A few months ago, one of my favorite people (and possibly my favorite photographer) collaborated on a small video piece on John Richards. If you live in Seattle or the NW or are involved in the music industry in any way, you must know KEXP and John. He has always championed independent music and given us a behind-the-scenes look at new artists. We wanted to know more about him. Here is the piece.
https://vimeo.com/41884844
Spent a few weeks in Honduras with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Bill Gates Sr. documenting their vaccination programs and library support. The images are still working their way through the workflow but one has already emerged.
http://www.impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2012/05/Vaccines-Are-An-Act-of-Love
Every winter, a large population of the Amish communities heads South to Pinecraft, FL. It is an interesting scene, and I will surely revisit next year.
Still a little weird to hear your own voice on the radio. Here is the interview from KEXP Mind Over Matter : Sustainability segment with Diane Horn. What a pleasure speaking with her. http://feeds.kexp.org/kexp/mindovermatterssustainability
Aaron Fisher Jr. and I had a comeback win over Betty Miller and her partner at the shuffleboard court in Pinecraft, FL. Thanks for the coaching, Betty (seen here).
This past week was one of the most interesting assignments I’ve ever had. I’ll leave out the details of many parts, as blogs are public, aren’t they?
I spent most of the week with Scott Lindquist in Wasilla (and on the boat out of Whittier). Here we are waiting on the northern lights on a random lake near his home. He fell through the lake last week. We managed to stay on top of the ice this time.
Earlier on the same day, I was helping Scott save a 500lb glacier ice chunk from hitting the ground. We lost. The ice hit the ground, but it also hit my face on the way to the ground. Luckily, I was photographing the top trauma surgeon in all of Alaska. She called ahead to the ER and I was seen quickly. It would be like going to a rap concert with Snoop Dogg or walking into a cheesy love-song-only-karaoke bar packed full of 15 year old girls with John Mayer or watching a action movie with Jean Claude Van Dam. A little bit of glue above and below my eye, and I was back at the distillery.
A talented photographer friend of mine, Jody McDonald, put me in touch with her brother, a bush pilot in Willow, AK. We flew at sunset.
More images will be seen in Outside Magazine sometime in 2012.
I, along with 2 other photographers, leapfrogged all week covering the WA portion of the tragedy in Afghanistan. The accused Sergeant was stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma. Sad story for everyone involved.
In Juneau on the way to Anchorage for Outside Magazine. Yep, a nice 7 hour layover. This is what I do. Lots of time in bars most people never notice on their way to Baggage Claim. I sit here. 2 beers. A salad because there’s no exercise on travel days. Tomorrow I will be on a boat in Alaska. It’s worth it.
Breaking Through Concrete: Building an Urban Revival.
Published by UC Press, Jan 2012.
