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erik almas

i had the privilege of meeting up with photographer erik almas in san francisco to collaborate on a new project he is working on. at this point i can’t say too much, but i can say that it is going to be amazing! erik is a fascinating artist and person –  someone i admire. his approach to photography and life are inspiring. i made the portraits above at his home in sf. check out a few of his pictures below.

click here to view more of his work!

transamerica building / san francisco

sf was amazing. the adobe popup store was unreal and thanks to all of you who showed up!
i’ll post more pics when i can.

merry-go-round

fun slide

summer

when your dad’s a photographer

digging through the archives today i came across this photo from a trip to mexico last year. my daughter annika’s expression made me laugh out loud. photographing your own kids has to be one of the be hardest and most wonderful things to do as a photographer. it’s a constant challenge/balance to know when to take pictures and when to put the camera down. and here i obviously wasn’t doing the balance part so well ;)

tom curren

tom curren is a humble and talented man. his surfing embodies style, expression and soul. always a forward thinker, here he looks toward what lies ahead.

annika

another school year coming to a close… while many summer adventures lie ahead. the picture above is of my daughter annika at her school playground this week. it was taken just moments before we went to see the end of the year 6th grade play.

the pictures i enjoy most are those which define moments in life. they are a pause before the spin around the bar. yet this picture provides even more. somehow it allows me to see into the future. when i look into my little annika’s eyes i can imagine her all grown up. i can imagine myself an old man looking at this picture and remembering how precious those early years were… as tears fill and blur my sight.

i madonari

here are a few pictures from last weekend at imadonari – an annual italian street painting festival in santa barbara. they were all taken with the fuji x100. as you can tell, i’m having a blast with this camera. its allowing me to think and see in a whole new way. which photo do you like best?

blue or pink!?

i have to be one of the luckiest men alive! i have two fabulous girls (actually four if you count my wife kelly and our golden retriever daisy) and this week my wife and i went to the doctor to find out the gender of our third child – can you believe it, three kids! we wanted to be surprised so we  asked the doctor to write the gender on a piece of paper and seal it in an envelope. after the visit, kelly took the envelope a the local cupcake shop (whodidly cupcakes) and asked if they could open the envelope (after she had left) and then bake four cupcakes with blue or pink frosting in the middle…

that very same night, after dinner we each took a cupcake and counted down 3-2-1!
simultaneously we took as big of a bite as possible out of the cupcakes!
we were all surprised and ecstatic to see that the frosting on the inside was……

PINK! we are soooooo thrilled!!!

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i just got a fuji x100 as a gift. i’ll tell the full story later. for now here’s one of the first portraits i’ve made.
if you’re curious about the camera and want to learn more click here.

father and son

streets that have no name

dream beneath the desert sky

joshua tree – indian cove

book project

i’ve been having fun working on my most recent book project. above is an iphone pic of my desk today. what a perfect mix – thinking + writing + experimenting + making pictures + working on layout design…. i’m loving it!

blue

lake cachuma

gerry lopez

gerry is one of the most genuine and kind people i have ever met.

stuart

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photo books

i was recently shooting a video for a new lynda.com training course on how to create better portraits. (the course is coming out in a few months – i’ll keep you posted.) for one of the movies i filled up a crit rack with a handful of books related to the topic of creating people pictures (click on the image above for a larger view). this selection is in no way exhaustive, rather its more of a representational sampling of the books that i enjoy.

i’ve always found photography books to be a great source of inspiration. this got me wondering about which books have influenced other  photographers. what are the books that you enjoy or that have made your top 25 list?  i’d love to hear your thoughts.

sand dunes and sunshine

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adam

adam gerlach is in the master of fine arts program at brooks where i teach. he is a quality person, deep thinker, strong photographer and a kind soul. click here to view some of his pictures.

mattia

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