SUMMERFEST 2011
It seems like it’s been forever since last year’s Free Press Houston Summerfest and corresponding post. (Click here to visit last year’s blog post and relive Summerfest 2010) This year sort of snuck up on me. Regardless of my personal thoughts on the actual acts themselves, I’m proud to say that each year since its [...]
BEST OF 2010
2010 was a crazy year filled with lots of surprises. If you were to ask me a year ago, where I would be in a year, I most likely wouldn’t be anywhere near the reality of it all. Check out my annual, end-of-year, post filled with my favorite images made throughout 2010 here.
FEATURED IN PDN MAGAZINE
Back in October, I was browsing through my issue of PDN (Photo District News) magazine and came across an ad that was promoting one of their contests. I have never really paid much attention to contests, the few that I have entered in the past have been in the photojournalism realm and most of the [...]
FEATURED IN PHOTOSHOP USER MAGAZINE
About a month and a half ago I got an email from Mike Mackenzie, Associate Publisher of Photoshop User and Layers magazines, letting me know that they wanted me to be featured in Photoshop User magazine. I was thrilled to be featured in a magazine that I receive and read every month. Check out the story and see PDF images of the entire magazine feature spread here.
BEST OF THE CHRONICLE 2010 (JAN-JUNE)
One of my regular editorial clients is my hometown newspaper, The Houston Chronicle. Since my workload lately consists of more corporate work, getting an assignment from the Chron often seems like a much needed break. From triathlons to plastic surgeons, these are my favorite images produced on location for The Houston Chronicle between January and June, 2010.
FUTURE OLYMPIAN?
A couple of weeks ago I got an assignment to photograph an up and coming high school swimming star from Kingwood, Texas. The image was going to accompany an article for the All Greater Houston section of the Houston Chronicle which is a special section highlighting outstanding high school athletes from the Houston area. After [...]
IRON MAN
Late last Saturday evening I got a last minute call to cover the 2010 Lonestar Iron Man triathlon that was taking place in Galveston, Texas.
SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!
Last weekend (actually Saturday!) I got the call to shoot some racing action out in Baytown, Texas at Houston Raceway Park. The NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals drag racing event was in town and it was a great weekend to have it. The weather was awesome with a nice April breeze and without the sweltering heat. [...]
IN PRINT: Alpacas and Doctors for the Houston Chronicle
In early March I got an assignment to photograph famed Houston plastic surgeon, Dr. Joseph Agris. Agris is known for his charitable work all over the globe which is funded partially by his private practice here in Houston. We initially shot a few images of Dr. Agris at his Texas Med Center offices, but agreed [...]
POWERLIFTING
Earlier this month I spent a few hours with the University of Houston – Downtown‘s powerlifting team in their small gym space on their commuter campus downtown. The rather large team was cramped into a small public space in the school’s recreation center which made my assignment a little tough. What the team lacked in [...]
IN PRINT: The Scales for Highways Magazine
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: Highways Magazine PUBLICATION DATE: January 2010 LINK: http://www.goodsamclub.com NOTES: I was assigned to photograph Susan and Monty Scales back in October. The assignment was to get some images of them next to their RV which was in San Leon, a town near the coast of Southeast Texas. When I first arrived I [...]
IN PRINT: Africa book
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: AFRICA (self-published photo book) PUBLICATION DATE: January 2010 LINK: n/a NOTES: This little book has been a long time coming. Back in July of 2009 I spent a little over a week exploring Southern Africa and came away with a diverse set of images from the coastal villages near Cape Town to [...]
IPHONE ADVENTURE
Every year Libby and I send out a self-designed holiday card using our own skills as graphic artists and photographers. When it came time to produce this year’s card we had some initial trouble coming up with a fresh idea. After a bit of thinking I came up with the idea of using images taken [...]
IN PRINT: Planet Funk in Qatar for Health and Fitness
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: Health and Fitness Magazine PUBLICATION DATE: December 2009 LINK: http://www.healthandfitnessmag.com/ NOTES: This is a two-page spread in the December 2009 issue of Health and Fitness Magazine about Planet Funk’s trip to Qatar in October. I accompanied the group and had an incredible time. I did a fair amount of video in addition [...]
IN PRINT: Edward Kampf for Houston Chronicle
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: Houston Chronicle PUBLICATION DATE: November 7, 2009 LINK: N/A NOTES: From time to time I get an assignment to make a quick business portrait from the Chronicle. A portrait assignment assigned to me by the Chron and a portrait assignment assigned to me by a business magazine may seem similar and may [...]
IN PRINT: Brad Ausmus for Sports Illustrated
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: SI.com / Sports Illustrated PUBLICATION DATE: October 16th, 2009 LINK: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_bonus/10/16/brad.ausmus/index.html NOTES: This image of former Astro, Brad Ausmus, was taken during batting practice. He had just signed with the Dodgers and this was his first time back at Minute Maid Park since the move. He was laughing and carrying on with [...]
IN PRINT: Rio Feature for Pet Talk
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: Pet Talk Magazine PUBLICATION DATE: October 2009 LINK: http://houstonpettalk.com NOTES: I shot this feature during my last trip to South America. I was there working on other essays, but decided to explore the intricacies of pet life in Rio for Pet Talk Magazine’s new travel section. I wanted to show that like [...]
IN PRINT: Houston Cougars for ESPN
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: ESPN.com / ESPN The Magazine PUBLICATION DATE: September 28th, 2009 LINK: http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/8520/houston-stays-even-keeled-after-texas-tech-win NOTES: I shot this image of Case Keenum, the quarterback of my Alma-Mater, the University of Houston Cougars during the amazing win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Robertson Stadium in Houston, Texas.
IN PRINT: The Dog Whisperer for Pet Talk
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: Pet Talk Magazine PUBLICATION DATE: September 2009 LINK: http://houstonpettalk.com NOTES: I shot this image during a shoot with Cesar near Lake Conroe, north of Houston during this past Summer. He was filming an episode of his hit NatGeo channel show, The Dog Whisperer and I was lucky to be able to tag [...]
IN PRINT: Bloody Midgets featured on SportsShooter
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: SportsShooter.com PUBLICATION DATE: January 23rd, 2009 LINK: http://sportsshooter.com NOTES: I was delighted to see my essay on midget wrestling was featured on the front page over at SportsShooter.com. See the entire series on my main portfolio website HERE.
IN PRINT: Milken Award winner for Houston Chronicle
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: Houston Chronicle PUBLICATION DATE: December 18th, 2008 LINK: N/A NOTES: This image shot during an assignment for the Houston Chronicle was my second Milken award ceremony. I photographed my first back in late 2007 in Colorado Springs. They are fun since they tell me who won before they tell anyone else! The [...]
IN PRINT: Hanenburg for the Rocky Mountain News
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: The Rocky Mountain News PUBLICATION DATE: August 8th, 2008 LINK: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/27/pressure-doesnt-faze-hanenburg/ NOTES: I shot this image of cross country star Kaitlin Hanenburg in late 2007 for the Colorado Springs Gazette before it was picked up a year later by the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado.
IN PRINT: Pet feature for the Detroit Free Press
PUBLICATION OR LOCATION: freep.com / Detroit Free Press PUBLICATION DATE: December 7th, 2007 LINK: N/A NOTES: This image of Monty and his new owner was originally shot for the Colorado Springs Gazette and picked up by the Free Press.
