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Portuguese Man o’ War, Frisco, NC. We were back on the...

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:06:42 -0400

Portuguese Man o’ War, Frisco, NC.

We were back on the road all last week down in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Vacationing and shooting, the whole crew this time. We witnessed some amazing things. Sand tiger shark bodies washed up the beach, Jockey Ridge sand dunes, and lots of these gnarly bastards. One of the most venomous marine invertebrates there is. It’s actually not a jelly fish but a colony of smaller individuals that survive together. They can’t exists alone. Go team!

For Bloomberg Businessweek. Zdeno Chara’s record breaking...

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:20:40 -0400

For Bloomberg Businessweek.

Zdeno Chara’s record breaking slap shot stick.

108.8 mph.

Video here.

Sign up for Long Shot at the PCNW here.

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:17:12 -0400

Bloody Nose from my work-in-progress series with Clover is up on...

Wed, 02 May 2012 23:08:13 -0400

Bloody Nose from my work-in-progress series with Clover is up on FlakPhoto today. Check it out here.

I have an interview up on the blog Two Way Lens by Michael...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:27:45 -0400

I have an interview up on the blog Two Way Lens by Michael Werner. You can check it out here.

Last Light, Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:15:39 -0400

Last Light, Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.

Nature Trail, Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:12:57 -0400

Nature Trail, Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.

Trip 4, Day 4. St. Albans, VT. to Rumford, RI. Day 4 brought...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:16:31 -0400

Trip 4, Day 4. St. Albans, VT. to Rumford, RI.

Day 4 brought more salamanders, more exploring, and more fun.

We went by Burton Snowboards to see an old friend today. Hi Chris! It was amazing to get the behind the scenes tour. That place is dog headquarters, everyone brings their dog to work. Super chill and amazing place. Long day, longer drive home.

Trip 4, Day 3. Newport, VT. to St. Albans, VT. Sunset,...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:55:00 -0400

Trip 4, Day 3. Newport, VT. to St. Albans, VT.

Sunset, Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.

We had to skip day 3 while on the road, no internet. Day 3 was great we stayed way up north by Canada and traversed over to the Northwest corner. Near Jay Peak we settled down by a stream and shot some video work. We found a fresh cup of night crawlers and decided to film some stuff. Clover loves making videos. She’s an actress and embraces it, especially when I say action and cut. That’s her favorite part. She likes to suggest things too, after all, it’s a collaboration… We finally let the worms go and take off for the NW corner. But on the way we stopped off to hike in the forest along a stream where we found some salamanders. Good thing we had a story about them before bed last night…

Then we were off to the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge. We walked at sunset on the trails there and watched all the birds with the binoculars and set up for another video at the pond. While we waited for last light we sat and listened to the spring peepers peeping, coyotes hunting and howling, turkey and geese. It was incredible, a symphony of sounds like I’ve never experienced. Right at the perfect moment to film Clover gets really bad stomach cramps… Off to the gas staion we go…

For Rhode Island Monthly Magazine, 2012. URI crew.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:26:55 -0400

For Rhode Island Monthly Magazine, 2012.

URI crew.

Dreaming of Salamanders.

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:34:40 -0400

Dreaming of Salamanders.

Trip 4, Day 2. Burke, VT. to Newport, VT. We stayed way up in...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:31:00 -0400

Trip 4, Day 2. Burke, VT. to Newport, VT.

We stayed way up in the northeast corner of VT. today. Lots of driving, lots of snacks, lots of beavers, lots of moose signage, but no moose. Shot around Lake Willoughby.

Feral forest children.

Found a decent hotel. Check in, unload, pizza, swim, bedtime story about a spotted salamander, peace out. Long day, more tomorrow.

Trip 4, Day 1. Rumford, RI to Burke, VT. We’re back on the...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:25:32 -0400

Trip 4, Day 1. Rumford, RI to Burke, VT.

We’re back on the road. I never got around to posting about the Seattle trip. I started to feel that I was giving too much away by posting the key images to this project as we went. So I pulled back. Maybe outtakes make more sense? Either way we’re back at it. Headed north again. Today we made it to Burke Mountain in Burke, Vermont. We had to check it out. No shops, no trinkets, no T-Shirts, which totally blew. I was going to get of a bunch of Christmas gifts out of the way. Bummer.

We stopped of in Franconia Notch, NH. on the way up to stretch our legs and check out the snow runoff. The streams are all on full blast. It was 80+ degrees. Hence the tank top.

I’m at Lafayette College this week for a visiting artist...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:41:00 -0400

I’m at Lafayette College this week for a visiting artist series. Today is the artist talk for all of you in Easton, PA. 12-1pm. Big thanks to Greta Brubaker for hooking it up.

I stoppped in Philly on my way here to see the Zoe Strauss show (and found an incredible gold statue of Joan of Arc out front.) It’s always great to see my Philly peeps and meet some new ones.

I have a few pieces from Blind in the exhibition Persistence:...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:32:00 -0400

I have a few pieces from Blind in the exhibition Persistence: The Rural in American Art at the Gund Gallery at Kenyon College. Curated by Robert Colby. Big thanks to Natalie Marsh for all her help!

Runs 3/26-7/22.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Newport, RI. I’m lame. No...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:10:29 -0400

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Newport, RI.

I’m lame. No excuses. It’s been crazy hectic since we returned from Seattle. Armory show, meetings, NYC, Boston, more meetings, and jobs. No complaints. I just really want to see the images from Seattle and I haven’t even looked yet/// They are backed up 3X…

There’s just about 1 week left to go see Blind &...

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:16:25 -0500

There’s just about 1 week left to go see Blind & Blouse at Platform Gallery. If you’re in the Seattle area it’s worth a look-see. Stephen has done a nice job of playing the projects off of one another in a simple and elegant way. Link to images in the exhibition here.

Ariana and I gave artist talks at the PCNW last Friday. Clover stole the spotlight by coming up to the podium about 5 times during my talk and had more questions directed to her at the end. It was fun. The talks were recorded and I hope to have a link up to them soon.

Extras special thanks to Steve @ Platform, John @ Decode Books, Ann and crew @ the PCNW, and Carlo and JIll for their hospitality.

Welcome to my life. This 8 second accidental clip pretty much...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:00:28 -0500

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Welcome to my life. This 8 second accidental clip pretty much sums it up.

Ugh. It’s been so hectic with shooting, traveling, and...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:41:43 -0500

Ugh. It’s been so hectic with shooting, traveling, and lack of wifi that I never got to catch up. It will have to wait until we arrive home and settle in later this week. The trip has been incredible. We fly home tomorrow morning and we’re ready. We miss our girls.

Until then here’s my Wannabe Teenage Daughter Dysfunctional Ford Focus Ad. This thing is good in the mud right?

I just can’t get used to seeing bald eagles. Every time I...

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:09:00 -0500

I just can’t get used to seeing bald eagles. Every time I see one it’s like the first time. They are so big and majestic. Today we saw 10. We’re just getting to Forks, WA, home of the Twilight saga. It’s evident in every store window. Right now we’re wet, hungry, sandy, exhausted and smell like beach funk.

But I need to back up. After 10 hours of air travel, which included watching Hugo, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, and The Smurfs we arrived in Washington state. Four days ago.

More in the morning, today was a long one…