Brian OliverSmith for the NYT

Just before the holidays, I spent a bit of time with Brian OliverSmith, the ceo of Urban Planet Mobile, for the NYT business section. His company offers language and SAT prep classes to clients worldwide via text message. Everyday they will send you a text with a link to your [...]

Frank Hyman for the New York Times

Frank Hyman, a former member of the Durham City Council, was the subject of a NYT story that I shot a few weeks back. Mr. Hyman has managed to create a financially stable lifestyle of out several of his passions, or hobbies. He writes, as he did the article I [...]

TP Mishra for the New York Times

In the middle of December, I spent the day with TP Mishra, a refugee from the country of Bhutan for the Metro section of the NYT. Mr. Mishra spent most of his life in a refugee camp in neighboring Nepal when the political situation in his home country became too [...]

Alzheimer’s for the New York Times

Did a quick portrait shoot for the New York Times a week or so ago of Marjie Popkin, who at age 60 was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.

So far, Margie mostly has trouble remembering details and numbers but remains in good health and with help from her friend [...]

Photo for the Day: Go Play

Sweet Potatoes for the New York Times

I had the pleasure of waking up Thanksgiving morning to find my photo of Sara Broadwell, of Catbriar Farm, on the front page of the New York Times. I had photographed Ms. Broadwell for a story on the growing popularity of the sweet potato and the health qualities of said [...]

Cigars, Boxing and Hooters

These 3 things could be argued to not go together at all, after all, who wants to smoke while they box? Or, on the other hand, historically speaking, they have always gone together, the smoke filled arenas, some men with press cards in their [...]

Back to Richmond

I lived in Richmond, VA for 3 years while I was in school.

I was so ready to go after that, skipped graduation and moved to southern Mexico

I went back yesterday to make some photographs of a boxing smoker (more to come on that in [...]

Live Music: A few from Troika

Filthybird at Motorco Music Hall

Last Year’s Men at the Pinhook

Spider Bag’s at the Pinhook

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Filthybird

Lots of music shoots recently, almost always fun, and this was no exception

Spent several hours with Renee and Brian of Filthybird, pictured above, as well as with the whole band during rehearsal. Good energy, good people, make for good photos.