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Photography, Checklists, and Insomnia – Thoughts While Packing
My day is closing in, the night is upon me, my to-do list is long, and I need sleep...which sounds like a very odd thing coming from me. For some time, I have danced a vicious tango with insomnia, caught up in the throes of a love-hate passion. We have shared many...
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Photographing Gilson for Snowboard Magazine’s 2017 Brand Guide
There was a time when I snowboarded. Literally, a time. It was a disaster. It was night, the slopes were pure ice, and the only instruction my friends gave me was, "Don't die." I battered my body, twisted my wrist, and slammed my coccyx more times than I care to...
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Striking Gold – Rescuing Old Photography Equipment in the Digital Age
Since the beginning of my photography career (perhaps life in general), I have been a huge proponent of seeing how much can be accomplished with minimal cash outlay. Sure, at times this has been because of major budget restrictions, but other times it was simply my...
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Late-night shoot prep!
My most productive time of day is late at night into the early morning hours after everyone is sound asleep in bed. Presently wrapping up sketches and prep work for tomorrow's shoot, a project that has been long in the making and is finally getting off the ground! The...
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6 Photography Lessons from a Combat Sniper
We see them in movies, we watch History Channel specials about them, and they are the things of which legends are made. Surprisingly, no, I’m not referring to UFOs. We’re talking about combat snipers, those lethal ghosts in face paint shifting in the shadows. I began...
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