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“Everything in Louisiana is about layers. There are layers of race, layers of class, layers of survival, layers of death, and layers of rebirth. To live with these layers is to be a true Louisianian. This state has a depth … Continue reading
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As a people photographer, I am very happy for the current tendency in commercial photography to capture “the human experience” as a way to embody a brand. So rather than overtly showing the product, the emphasis is on the people … Continue reading
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I think it was an idle Tuesday afternoon when the phone rang. Em, quite possibly the sweetest office manager in the world, who gracefully and joyously holds down the fort at FINE Design in Portland, was on the other line. She … Continue reading
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“If you’re open to it, New Orleans will teach you about yourself, but if you want to hide from who you really are, the city will help you do that, too. – Laurell K. Hamilton I had been sending my … Continue reading
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“Some suffer a lifetime in a day, and so grow old between the rising and the setting of the sun.” — Augusta Jane Evans I have never been to war. Back in college, I thought about it deeply — it … Continue reading
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“To love a swamp, however, is to love what is muted and marginal, what exists in the shadows, what shoulders its way out of mud and scurries along the damp edges of what is most commonly praised. And sometimes its … Continue reading
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As chance would have it, I have been to Arizona about 7 times this year for various assignments, workshops, commissions and my personal project along the borderlands, American Macondo. I have always sensed the wildness of this place. The assignment … Continue reading
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Partnering with the lovely folks at FINE Design again, I shot the images for the new ad campaign announcing the partnership between Public Bikes and Kimpton Hotels. A great, healthy perk — free loaner bikes are available in Kimpton hotel … Continue reading
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Commissioned by Trumpet Group, this was a one day shoot in City Park with 5 bankers as subjects — the goal was to bring forward their friendly, down-home Louisiana-ness. It was a fast-paced shoot, but the results look relaxed!
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It was a one-day shoot in 3 different Kimpton hotels in blustery Chicago weather in late January. Sounds daunting, but with a great team, talent and client it was actually a lot of fun! Kimpton is a fantastic hotel chain. Upon arriving in town … Continue reading
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I have a love affair with Louisiana. They say this state gets under your skin. I’ve heard one non-native living here compare this mysterious Louisiana effect to malaria, a bold-borne condition that flares up from time to time. New visitors … Continue reading
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The Florida Keys might very well be a dreamscape, a thin stretch of land (no — scratch that — a series of sandbars), with an impossible ribbon of highway stretched perilously across them all. Somehow, it seems insane that one … Continue reading