While going through the archives, I came across these frames we shot of (now well known) chef Paul Qui at Uchiko shortly after it opened.

While going through the archives, I came across these frames we shot of (now well known) chef Paul Qui at Uchiko shortly after it opened.

This week, while on assignment, we unexpectedly found ourselves setting up to shoot in a defunct mall-type portrait studio. Amazingly, all of the equipment, backdrops etc were still there. I couldn’t let this opportunity go to waste.

The softer side of my assistant, Destry, with hummingbirds

Found memory card and top secret information
I was honored to be commissioned to shoot a portrait of the city of Houston for the 40th anniversary issue of Texas Monthly. A few weeks ago we flew over the Houston ship channel in a helicopter to capture this image. The setting sun filtered through the clouds just enough to give us some great light.
Update: Prints of these are now available. E-mail us for details.

Below are some other views.




Recently, Will Chau, creative director at GSD&M, asked me to speak at the Austin Creative Department art direction school about my work and the collaborative world of commercial photography.
Afterward, one of his proteges, Jon Coyle, approached me about turning some of his concept sketches into a reality. I was happy to help, Jon is immensely talented with great visual concepts and he also handled the location acquisition and production management that went into making these happen.


Air Force Sergeant Michael Reid and his Mopars.
Sweet rides and jet planes. Photographed on the flight line at Randolph AFB for AutoWeek