Along the trek in Peru I kept thinking how I could spend a whole year photographing the mountains there. It was almost painful to only stop for the occasional moment of amazing light and have to move on. What a beautiful country, I have fantastic memories there.
A few weeks ago a friend challanged me to take a non smiling self-portrait and spend no more than 10 min setting up to take it. I got one or two shots off using a self timer... when I was interrupted by a 5.9 earthquake. After the shaking stopped I realized that the self timer had gone off during the mayhem... so the top photo is the best non candid self portrait i got out of the experience, and the bottom is my face during an earthquake when the self timer went off. Enjoy
I can't remember how many times as a child I tried to take photographs of a fireworks display. They almost never turned out. I feel better about these! Doesn't the top one look like a creature you might find in the sea at night?
Some images from the Internally Displaced Persons Camp. This was perhaps the most surreal moment of the trip. This community of people had to flee the country side for closer land near Gulu in order to have some protection from the LRA - Lord's Resistance Army.
If you would like to learn more about the history of Northern Uganda, I suggest you look up the book Girl Soldier. 
Hard to believe its been a year since I was in Africa with Kara and Dani! Even harder to believe I haven't shared more of my images with everyone! My self imposed assignment for the week will be to post some of my favorite moments from the trip. The image above makes me really happy. It reminds me that I should always remain as thankful for the opportunity to pursue an education as the students I met everywhere in Uganda were.
Apologies for an absent presence on the blog last week. I ended up going last minute to photograph the Channel Islands. It was a great experience, I can't wait to post some of the stuff soon enough. 
I have been playing with macro photography recently. This is my first experiment. I used a bellows with a 50mm F1.2 lens. Talk about a shallow depth of field! The makeup was done by my friend Jenny Engard and a really awesome model named Maddie we met recently. I'll be posting more from the shoot with her in a week or two.
Since I moved to southern california I have wanted to photograph the Blimp Hangers in Tustin. I used to pass them on the freeway and would say one day I'll shoot those! I was lucky enough to have the chance the other night. 
I really enjoyed seeing this sign the other evening. Still going through the photos. I really loved photographing the colors and textures there. I'm planning on posting some more from this mystery location over the next day or two.
I've been hearing about June Gloom in Southern California for sometime now. Most people seem to speak of it despairingly, however as I realized this week June Gloom makes for some great photography! Here is a preview of what I have been up to the last few days. Can't wait to show you the rest!
Guess what? Two years ago today I started my blog! Might not seem too momentous of an occasion, but I'm dang proud of it. To celebrate I thought I'd do something I rarely do and post the photographs of another artist. Above is a photo of my Dad and below is a photograph that he took years ago that I always loved to look at. He is easily the most talented Artist I know. My parents are and always have been very supportive and encouraging of my siblings and I participating in the arts. Thus in a cheesy, but very sincere fashion, I thank my parents and dedicate this blog post to them! (PS. my Dad doesn't know I am posting his photos... hopefully he doesn't mind!)
Was there any doubt that my second favorite (in the nostalgia sense) place to shoot in Utah is a little snow covered field overlooking the mountains north of Provo. I can't recall ever having explored there during the day. But I have been there countless times at night. Normally by myself, but on occasion with a close friend or two. So many peaceful nights up there. A few years ago my brother bought me a Mountain Hardware down coat. Its bomber to say the least and it has kept me so warm on the often 5 hour long excursions to take photos. So partial thanks for any snow winter images goes to Mr. Mohawk Myke. Thanks for visiting. Check back for tomorrow's post. I promise some awesomeness.
I got a request to post a few of my favorite Utah landscapes. There are so many, so today and tomorrow I am posting two sentimental places. While Utah Lake (above) has been described as shallow, massive, and probably full of pollution... it reflects most every beautiful Utah sunset throughout the year. Definitely a favorite place to go at dusk. Check back tomorrow to see the next landscape!
My good friend Emily is always changing her look. This, as well as her outgoing personality makes her always a great subject. If you look back over my blog I am sure you'll see more of her!
