Despite only having a few short hours to explore Sydney, I was happy to get my architecture fix here. I instantly fell in love with the extreme juxtaposition of architectural styles and influences. This city really is a candyland for anyone who fancies this sort of photography. It didn’t hurt that the sky was filled with gorgeous ... Read More »
My take on a familiar landmark
February 26, 2013
Despite being in Sydney for only one day before flying off to Tasmania, Nicole S. Young and I would be remiss if we didn’t at least go down to the Circular Quay to see the world famous Sydney Opera House. I think it’s safe to say that most of us have seen this iconic structure. Elia ... Read More »
Natural Framing
February 20, 2013
I’m harking wayyyyyy back to 2004 with this image. That’s when I first visited Paris and was starting to really find my footing with architectural photography. I wanted to go back to those older images to see whether I can use the techniques that I have learned over the years to make something out of ... Read More »
The Coquille River Lighthouse Stands Alone
February 15, 2013
Shortly after Cameron Siguenza left us at Bandon, OR to continue his epic trek back home to California, Matt Kloskowski and I scrambled to find places to visit as we burned the daylight until sunset. One of the places we decided on was the Coquille River Lighthouse. Despite the wind, we ended up killing a good amount of ... Read More »
Look up. Tune in
February 6, 2013
It’s sort of comical to think about how easy it is to overlook the gigantic broadcast antenna that is perched directly behind and above you as you gaze over all of New York City from the 86th floor Observatory Deck of the Empire State Building. No one would blame you, either. The views that are ... Read More »
Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made Of
January 30, 2013
I love thinking about all of the precarious situations we’re willing to put ourselves and our camera gear in just to get the shot. Standing on the observation deck on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building, I was more than protected from falling to my doom but that didn’t stop me from resting ... Read More »
At The Top
January 28, 2013
The scene on the 86th Floor Observation Deck of the Empire State Building in my hometown of New York City was both comical and frantic. The weather on the ground was around 14 degrees Fahrenheit so you could imagine how balmy it was 86 floors higher and coupled with some friendly winds. Nicole and I ... Read More »
Sky High Over PDX
January 3, 2013
Leave it to Brian Bonham to have a blue moon idea. Brian, Lars Gustafson, his sister, Erin Gustafson, and I romped around Portland in the frigid cold with no real agenda on Jan 1st. With a boring sky and nothing really piquing our interests, we retired to a Stumptown Coffee to warm up and get all ... Read More »
Mama, I’m Coming Home
January 1, 2013
This has been the longest stretch that I’ve gone without returning home to New York City. It hasn’t been that bad as I’ve truly fallen in love with the gem that is Portland. Still, I am so excited to get back home for a few days to see my family and catch up with friends. ... Read More »
The Naga of Wat Ek Phnom
December 9, 2012
I remember being so thankful to have access to this Wat. The sun was out in full force and I was positively soaked from the heat and from carrying a full complement of gear in my F-Stop Satori EXP bag. I was cooling off in the shade provided by this wat when I noticed this cool ... Read More »
Round 1 – FIGHT!
December 6, 2012
The Story This was the last image I took as I left Epcot a few months ago. I had a wonderful day with some amazing friends, all of whom I met on Google+. Keith Barrett was the man of the hour (for many consecutive hours) as he played tour guide for Gilmar Smith, Kathy Porupski, and ... Read More »
Oh baby, it’s cold outside
December 4, 2012
The Story We’re under way with the rainy season here in Portland. Before moving here, I was told that PDX only has two seasons: summer and rain. Thus far, those people have been proven correct. But you know what? I love it! I don’t know what it is about photographers where we’re the only sort ... Read More »
The Halls of Ta Prohm
November 27, 2012
The Story I’ve been going back and forth between working on images from Cambodia and from my recent shoot along the Gorge. Here is a shot that became very familiar to me after shooting in my third or fourth temple. I fell in love with these long, meandering hallways that were surrounded by intricate carvings ... Read More »
A Temple Walk
November 21, 2012
The Story This is Prasat Banteay Samrae in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We only spent about 40 minutes here because of its relatively small footprint. It was also the only temple where we were prohibited from using our tripods, which was certainly a change of pace. This was one of the last series of brackets that I ... Read More »
14 Days
November 16, 2012
The Story Two weeks can mean so much or so little depending on the context and circumstance, right? There have been so many times when I’ve wished my life away for two weeks. Oh, if only it were two weeks later so that… I think we’ve all been guilty of this. But when I think ... Read More »
Making sense of Ta Nei
November 13, 2012
The Story Yesterday, we shot two gorgeous temples, Ta Nei (pictured here) and the ‘Bad Omen’ temple, Ta Keo. Both offered oodles and oodles of targets to photograph. These were the sixth and seventh temples, respectively, that I’ve shot on this Cambodia trip thus far. What I’ve noticed is that it is very easy to ... Read More »
A different approach
November 13, 2012
The Story Just about every image that I had seen when I performed a Google image search for ‘Angkor Wat Sunrise’ returned hits of the gorgeous structure and its mirrored reflection in its foreground pond. Almost every piece of photographic research I did pointed to shooting this scene with its reflection… and, don’t get me ... Read More »
In this battle, nature wins
November 12, 2012
The Story Never in my life have I ever seen a spectacle illustrating the relentless power of nature over manmade structures as in Ta Prohm, Siem Reap, Cambodia. I’ve seen images and heard stories from friends who have visited this area but none of that came even close to the jaw-dropping awe that I experienced ... Read More »
A solemn reminder of how lucky I am to be an American
November 6, 2012
The Story Yesterday was Day 3 in Cambodia. We ended up visting the Choeung Ek killing fields, an area used by the Khmer Rouge to execute approximately 17,000 people between 1975 and 1979. In the middle of the fields, the history of the place is memorialized with a beautiful Buddhist stupa. Inside, you can see ... Read More »
