Rio de Janeiro. From my book/magazine “Based on a True Story”, BurnBooks (link in profile). A kaleidoscope of imagery and life of the Carioca culture. Up close and personal. I get wrapped up in whatever I’m shooting. Get to know quickly a few people around me in any situation, then don’t move much. The …
Rio de Janeiro. From my book (based on a true story) BurnBooks. This unbound book, and later magazine version, was a collaboration with many players not the least of whom was my son Bryan who created the final story matrix that has me even “reading” it to this day. Normally I never look at my …
Oaxaca, Mexico. A farmer in the Central Valley .This was the opening photograph from my NatGeo piece “Song of Oaxaca” and will be a part of an upcoming book by the same name. Oaxaca is magic, both the place and the people. One of my favorite places to photograph. There are 17 indigenous languages in …
November. Really? 80 degrees F is not what we expect this time of year in the outer banks. I’m off soon to shoot in Puerto Rico yet I won’t be going to escape the cold. I would kill myself on a skateboard. None of my friends or family have suggested I try it. Yet I …
We all use our Instagram feeds in different ways. For me it’s simply a daily diary. Sometimes it’s a continuous photo essay if I’m full on into a story and other times it’s just whatever is happening around me in my daily life. Rarely a day goes by when I’m not shooting. So if this …
Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. Early morning finds a Maya woman doing daily washing as a fisherman paddles out. Leica M6 Kodachrome. #lakeatitlan #maya #guatemala
Outer Banks NC. Surf casters prefer feeling the water rush around them than fishing from a boat or pier where they would stand a better chance of catching a big fish. I was a little worried for this guy who took a pretty good wave hit here. If his chest waders filled with water he …
Outer Banks NC. This time of year is for the surf casting fishermen. 4wd vehicles have permit limited access and turtle and bird nesting areas are protected. The balance between people use and wildlife protection is often controversial here as in many places and in this case controlled by the Nat Park Service. I personally …
Chiapas, Mexico. The indigenous Maya culture runs deep in the highlands of Guatemala and into Chiapas. While tourists run all over San Cristobal de las Casas, some of the smaller villages harder to reach see few outsiders. Political turmoil has plagued Chiapas for years and the indigenous communities see themselves as apart from the Mexican …
