norfolk on a real work day. The place was so loud! Metal banging around and people welding. … Read More →
Doumar’s-Behind an NBC TV commercial
A few weeks ago, I got a call from NBC to shoot stills for a TV commercial they were making in Norfolk. The ad was directed by Spike Lee to promote the Ed Schultz show. Everyone was super nice including Ed, who attended Maury High … Read More →
Athlete photo at Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (CACV)
Tonight is the opening of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes at the Contemporary Art Center. More details are in the previous post. I just wanted to share the story behind one of the photos in the show. Let’s start with how I got selected for … Read More →
Photos of a mixed-race couple expecting first baby
About three weeks ago, I photographed a young couple who are expecting their first baby. This is a real couple, Jarrell and Ali. Over the years, Jarrell has assisted me and modeled for me. He is wonderful company and has great style. This shoot was … Read More →