Go behind the scenes during some of my favorite photoshoots to see how I work, check out my photography experiments, and view my personal work.
August 31, 2021
It is morning, and the forest is peaceful. The birds are singing and hopping from branch to branch as the sun finds its way through the canopy of leaves. With this serene feeling inside, she walks deeper and deeper into the woods. The allure of the…
August 15, 2021
I recently collaborated with a model named Albrey at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland. We incorporated the concepts of lucid dreaming, connecting with a location’s collective memory, and dissolving into the environment into these visuals. Many of these…
August 6, 2021
“Imagine that you are trying to stop a strip mine by citing the fuel use of the equipment and the lost carbon sink of the forest that needs to be cleared, and the mining company says, "OK, we're going to do this in the most green way possible; we…
Category: Personal Work
Tags: climate change nature photography double exposure Holga
July 17, 2021
Lately while shooting portraits I’ve been trying to come up with little challenges because it’s too easy to shoot the same way and go with what’s comfortable. Approaching photography (or anything) with a specific set of limitations/parameters is…
Category: Portraits
Tags: model portland lloyd district oregon portraits sunshine Lloyd Center film film camera portland model
July 7, 2021
In early June I did a black and white film portrait shoot with my partner. Me being me, I thought it would be fun to challenge myself by imposing some major limitations on this shoot. First of all, it could only be a maximum of one hour long…
June 26, 2021
I’ve been getting back into doing photo collaborations again and these photos are from a recent shoot I did with a dancer named Heather. We spent a couple hours in a local Portland park and created a variety of dance images from serene to eerie. My…
June 10, 2021
I have to say, it feels like a breath of fresh air to be able to do some ‘normal-life’ things again. Aside from a handful of professional headshot sessions where I was masked up and using a telephoto lens, I haven’t really been able to do many in…
Category: Portraits
May 25, 2021
I haven’t traveled much in the past year, but I have taken a lot of walks. Being able to get outside has been a saving grace during the pandemic. And while I’ve done a lot less photography in general since March, 2020, I still pretty much have a…
Category: Personal Work
Tags: pandemic photo walks oregon 2020 2021
March 3, 2021
As the morning sun illuminates the silent lake, I see my strange reflection in between the slow surface ripples. I am warm, and the water is cold. I walk a little closer. My feet leave the bank and begin to feel a sharp reminder of who is in charge…
February 27, 2021
When I close my eyes at night, I hear the same song. It’s in a minor key, and the melody is repetitive but pleasant. There’s a soft voice in the distance that somehow synchronizes with the song. I start to walk towards the voice. It’s pitch-black all…
