Offerman Homage
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Offerman Homage

Came across this delightful homage to my Nick Offerman portrait on Instagram today.

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This Charming Man
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This Charming Man

My favorite part of Autobiography is Morrissey’s description of Rough Trade records and it’s staff. This is a scan of the beginning of that section - that rants on for pages.

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Happy Presidents Day
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Happy Presidents Day

Some consider Presidents Day a time to remember and celebrate all U.S. Presidents - so I’m going to honor Richard M. Nixon, 37th President.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Philip Seymour Hoffman

The restaurant was almost empty, so I went up and said hello. We sat down and ate; he had a cheeseburger and I had two hot dogs wrapped in bacon with hot sauce.

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Inspiration: The Family 1976
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Inspiration: The Family 1976

Rolling Stone’s special political issue of October 21, 1976 features 69 portraits of the D.C. establishment by Richard Avedon.

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Sinatra Ketchup
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Sinatra Ketchup

As we took a short break to adjust the lighting, Kimmel asked me with a serious disposition, “Are you really a Frank Sinatra fan?”

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Toronto The Good
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Toronto The Good

Toronto has a number of fantastic ad agencies , I’ve had the privilege to shoot with a couple of them this year.

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Who is Ted Cruz?
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Who is Ted Cruz?

When I received the assignment to photograph Texas Senator Ted Cruz for GQ I had heard his name once or twice. Boy has that changed in the last month.

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Passenger Side Window
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Passenger Side Window

With enthusiasm Johnny Tergo described how he rigged Profoto strobes onto his pick-up truck and was shooting pictures of pedestrians from his passenger side window. 

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On Joining Instagram
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On Joining Instagram

I will be now be part of that unholy mix of photos of lunch, ironic landscapes and Holga-filtered observations of everyday life.

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The Hasselblad Snapshot
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The Hasselblad Snapshot

There is something magical when a family snapshot is on film. And it just so happened that we’d planned a vacation with my siblings and parents in Thousand Island Park, NY giving me plenty of material.

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My New Vice
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My New Vice

Helpful here means escorting me around their oddball and intertwined offices to find shooting locations, cast staff with suitable haircuts, and stockpile weird knickknacks as possible props.

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Chase Online
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Chase Online

The genius stroke is that the Chase Jarvis show is broadcast live – allowing for a social media build up, and most importantly, an urgency and focus for all on set.

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