Glenn Palmer

I had the pleasure of shooting rock and roll tailer Glenn Palmer at his Malibu home aka Tom Petty's estate for this week's LA Weekly. We had a great afternoon and shot in and out of an old airstream. Check my vimeo for a behind the scenes video clip.
"Though largely unknown except among the artists he services, Palmer has nonethe-less become part of rock history, casting Middle American dreamers and poets as outlaws and bad boys, and imagining a new type of heroism characterized by a brash, captivating energy. He sometimes behaves
like a rock star, certainly; if he doesn’t like a band’s music, he won’t design their clothes."

album artwork and stills for Mike Kelley

I've had the pleasure of working for Mike Kelley recently on his last 2 film projects. Here's a few shots and the album cover from Vice Anglais. My photo is on the back cover. You can purchase it here.
Mike is so fun and active on set, can't wait for the next shoot.

more info on the show at the Gargosian London.

Ice Cube

I was excited to photograph Mr. Cube for LA Weekly last week. Here are a few shots from our 12 mins together. He was pretty chill, we joked about our signs- he's gemini and I'm a sagittarius, talked about me getting a gold cap for my front tooth to go with my black fingernail polish as well as his new collaboration with RareInk. "I gotta say it's been a good day"

Bonnie McKee for LA Weekly

I photographed Bonnie McKee for LA Weekly last week at her new home in the Hollywood Hills. We had a fun day shooting even in the 90 degree heat! Here's a few shots from the shoot. More to come soon. Click here for the article.

TEARIST

I photographed the LA band TEARIST for LA Weekly. Here's the cover as well as some other shots.
They were super energetic to shoot, just like their performances. I recommend seeing them live if you can.

Cover and Feature story for LA Weekly

I shot this cover and feature story for LA Weekly.
"Dethroning West Hollywood's Martinets"
also, just found this on coverjunkie.com :)

New tears -Freelance Whales

I photographed Freelance Whales while they were in Los Angeles for FMS Magazine ,UK. Issue 7.

Julia Cho for Village Voice NY

I photographed playright Julio Cho last weekend in Venice Beach for the article in Village Voice about her new play The Language Archive.

Here's a shot they didn't run as well as the tears. Out today in NY.

House on Genesee

I photographed the Artigas siblings for LA Weekly. These are some talented family members! Everything in their house is for sale. Check out their website here: http://houseongenesee.com/

Purrr LA

I shot Junko for last week's issue of LA Weekly. She makes cute dresses out of old scraps so we piled up the scraps and plopped her on em! Check out her shop at www.purrrla.com

Cypress Hill behind the scenes

Here's a short behind the scenes video from my Cypress Hill shoot for LA Weekly. I had an hour with them and this is from the beginning of the shoot, the "getting to know them" and the first few min of shooting. This is the first location out of two. These guys are still rad and I really dig their new song Get it Anyway. Check it out! as well as the cover, out Thursday. Art Direction- Darrick Rainey

click for video

Nathan Apffel

I photographed Nathan Apffel last week for the OC Weekly. He directed Lost Prophets "—Search for the Collective is among the most beautifully shot, well-edited and fully realized movies in this year’s festival, let alone the Action Sports category. It follows eight surfers scattered all over the world, but several Orange Countians are involved in the project. And the waters off Newport Beach inspired the documentary’s director." It will be in the Newport Beach Film Festival running through April 29th.

I met Nathan at Manhattan Beach to shoot a portrait. The only time he could shoot was from 10-noon which is always the worst part of day to shoot, yet alone at the beach with the glaring sun! I went into it with doubts but came out happy getting these shots. I blew out some of the background and whites to focus on him. I wanted to get some more personality/fun shots of him so he did a belly flop into the waves. So rad!

photos for LA Marathon

I know its been a while since I've posted here..I've been super busy with work and moving into my new Loft in Downtown LA! (photos to come)
I was hired last weekend to shoot creative, city "POV" shots for LA Marathon. It wasn't my "normal" type of gig but it was exciting none the less. At one point, I was riding my bike up hill with the runners! I probably should of trained for that since my bicycle is a free spirit.. :)
We started shooting at 6:45 am and earlier, and got the whole race and in between moments. I'm posting a few of my over 500 shots here.

Debi Purcell on Celebrity Fit Club tonight

I photographed Debi a few years ago. She's a beautiful strong lady. Here's a few photos from our shoot, I don't know why I never posted these!

Fighter Girls is proud to announce that Debi Purcell, MMA fighter and owner of the popular women's MMA Website, will be on "Celebrity Fit Club" tonight Feb. 22 on VH1. Purcell is a highly rated fighter and grappler who has been on shows such as "Warrior Nation" on MSNBC, "Montel", and just recently in the BBC documentary: "Cage Fighting Women".
Purcell will teach celebrities Bobby Brown, Sebatian Bach from the rock group "Skid Row",Kevin Federline, Shar Jackson, and others some MMA techniques to help them lose weight. Her line of Fighter Girls clothing will also be featured on the show.
 "Celebrity Fit Club" videos can be found at http://celebrityfitclub.vh1.com and the full episode will be online after Feb. 22 airing for those unable to see it on VH1 and people overseas.
 Also see www.fightergirls.com for more info.To buy the looks that Debi wears on the show checkout shop.fightergirls.com

IAMSOUND for LA Weekly

I had fun with tungsten lights and gels the other day shooting Niki Robertson and Paul Tao from IAMSOUND records in Los Angeles. My idea was to stage it like a live show.
article here

Music Man for LA Weekly

I photographed Don Flaherty for LA Weekly last week. My friend Janet is in town from Philly so she came along and I did some tests on her and like this shot. Hope everyone had a nice Christmas! I did and now I'm ready to get back to work!