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Please excuse my lapse in posts. Been shooting a number of jobs that can't be posted in my blogosphere right now but will have some fun new material as soon as some work gets published, especially a four-part series for XXL Magazine that I'm pretty excited about. Also in the process of migrating my blog to a new domain under the flag of Luceo Images and should have that new link within the week. So here's a few images from life and times and more to come.

RNC 2008 :: Finale

Two weeks, 1,000 miles, 5,897 photographs, one can of pepper spray in the face, and countless amazing experiences and here I am at the end of the political circus that is the DNC and the RNC. Quite a wild ride and definitely left a new-found taste for political photography on my pallet. Within the next week I should have a more comprehensive edit on my website for anyone interested.

Fortunately and unfortunately I missed the police brutality and tear gassing trying to slide into the convention last night at the last minute. Had the lucky chance to walk and listen to the wise words of Ed Kashi on the long walk to the Xcel Center where the RNC was housed. The man is an amazing photographer and spoke with a certain candor that was refreshing in the world of spin I've lived in for the past couple weeks.

Last but not least a big thank-you to Alex Boerner and his brother and sister-in-law who were kind enough to put me up for the week. Also some thanks to the talented Edmund Fountain who helped keep me informed this week and shot some bad-ass images that can be found on the newly formed Rapport photo agency site and to the infamous Ramin Rahimian for being his oddly wonderful self. Oh and that Matt Slaby character for putting up with me for two weeks and shooting some great photographs.

RNC 2008 :: Palin Takes the Stage

Spent the whole day inside and right at the gate yesterday. No pepper spray, just a lot of Republicans in red. Here's a slice from the night. Oh, and any photo editors who come across this, I do have a large selection online and available for licensing.

RNC :: First Half

Been an interesting ride so far here in St. Paul, Minnesota. Spent most of my first day of coverage recovering from a direct hit of pepper spray which covered most my torso including my eyes and made my skin blister up. At least my misery made for some humorous photos for other photographers I know (in my cynical viewpoint anyway). Second day had another big confrontation between the police and protesters which I was stuck behind police lines and missed unfortunately. More images to come but here's a few anyway.

The Gap Between

Went on a little road trip across middle America with Matt Slaby on our way from the Republican National Convention to the Democratic National Convention. The whole stretch was absolutely beautiful and bizarre in a wonderful way. More to come from the RNC in St. Paul Minnesota.

DNC 2008 :: The Big Show

Shot the final day of the DNC at Invesco Stadium yesterday and had a great time doing it. I ended up getting the floor pass that I had my heart set on but then got annoyed with getting pushed around by secret service who continued to force photographers further and further back until the pass was a waste of time. I could have worked some ninja magic to stay down there (like Matt Slaby and a number of others did) but I decided instead to go to the absolute highest level of the stadium behind the podium where I knew I could play around and not be hassled. I was pretty happy with the results. For any editors who happen to read this, Luceo Images photographers have hundreds of images available for licensing in an online gallery upon request and we will be covering the Republican National Convention this upcoming week.

And last but not least, here's some of the bad-ass photographers I had the pleasure of working around and hanging out with this week (if I forgot to list you, then I still love you and just forgot your last name or something like that, like Michal).

Matt Slaby
Ramin Rahimian
Christian Hansen
Chris Detrich
Melissa Lyttle
Preston Gannaway
Noah Rabinowitz
Yoon S. Byun
Tim Hussin
Eric Thayer
Melissa Golden
Katie Orlinsky
Theo Rigby
Silvia Razgova
Juan Carlos
Nathan Armes