Kevin and Jocelin - Las Vegas Wedding Teaser

I'm pretty excited about posting this wedding with Kevin and Jocelin.  I'll keep it simple for the blog post though and I'll sum it up in one word "Vegas".  Truly an incredible wedding that had us shooting where Britney got married and ended up with a Timberand and Justin Timberlake party.  Wow, that was awesome.  Enjoy the teasers for now guys and I'll get back to work!

Carey

That's right the same classy joint that Spears was married at. (they didn't actually get married here, but I thought it would be fun to go there)

Yuko and Eric - Calgary Wedding

I'm always very flattered when a couple comes to me referred from another wedding I have shot.  Eric and Yuko got married in Calgary and had planned a beautiful and quiet family affair.  Jesse and I were pleased to meet with everyone and and although we didn't spend much time with them, we could really see how special this day was.  Yuko's family had traveled all the way from Japan only days earlier for the wedding, and there is always something magical I find when two distinct and different cultures are brought together.  One that always remains constant is the joy people express at a wedding.

I think we really captured those special moments and we truly thank you for the great day.

I like to give a special thanks to the Ranchmans Club in Calgary.  I love the feeling of being in such a fine facility with so much history.  

Gas Works Park, Seattle

Most people who know me know my love for the city of Seattle.  I made the mistake of visiting it years ago because I was a Mariners fan and I wanted to see them play live.  I say mistake only because they haven't developed into the team they once were and it appears that the only games they win are the ones I've been to.  To this date they are undefeated in games that I've attended.  I assume they wish I came more that once a year!

This trip was different this year, as I knew that besides a ball game I had some work to keep my mind off my team not making the postseason, again.  My first shoot was with Jamei who was from northern Washington.  

Jamei as you will see from the photos below shines!  She had a poise and grace that truly is captured on film, which hopefully many others will soon see.  Aside from being a graduate she has recently spent a year in Spain and is now pursuing a dream of being on television.  

All of the shots below were taken near Washington University in a famous park called Gas Works.  It was a really cool spot with great old relics of a plant and city scape in the back.  I had never been there and didn't know what to expect but I think we really shot in a cool and very "Seattle" location.  Thanks so much for the great shoot and I'll see you next time I'm in the city.

Memories of Ethiopia

I was recently flipping through B&W magazine and I was reading about their photo contest that they have every year.  Now I've never been one to submit to a contest, besides National Geographic last year, and I guess that small bit of success has led me to try another.  I was thinking in my head which place really hit me the hardest, made me smile the most, made my heart hurt the most, and the place that really made me feel like I was in another place far from home.   I came up with a few, The Congo, Rawanda, Madagascar, Burma and Ethiopia.  In the end I decided to go with Ethiopia.

Ethiopia was a chance trip.  After many months in Africa and wrapping up our time in Madagascar we found a unique situation to fly back to Europe via Ethiopia.  Now we didn't know much about it when we booked our flight to Amsterdam via Addis, but we thought why not spend three weeks there first.  Such is the method to nearly all our trips.  My wife and I have never been one to shy away from a new country, and Ethiopia had an incredible draw to it.

I won't write much more about Ethiopia but hopefully my photos will tell the story.  Now these are only a few of the hundreds I took there, and I still have yet to develop or scan all of them from film, but I intend on doing that one day soon.  Please enjoy the shots and I'd love to hear your comments and feelings about them.  They are very dear to my heart and I'm so pleased to share them with you.

A picture says 1000 words...

...and sometimes 1000's of pictures tell your life story.  In a word full of photo-manipulation, sometimes just a simple photo is all you need.  

I've always liked the Olympus camera company and this video is simply one of the best ads I've seen.   It's not only creative, it's so unique and a reminder in my mind that that camera means very little with out someone with imagination operating it.  

Telling a man's life story through everyday photos, of course with a twist.  I just thought I'd share it.