a visual journal and blog
Terpsichorean Almost a year ago, I was contacted by a follower of mine through Instagram. They lived out in California but were going to be in Austin to visit family soon. Unfortunately we were unable to connect to shoot together over the next 3 or 4 of her visits to Austin. On her most recent…
The first breath is the beginning of death
A Rainy Saturday Yesterday while watching movies with Lars, the thunder started rolling outside. She walked over to the sliding glass door and pulled the curtains back. Next thing I know, we are outside while the rain slowly started coming down. Just sprinkles at first then it really started to rain. And Lars started to…
The Black Sheep I met Shaun earlier on in my photography career here in Austin. We met the first time at an event one of our mutual friends was having about 6 years ago, where I was also showing some of my work. I very clearly remember her amazingly outgoing spirit and personality. We chatted…
“All skateboarding is, is putting ideas into action” On April 14th, I grabbed my Rip-N-Dip cat backpack and loaded my film body with a 35mm lens and 4 rolls of black and white film and hopped in the car. After easily 6 months of not skateboarding, I needed to feel reconnected to something again. I…
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree… Yesterday, I loaded up my almost 13 year old daughter and headed down to Graffiti Park at Castle Hill. Keep in mind, it was the last day of music for SXSW… Parking was atrocious but we got lucky and only parked about a block away. There were…
Another Shot of Lexa Grace One of my favorite things to do is go back and revisit older shoots. Sometimes my newer projects give me a “new” set of eyes for some of my older work. this image of Lexa Grace is a prime example of an older shot that was previously overlooked. After taking…
There’s Something About Misti Thanks to my Instagram account and followers, Misti came across my work and asked if I wanted to work with her when she visited Austin. There was no way I was going to say no. Beautiful tattoo work… and that face. She was in town for a friend’s art show and…
un·bri·dled A few weeks ago, an old friend of mine showed me an abandoned location they had found and wanted to explore. We walked around the building looking to see if there was an open entrance to maybe get inside. In a short amount of time, we found that open entrance and briefly explored the…