Lady Liberty

This is a shot taken from outside the crown of the Statue of Liberty on 7/1/09. Three days before it opens to the public after being closed since 911. The thing was swaying so much I thought I was back in the Navy.

In the BIG house

This is part of a project I just completed for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. It's part of a national campaign targeting the mentoring of kids of incarcerated parents. The photo was taken inside a women's prison in Nashville, TN. There was such a bad vibe coming out of that place that I couldn't check out fast enough. 

Big Jamie D

Ripper and 7th Street Surf Shop manager Jamie D takes a brief moment from her hectic and serious life to pose in the studio.

Jersey Joe Sixpack

This photo illustrated a satirical piece I wrote regarding plastic bags. 

Baby Cakes

This was an ad that I photographed for the BABY CAKES campaign.

This is a portrait of Suzanne and Jason about a week before their first baby. It was taken about 5:45 AM on a great morning with fog banks hugging the beach. It's really cool when clients ask what they can do to make the picture special and when you make suggestions like getting up a hour before sunrise, without blinking they say "okay!"

After 4 days of surf in 6 days with the sun out and the water temp quickly approaching a solid 40, I was mentally transported back to the great morning sessions of last summer. Bring it on!

This is called "going off and socked in". Joel Monesson, owner of the Mattison Gallery in Asbury Park gave me a great compliment when first seeing it. He said " I can smell the wet sand and salt air". 

I consider that a SCORE!

Thanks Joel.