EXECUTIVE HEADSHOTS

A few images from a recent shoot with FJG Advertising in Downtown Denver.

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Light Painting and Portraits with Shantell Martin

Always a pleasure having pal and super talented artist @shantell_martin in town for a few days. We talked about art and commerce, broke bread and chugged weak tea. She even inspired me to take a few swings with a flashlight during a long exposure collaboration. Good times with good people. Be sure to check her channel out on youtube as well!

Shantell Martin Light Paintings

Painting with light is far more difficult than one may perceive. Even for the most innately gifted of artists it can prove to be a challenge.

I had the opportunity of working with @shantell_martin recently. So of course I had to ask to her to try her hand at experimenting with the technique. Without hesitation she was in.

Having never attempted this before, it wasn’t more than a couple frames before she had it figured out. Not to mention; we made it work at a not so ideal park in lower downtown and a nearby dark alley.

"Don't Hide" - Project with Shantell Martin

Day 1-4: On assignment shooting the inimitable Shantell Martin creating her latest and largest piece to date, “Don’t Hide” located at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver.

Over the course of four days she allowed me full creative freedom to document her as she took on this massive endeavor of a 20,000 square foot sidewalk mural.

Joking around,I mentioned to her that capturing her process was very similar to capturing a small child or wild animal; erratic movements and completely unpredictable. She Laughed, agreed, and continued on spray painting. As challenging to shoot as she is an absolute pleasure to work with. An inspiring experience to work alongside such a remarkably talented individual and team. Many thanks to Nine Dot Arts and The Denver Theatre District for putting up with me for 4 days straight, and Shantell for the invitation to the mural marathon. The piece is a definite winner.

I've created an overview of the 4 days in a web gallery. Check it out!

"My work is a meditation of lines - a language of creatures, and messages that invites her viewers to share in her creative process. Part autobiographical and part dreamlike whimsy, Martin has created her own world that bridges between fine art, performance art, technology, and the everyday experience: conversation, objects, and places." -Shantell Martin

Billygoating in the San Juan Mountains

Back in September I went for a semi-sketchy bushwhacking adventure on Red Mountain Pass to get this perspective of the infamous Million Dollar Highway. I learned that granite boulder mine tailings are far from an ideal place to stand, let alone set up a tripod. After some sliding, falling around, and a few surprise moonwalk descents down the crumbling hillside I ended up with a couple stable shots after almost 3 hours of self induced antics. Sometimes you strike out and sometimes you strike gold.

Exposure Photo Competition

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Perseid Meteor Showers

I had no luck catching any meteors a few weeks ago during the Perseid showers. However, I did find an opening in the trees presenting a nice clean angle on the Milky Way with a nearby road sign which seemed to be mocking my presence.

Painting a River

Painting a river with a flashlight and watching the earth rotate.
A big part of photography for me is experimentation, having fun, and trying not to get too hung up on apertures and f-stops. To this day I'm still amazed how basic camera functions can subtly send reality into a visible time warp.

Adventures in Infrared

Revisiting my love/ hate relationship with infrared glass filters; a technique which relies on a lot of patience, a little luck, and tends to be a bit of a guessing game to dial in the exposure correctly. Hit or miss, the results have always fascinated me.
The image above was a 3 minute exposure overlooking the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado.

A Meeting with a Bristlecone

A brief visit with the longest living of the tree species, the Bristlecone pine. These trees can survive over 5000 years and they not only survive, but thrive in harsh conditions. This little guy was just a baby; a baby that demanded respect.

Bolder Boulder 10k

Had a great time shooting the Bolder Boulder on Memorial Day Weekend. Amazing to watch 50k lace up for a 10k race. Including eight athletes that will go on to compete in the Rio Summer Olympics. The 10K is known as the fifth largest race in the nation.

The light at the end.  The first wave of finishers. — The light at the end. The first wave of finishers.

When 50k show up for a 10k. Full house at the University of Colorado's Folsom Field.

Patriotic para-jumpers kept the Memorial Day crowds mesmerized along with a fighter jet flyover by the Air Force.

Obligatory finish line selfie with the race officials.

Moto Photos

It's been an extended winter and we're getting excited for spring around here. We decided to adhere to the calm before the storm and sneak in a few vintage motorcycle shots before the blizzard hit. And it hit hard, over 2 feet of snow just a few days after this shoot. Time to head back for the hills.

Model: Abella Harlow

Denver, Colorado

Recent Work in TIME Magazine

Just found out about an editorial publish with TIME Magazine from last week. An interesting read in regards to how much tax revenue the cannabis industry has brought to the state. And I even got myself a little caption action.

Article-
http://time.com/4037604/colorado-marijuana-tax-revenue/

Side Mission : Durango

I take a few trips to the San Juan Mountain Range each year to Durango from Denver. Undoubtably one of my favorite scenic routes through Colorado. We had some dramatic weather on our last voyage down south. Strange how bad weather always makes good pictures. Here's a few drive-by landscapes and an abandoned Drive-In movie theatre we stumbled across by chance of a missed exit.

Bella's Trader Joe's Greeting Cards!

Some exciting news from the fine folks at Trader Joe's! Keep your eye's peeled for the "Eat Play Love" greeting cards which will be available nationwide exclusively at TJ's.
A huge thanks to JP and Ian at Tandem Stills + Motion, Inc. for making it happen... always fun to see my favorite model in print!

Mono Chronos Exhibition

I'm very excited to announce the exhibition of my newest series, Mono Chronos. This collection of long exposures has been over two years in the making and will be showing at Creative Living at 1101 Sante Fe Dr.

Please join us for the opening reception September 5th from 6-9pm.