July

Couples...

Weddings...

more Couples...

And anything that caught my eye.

Feedback: Day One

Yesterday was the first full day of the Feedback Conference in beautiful Lake Junaluska. To put it simply, I'm having a BLAST. I'm rubbing elbows with some of the best and brightest bands in the Christian indy scene. There is so much talent on display. Even the super young bands have ridiculous amounts of potential.

While here, I'm giving away two full photo shoots. Upon arriving here Thursday afternoon, we imediately got to work. Good Tomorrow is a (mostly) North Carolina based band playing some great rock. The shots they had already weren't bad at all. In fact, they were much MUCH better than most of the bands I'd seen... But I knew we could do even better. Check out some of the shots (not QUITE finished) below.

Friday was packed full of excellent speakers and performances. Rory Noland, Fate of Angels, Ryan Dobson, Disciple and Blaine Hogan. What a day! These musicians have been nourished, coached, goaded, scolded and most of all encouraged. So much fun.

Stay tuned for more... It's coming!

Road Trip to Gadsden, AL

About a year and a half ago, my best friend, Will, and I went on a road trip to Gadsden, AL. While there, we found the most remarkable industrial park I've ever seen. Most would probably call it an eye soar or worse, but that's just part of what made it so exciting. The place was clearly in shambles. most of the buildings had been abandoned for a long time and were showing their age. Unfortunately, we didn't have much time to shoot before they were closing up for the day. This time, we had a LOT more time.

That top image is a VERY quick composite in an attempt to show a little of the park. We were roughly 8 stories up on the top of a coke factory. We spent about 4 hours total there and we were just getting warmed up. I could spend years in a place like this and never run out of inspiration. The hardest part of shooting in an environment like this is calming down enough to focus on one thing and not get distracted. Both Will and I were wishing we had some models/band to shoot. It helps to slow ones heart rate when you have a job to do.

I primarily shot medium format film (see the last picture, below), so I can't share those right now. Still, stay tuned. Perhaps they'll be coming to a gallery near you!

New Seed of Sudan goes to Jacksonville, FL

This past weekend, I got to travel to Jacksonville, FL with the rest of the film crew for the documentary The New Seed of Sudan. One of our primary subjects, a lost boy named Isaac Garang, has moved down there for his job as a welder. Isaac lives in a small apartment with six other lost boys. They were all very generous with their time and stories. We got some fantastic footage and photos, and that is completely thanks to the openness of these men.

Feel free to get involved! We can use your help! Just swing by www.NewSeedOfSudan.com and drop us a line.. You don't have to be a professional. We have lots of areas that just need an extra set of hands.

I'm pretty sure that NSOS will post the "behind the scenes" photos, so I'm going to use this space to post a few of the more impressionistic photos I took while there.