Camera & Craft

Andy Batt, Candace Dobro and Jodie Steen combined their strengths as photographers, writers and educators to pull together relevant skill building concepts, illustrations and examples for growing photographers. They included the voices and imagery from nine professional photographers and mined them for advice from technology, tools, techniques and aesthetics. I was featured as one of said photographers.

Geared towards serious photo enthusiasts who aim to take their shooting from automatic to mindfully manual. This book is filled with powerful gems to improve your understanding about how the mechanics of the camera work but how to stretch your creative thought process to see the world in a new way when behind the lens. 

I know a fair amount about photography and was still delighted to learn new concepts, trends and ideas myself.

The Camera & Craft PDX book launch is at Pro Photo in NW Portland on Thursday, March 26th from 6 - 8:30 pm. RSVP and get your FREE tickets here.

Named #2 of Photo.nets top photo books of 2014. You can purchase this book on Amazon for around $25.

Trust me, it's a substantial and beautiful investment of your resources.

DOTD @ Guardino // 2014

Yup one of my favorite days is fast approaching. I'll have a marvelous selfie of Francisco and I in the 8th Annual Day of the Dead Show at Guardino Gallery. Francisco and I are planning to get all suited up Sugar Skull style so be sure to drop by from the opening night Thursday, September 25th from 6-9. The show will be up and haunting the front of the gallery through the end of October.

The Arts Center Around Oregon Annual

An image from my 'Lone Fog' series was included in the 2014 Around Oregon Annual at The Arts Center in Corvallis. Show dates are May 25 - July 5, 2014.

Day of the Dead Show @ Guardino Gallery

The talented sculptress Stephanie Brockway is curating the 7th annual Day of the Dead show at the Guardino Gallery again this year and has included one of my sugar skull self-portraits in this wondrous mix of flaming hearts, skulls, magical realism and fantastically eerie creatures.  This Thursday, Halloween Eve from 6 - 9 pm, check the invite and get insider tips on Facebook.

Center Forward @ The Center for Fine Art Photography

Three images from my 'The Childhood Gravity Games' series are in the Center Forward show at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado this month.   Focused on the complexities of the modern world and the many ways our lives are changing so quickly.  Photos in this exhibit on drawing insights from our focus on technology, our environment and cultural shifts.

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Catalog is available for purchase for $17 here. 

The Childhood Gravity Games

This week I'll be participating in the Photo Lucida portfolio review event. An amazing opportunity to introduce myself to magazine editors, museum curators, gallery owners and photo bloggers. Here are some vignettes from my new work I'll be presenting there.

To see the complete series visit my show page.​

On Thursday, April 18th I'll be unveiling a new body of work entitled 'The Childhood Gravity Games' as part of the Photo Lucida portfolio walk. This series revolves around the glamorization of violence in our culture and the ambiguity around exposing our children to violence, real or imagined.

The portfolio walk is scheduled between 6 - 9 pm at Castaway (1900 NW 18th) this Thursday with over 160 photographers - from around the globe - showing their work. To accommodate such a large group they've divided us into 3 groups.  My turn will be from 7 - 8 pm and I'll have a table set up to show my portfolios. In case you didn't know April is Portland photo month.  Be sure to check out the variety of photo shows on display.

The Making of 'The Childhood Gravity Games'

Literally fueled by a box of peppermint patties I got nine children through a topsy turvy few weeks of photo shoots.  Some longer than others as I worked out the story I wanted to tell.  This is what creativity looks like after about 15 minutes. I didn't mind living amongst this chaos until it was time to clean up the photo studio for actual clients.

This series is a culmination of a lot of head scratching, thinking, experimenting and playing. I wanted to address some socially relevant themes including children and danger, exploration of fantasy and the role of games (including video) in our children's upbringing and more. My resident technocrat Tamaio was a protagonist of imaginative proportions with truly fantastical attributes.​ The cast of characters who step into this weird and wonderful world made such a huge difference for telling this tale.  Special thanks to Finn, Ellora, Wiley, Olivia, Lucca, Callum, Henry and Charlie. And a shout out to our studio kitty 'Hazel' for getting in the way just enough to worm her way into the finished series.

Dia de Los Muertos Show @ Guardino Gallery

This Summer I met with Donna at the Guardino​ Gallery and showed her my portfolio. A few weeks later I was invited to participate in their annual Day of the Dead Show on Alberta. First Thursday, opening night festivities are October 25th from 6 - 9pm with the show extending it's macabre celebrations through November 18th. Hope you can join me to experience NW artists interpretations of one of my favorite Mexican traditions.

Guardino Gallery - Day of the Dead Show - October 25, 2012 - Artists.​