My wife and favorite collaborator, Kendrick Brinson, and I were recently commissioned to spend two days photographing the town of Greensboro, Alabama where over a quarter of the population receives Social Security Disability benefits. The assignment was essentially to build a cast of characters, and capture the feel of the town in [...]
Cheryl Christian is the executive director of the Good News Clinic in Gainesville, Ga. The clinic, like many others like it, has seen a rise in middle class individuals who have lost their job and suddenly find themselves without insurance. Many of these people have had insurance their entire lives, and are entering the [...]
I just recently received copies of print material from a commission for Teach For America to photograph the talented and lovely Aarti Sharma. Sharma is a Teach for America alumni, 2011 Equal Justice Works fellow, and founder of the LEAP program in her neighborhood right outside downtown Atlanta, where she works at the Juvenile [...]
I photographed actress Erica Hubbard on set during rehearsal for her upcoming play titled Liberty for Lydia. Hubbard portrayed a historic account of an African American slave in this period piece, which took place on March 9, 2013 at Kimball Theatre in Colonial Williamsburg. It’s an interesting dilemma and debate between the need for [...]
When The FADER calls, you know you are in for an interesting shoot. You also normally know you’re in for something authentic as this predictor-of-what’s-next craves images that feel real and fresh. The publication normally impresses upon the artists that you want a look into their real life and not another trite image of [...]
As collegiate level online educational courses grow in number and credibility, so does the practice of cheating and plagiarism. Satia Renee, a former teaching assistant who I photographed for the story, cited a 10 percent incidence of cheating on the papers she graded for a class taught by Professor Eric Rabkin of the University [...]
For the ongoing fitness series in The Wall Street Journal, I photographed former Top Chef competitor Chef Richard Blais in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. Blais, whose restaurants include HD-1, Flip Burger Boutique, and The Spence, demonstrated a technique he utilizes entitled fartleking – a method of training which blends continuous training with interval training. Blais [...]
A few images from my favorite model and partner in crime, the one and only, Kendrick Brinson. All in camera, as always.
