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Intimate Balloons - 2013

This is the premier shot in an ongoing planned series featuring the most juvenile way to photograph lingerie.

Starting as a joke between shots on an actual paid commercial shoot, this series was the first professional collaboration with my good friend, Tyler Matson. As talented a photographer as Tyler is, it really is a shame to drag him down to this level, but the truth is, I couldn’t have done this image on my own, certainly not without his help and skills. See more of his work at his website https://tylermatson.com.

Keep an eye out for future developments in this series. It’s silly and childish, but it’s fun, and it makes me laugh, and I can’t wait to continue making this nonsense.

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Toy Soldiers - 2007

This image came from my first photoshoot after moving to New York. 

Shot over a weekend in my boss's studio, I brought a bag of figures and accessories, miniature barbed wire, wheat grass palettes, bottle of stage blood, and a only vague idea of a plan.  Other images from the shoot included overly elaborate POV shots of soldiers fighting, mixed lighting between a Speedotron strobe and a Zippo lighter bought from the closest Duane Reade (that nearly melted the face off one of the figures), and a sprawling post-battle scene with wounded soldiers intended to be cut out digitally and placed into a woodland scene, yet to be photographed.   And none of them really worked.  This shot was the last setup of the day, and was discovered more or less by accident.

In keeping with my favorite photography creedo (KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid), one of the things I've always liked about this one is its simplicity.  Since this shoot, I've always tried to stay aware of overlighting and getting the story across without being bogged down by production tricks.

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Pee Pee Trump - 2017

This is, what I would consider, my first foray into political photography.

The image is an homage to Andres Serrano's 1987 photograph 'Piss Christ' which depicts a crucifix submerged in urine.  The bobblehead statue of Donald Trump plays off the rumored 'Pee Pee Tape' that was first mentioned in the Steele Dossier in January 2017, just prior to the beginning of Trump's presidency.

Included below is a behind the scenes photo from the shoot.  There's no reason for the massive water tank, aside from it being the only one available.  The 'urine' was a mixture of water, apple cider, ginger ale, and bottled tea.