“AMOR” FOR LATINA MAGAZINE
I shot these couples portraits for Latina magazine’s Amor issue. The magazine profiled 5 different couples and interviewed them about their relationships.
THE ZOO
I took these pictures at The Bronx Zoo, one of my favorite places in New York City. In addition to all the wonderful animals, I also love all the hand painted faux backgrounds in the exhibits and all the Beaux-Arts Zoochitecture of the buildings. I was there a few days before Christmas. It was cold [...]
BASTROP WILDFIRES AFTERMATH
I visited my brother last weekend in Austin, Texas. While I was there, we toured the aftermath of the Bastrop Wildfires. The fires ravaged a huge area southeast of the capital this past September. Our guide, Josh, is a volunteer with a local search and rescue unit and had first hand experience with the disaster. [...]
REALITY WANTED
Reality Wanted is a series of portraits of individuals who hope to be cast on a reality television show. I became interested in fame and people who seek fame when I worked for a number of years as an art director at Star Magazine. During that time, I found myself particularly drawn towards those who were looking to become famous through the medium of reality T.V. Though some of the people I photographed for this series have particular skills and talents that warrant our attention, such as singing, cooking, or design, the main commodity being offered by my subjects is simply themselves. Many of the people I photographed just want to have a television show made about their lives.
BROAD CHANNEL
Broad Channel is my first-time collaboration with filmmaker Sarah J. Christman. Friends since childhood, Sarah and I share a fascination with altered landscapes and an expressive documentary approach. Broad Channel is a multi-channel project exhibiting our year-long exploration of a narrow strip of public shoreline in Jamaica Bay, Queens. My photographs and Sarah’s films and soundscapes closely witness the unceasing waves of visitors, the cycling seasons and tides, and the flight patterns of airplanes and migratory birds surrounding the unusual urban island of Broad Channel.
BARNABY WHITFIELD FOR DIRTY MAGAZINE
Paul Bruno asked me to shoot the artist Barnaby Whitfield for his third issue of Dirty Magazine. Since Barnaby is a bit of a style icon around town, we thought it would be fun to give his shoot a fashion treatment rather than shooting straightforward portraits. Stylist and friend, Shandi Alexander helped make that idea a reality.
24 HOURS OF HURRICANE EARL
My boyfriend and I were vacationing in St. Martin’s when Hurricane Earl, a category 3 storm, hit the island. It was rather terrifying at first, but once we realized that the roof wasn’t going to blow off, we were able to appreciate the amazing power of the storm. Fortunately, the island didn’t sustain very [...]
JUSTIN BOND FOR EAST VILLAGE BOYS
I was asked by East Village Boys to photograph Justin Bond’s very intimate, very beautiful, very powerful performance at Matthu Placek’s most recent salon. The event took place on a balmy August night on Matthu’s rooftop garden in the east village.
SCOOTER LaFORGE FOR DIRTY MAGAZINE
I shot the incredible painter and t-shirt artist, Scooter LaForge, for his interview in the recently launched Dirty Magazine.
Read the interview here. And click through to check out the short behind the scenes video that Dirty produced.
SUITED & BOOTED FOR EAST VILLAGE BOYS
A fashion story on men’s suites I photographed for East Village Boys.
CLOUD FOREST
I recently spent a few days exploring the magical Santa Elena Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. Despite having a broken toe, I absolutely had to drag some lights into the forest to take these pictures of the remarkable flora. Just look at the place.
PRECIOUS MOMENTS
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I set up a temporary portrait studio at the BLVCK AMERICA’S ‘BLVCK IS THE NEW BLACK’ Chinatown loft party last week. Party goers had a variety of outfit enhancers to choose from to make their precious moments shine. Special thanks to Luisa Opalesky for her mad styling assistance. |
SPRING LOOKS
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 I was recently asked by event promoter Nelly R to photograph this fashion event at the Chelsea night club, Cain, in New York City. How could I resist? Look at the looks. Look at the girls. Look at the faces in the audience. |
PLATFORM OF EXHIBITIONIST’S DELIGHTS
If you got it . . .
Pictures from the East Village Boys fall party.
JEFFREY + COLE
I shot Jeffrey Self and Cole Escola in a series of vignettes to go along with their interview on East Village Boys. Read the very amusing interview here. See Jeffrey + Cole’s hysterical TV show, Jeffery & Cole Casserole, here.
FAMILY VIEWING
Shared memories. Childhood obsessions.
NATURAL ORDER EXHIBITION
An exhibition of my photographs titled, Natural Order, will be on display from June, 5 - August 26 at Hudson Beach Glass Philadelphia, a gallery in Old City, Philadelphia.
The photographs in the exhibition are about the complex, tenuous, and often contradictory relationships people have with the natural world. They express our fear of elemental chaos, alienation from nature, and our attempts to protect ourselves and put ourselves above the natural order. However, these images also reveal our fascination with natural beauty and wildness, and our reverence for the immutable forces of our planet.
WEST PALM, APRIL
My Grandparents live in West Palm Beach, Florida and I visit them there usually two or three times a year. I find it a fascinating place to take pictures. The area is very unusual. It’s a waspy jet-set destination, a Jewish retirement mecca, and an urban wasteland depending on what block you’re on.
INDIA
I went to India this past February where two of my friends got married on Valentine’s Day in Ahmedabad. In the pictures, they are the man in the red turban and the woman in the green sari, not this other loving couple seen wearing his and hers bikinis on the beach in Goa.
KATHMANDU
Kathmandu is definitely the most visceral place I’ve ever visited. I was there for just a few days this winter when I was traveling around India. It’s extremely busy, smelly and dirty. However, I tried to find and photograph the quiet moments of peace and beauty amidst the filth and chaos.