One of the things I routinely advertise when talking about my wedding and documentary/photojournalistic photography is that I ‘capture the little moments’ that make the day special, and that I capture memories that people will cherish. I received an email from a recent groom, Scott, sharing with me about one of the more special ‘moments’...
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Skeleton in the ClosetStories from the lives of those affected by eating disorders. I’m pleased to announce the culmination of the past 2 years’ of work on my photo documentary on eating disorders. Please join me for this exhibition in the beautiful Littman Gallery, at Portland State University. The show includes 42 photographs with accompanying...
Faces and Facades: London, Kenya, Israel England, Kenya, Israel. Three continents, three cultures, three weeks. While my work in these places was to photograph those I was there to serve (a medical relief team), my eye was constantly drawn to the local faces and façades. Whether in Kenya, where the mud structures that have been...
I spent the past week or so in Mexico, in the town of Bucerias. It’s near Puerto Vallarta, on the Bay of Banderas. While there, we were able to enjoy the town’s annual week-long fiesta. On the last night of the fiesta, a procession wends its way through town toward the cathedral, with music, dancers,...
Back in August I applied for a visual arts grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC). It was the first real grant I’ve applied for, requiring extensive preparation, a couple classes, lots of thought, calculations, and organization. You submit all of this, along with samples of your work, and then you wait. Three...
Goatherder, Nellore, India In the spring of 2005, I had the opportunity to travel to southeast India to photograph medical teams working in coastal villages hit by the tsunami. I documented teams giving free medical clinics; helping rebuild (from the ground up) a destroyed, relocated village; dedicating new wells; and working in an orphanage in...