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Holga Dreams & Mandolins

Here's a little Holga double-exposure that made me dream of the beach. On mandolin is Frank Heflin, musician, humanitarian, and all-around great guy.

Two Shoots for Sunday New York Times

Shot two assignments that ran in this past Sunday's New York Times.

One was for a story on rising gas prices causing police to patrol on foot. Went on a few ride-alongs but this was my favorite image of Officer Adam Crenshaw while he was patrolling through the mall. I suppose it was my editors favorite too since it ran - always nice when that coincides.

The other was a portrait of Marshall Akers who has amassed a huge collection of tapes from the game show 'To Tell The Truth'. Akers started a website to help those who were on the program or their friends and family to obtain a copy of the episode they were in. Marshall was a real sport and allowed me to rearrange his house (a common practice of mine) and try about 20 different set-ups until it felt right. Thanks Marshall.

New Tattoos :: Old Love :: New Stock

On a whim and a prayer myself and my lady-love walked into Americana Tattoo in Augusta, Ga. and walked out with some new ink. So the next day we decided to have a little portrait session and simultaneously knock out our Shoot! The Day stock assignment for the good folks over at PhotoShelter with our version of 'youth culture'. So here's my collaboration with Ms. Brinson.

The Redneck Games :: The Mud Pit

Traveled to East Dublin, Ga. for the annual Redneck Games to do a little personal documentary work. The games included everything from a watermelon-seed spitting contest to bobbing for pigs feet and even featured a redneck wedding, but my favorite slice of the games was the infamous mud pit. An official belly-flop competition also took place in the giant pool of Georgia red clay, but before that it was just a redneck free-for-all. Thank goodness for my wonderful rain gear because I looked about like the subjects in my photos by the end of it all.

Brief Escapes

Amongst our ever-present quest to succeed and work, work, work, I think it's easy to loose sight of what really matters. To me, what really matters is my family, friends and loved ones (especially my lady). So here's a few images of those fleeting moments between assignments, billing, editing, and filing.