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Photo editing for the Gary Sinise Foundation’s 2019 Snowball Express was an amazing experience. The Foundation brings Gold Star Families to Walt Disney World for a week of uplifting activities. Many thanks to Julia Robinson for bringing me on to the team.
New work for Dell Technologies’ magazine, “Realize”. The theme of the issue was optimism, which is something I need a daily dose of. Sometimes when you look at the headlines and all the terrible things happening around the world, it’s hard to remember that there are really smart, creative people solving big problems.
A few highlights:
For a story on how emerging technologies are helping solve the planet’s plastic problem, we chose this intense image of people rowing through a river of plastic by Dimitar Dilkoff of @AFP / @theblindkolcho. Lettering by @joelholland_studio
Tony Luong made a beautiful portrait of Dell’s Chief Responsibility Office, Christine Fraser, in Boston.
Photo by @_tonyluong
Lettering by @joelholland_studio
Art direction by @alison_wilkes
I had the pleasure of collaborating with Santa Monica-based luxury travel, food, and hospitality photographer Natasha Lee.
Our main goal for her site was to create an overview page that showcased a mix of interiors, details, food, portraits, and destinations. I love how it came out!
Select clients of Natasha’s include Apple, Food & Wine Magazine, Airbnb, Ritz Carlton Magazine, Tahiti Tourism, Geico, and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, among others.
See her work at bynatasha.net.
Central Texas-based food, hospitality, and lifestyle photographer Eric Pohl and I teamed up to create a new print portfolio. He chose Artifact Uprising’s layflat book for his high-end paper and cover materials. We opted for a mix of multiple images, double page spreads, and single images to showcase his narrative approach to brand and editorial storytelling.
Stefan Wachs is a Santa Fe-based portrait and documentary photographer with a sophisticated and serene approach. We collaborated on his website, creating a completely fresh look with new galleries. See more at https://stefanwachs.com/
Eric Pohl and I teamed up to create new marketing materials to kick off the fall season. He recently created a body of work for Desert Door, America’s only sotol distillery. I loved the work and thought it would make a great promo piece. This tri-fold card showcases a great mix of portraits, documentary images, cocktails, and details.
Eric is based in the Austin, Texas area and specializes in travel, hospitality, and food. See more of his work at epohl.com.
Recent work for AFAR and United Airlines. After sourcing images for around 100 cities that United flies to, I had a serious case of wanderlust! This was a fun project, combing my love for photography with my almost-equal love for spreadsheets and project management.
I’m so happy to share images from a recent website update I did for @kari_medig. Kari and I have worked together a few times over the years, long enough to have seen many a website trend come and go. But what never goes out of style is connecting with people and places in a true, meaningful way. It was a joy to create a fresh new look for Kari. Check it out at karimedigphoto.com
Kari is based in Vancouver BC and gets to travel the world making beautiful images. Lucky guy!
Here are a few of my favorite images from the new galleries:
I'm so loving how these promos came out for Austin-based photographer Felicia Graham. We created two different tabloid sized newspapers using Newspaper Club. One promo focuses on her music work (love the behind-the-scenes moments!) and the other showcases her documentary and movie stills work.
New work for Dell and their executive journal, Realize. We commissioned Noah Berger to document work being by @draperlab, @chicostate, and @calfire to use satellite imagery and data to help predict wildfire behavior.
We also got to use some of Noah’s excellent work from the #paradisefire. @noah3929 .
I also commissioned Bob O’Connor to photograph Dell Technologies CTO John Roese.
I love the way this portfolio turned out. Chip’s work is a thoughtful mix of environmental portraits, authentic lifestyle, and storytelling.
Book printed by Artifact Uprising.
See more of Chip’s lifestyle work at chipkalback.com.
I recently finished up a portfolio refresh for Nevada-based photographer Michael Okimoto. Michael’s work focuses on adventures in the outdoors, environmental portraits, resort imagery and video.
You can see more of Michael’s work here.
I recently wrapped up a website edit and new print portfolio for Bay Area-based photographer Peter Adams. Peter’s work focuses on the culture of Silicon Valley, as well as politics and Americana.
Check out his website here.
I wanted to share a new website portfolio edit I just wrapped up with Matt Rainwaters. This was a really fun project because Matt was looking to weave together bodies of work with different styles and themes. He wanted a free-flowing edit and I think we landed on something pretty beautiful.
It’s a bit stream of consciousness. You get to meander through bodies of work, interspersed with textures and unrelated moments. I’m very happy with it and hope you’ll check it out here.
For photographer Elijah Hurwitz, we worked together to edit two of his personal projects so that he could pitch them to various publications. They went on to be published in National Geographic and Vice.
The first story, for National Geographic, is a collection of broad visual reportage from the NK border in China focused on daily life and trade in the wake of UN sanctions and nuclear tensions. You can read more about that article here, and see Elijah’s album on the topic here.
The second story, published in Vice, is a deep dive into a surprising and passionate community of swimmers in unlikely waters: the river between North Korea and China. You can read more on the Vice website here, and see more from Elijah’s series here.
Recently, Eric Pohl and I worked together to create a promo of his work. Eric’s photography primarily focuses on Texas culture, food and places. He also covers travel, landscapes, scenic backroads and the nostalgic and historic side of small towns. His photography has been featured in publications like Austin Monthly, Texas Highways, Texas Parks & Wildlife, and The Local Palate.
More of Eric’s work can be seen here.
Last year, I completed a website update for Katie Hayes Luke, a photojournalist and multimedia producer out of Austin, Texas. Katie’s work focuses on social issues, interspersed with scenes of Americana, education, poverty, illness and military service.
You can see more of Katie’s work at www.katiehayesluke.com.
Last year I had the opportunity to work with John Michael Fulton. Together we created a brand new website that highlights his fashion, lifestyle and portrait photography.
JM works with editorial and commercial clients like 7 For All Mankind, Nylon Magazine, Mod Cloth, Rachel Zoe and many more.
I’m looking forward to following his work and seeing future projects. See more of his work at www.johnmichaelfulton.com.
I love seeing edits come to life on photographers’ websites. I recently wrapped up working with Ian Curcio, an amazing portrait photographer based in South Carolina. Ian’s work radiates joy, a dry sense of humor, and a real connection with the people he photographs.
Here are a few of my favorite photos. Check out the full galleries at www.iancurcio.com.
Last fall, I had the pleasure of being an on-site photo editor for the Texas Book Festival. The photography team, led by Bob Daemmrich, included Deborah Cannon, Laura Skelding and Marjorie Kamys Cotera.
Lots of great photography events including talks and book signings with Pete Souza, Kenny Braun, Wyatt McSpadden, Pete Beste, Jay B Sauceda, and Casey Dunn.
Highlights from the 2018 Texas Book Festival can be viewed here. Check out some of my favorite photos below!
