Portraiture

Knowledge of self is a key to personal progress.  I find that recently I have come into knowing who I am as a photographer more than ever. I seek to document the faces of the voiceless, the eyes of the dispossessed, which so often show much more joy than pain.



 
This photo is of a school girl in a village outside of kigali Rwanda in June 2009.

Hip Hop Documentary: Beyond Beats & Rhymes

I am a big fan of hip hop.. have been for most of my life... But so often I find myself defending it from what its become in the commercial scheme of things.  Watching this video was both informative and very reflective for me.  I suggest anyone out there should see it, its a great place to start.  


HIP-HOP: BEYOND BEATS AND RHYMES is a riveting documentary that examines representations of gender roles in hip-hop and rap music through the lens of filmmaker Byron Hurt, a former college quarterback turned activist. Conceived as a “loving critique” from a self-proclaimed “hip-hop head,” Hurt examines issues of masculinity, sexism, violence and homophobia in today’s hip-hop culture.

Halloween in NYC

October 31, 2009 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan NY
ghoul on the LIRR train heading into Penn Station

trip for three to the beach

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jumpin for joy

Can't express how great it feels to get some good work accomplished. Stay tuned for more fun pics to get posted this week!

Wedding at Blue Lake Park

Here are shot's from Megan and Rich's wedding, August 22nd 2009. They were blessed with a beautiful summer day next to Blue Lake. Best luck to the new, and oh so young, couple!

Camera Bag- a sweet app for your iphone

Check out this download avaliable for your iPhone and you Mac computer. Its a powerful little app called Camera Bag, Heres a couple great photos that I was able to create with just a few clicks. To download it click here http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/

another august wedding

This set is from August while I shot alongside Jelani Memory once again for the second summer in a row.  This time around I brought my new 5D which has made a huge difference in quality.

music headshot

Just wrapped a brief shoot this afternoon in Long Island with Garry of Cottage Music Productions.  You can check out his work here.

Santa Monica

Check out a couple more shots from the santa monica shoot in August.  More to come!

missin Rwanda

Got a photobook in the works..  until thats finished just wanted to get a pic up from the Palau Festival Crowd and the city of Kigali in the background.

santa monica shoot is on the way!

after weeks of travel and moving in-out-in again to my new spot in New York, I've finally got a chance to get one of my most exciting shoots of the year under way... heres a teaser

senior portraits by the park

highlights from a session in Seattle, Washington with the great-looking high school seniors Alex and Jake

FUEGO!

Last night we drove up to get a closer look at the La Cañada fires that have been blazing in northern Los Angeles. Here's what I saw:


Onlookers watch the fires getting closer to homes at La Cañadas Valley Crest Drive August 27 2009


An outburst of flames creeps over the hills adjacent to the Los Angeles Crest Hwy | August 27 2009

The orange sky seems a bad omen for the expensive homes on Valley Crest Drive in La Cañada | August 27 2009




Cars drive up Green Crest Drive to get a close view of the fires as the approach La Cañada resident's homes | August 27 2009