LOOK FOR ME ON AL JAZEERA AMERICA ONLINE

Yes, the man shooting sparks out of his groin in the background is me. My buddy Patrick Brown recently shot a series of photos up in the small town of Deer Trail, Colorado, and I worked as his assistant. The story is about the towns' recent infamy over a proposed ordinance that would allow people to shoot down drones that enter into Deer Trail airspace. One caveat: you have to use a shotgun. The ordinance is symbolic and meant to be a protest against the domestic use of drones. Its  author, Phillip Steel, understands that you can't shoot down a drone with a shotgun. His point is that the domestic use of drones should scare the shit out of all of us. You can view the online article by clicking here.  

MY NEW HOBBY: REPURPOSING

These pictures may be a little misleading as it appears at first glance that an alter got repurposed into an alter. Please understand that the top photo is an organ with religious figures haphazardly placed on it. The bottom photo is a well thought out and executed alter. I blame this new hobby on watching too many episodes of American Pickers at the gym. The house we rented here in Colorado Springs came furnished, and among the furnishings was this dilapidated organ. I originally asked the landlord if I could get rid of it because I considered it an eyesore. But slowly it grew on me. I started seeing the beauty of this old piece. I ended up doing a lot to bring it back to life, but it was important to me to keep its original integrity intact. I gutted all the internal organ parts and replaced the front panels with art glass. I also added lights. I think my favorite part of the whole piece are the cast iron foot pedals. 

MY PARENTS IN SHOVE MEMORIAL CHAPEL

I just thought these two photos of my parents turned out nice. I shot them with a 50mm lens with natural light. Shove Memorial Chapel is on the campus of nearby Colorado College. In my opinion, it is the most beautiful church here in the Springs. 

MY FIRST COVER IN COLORADO!

I started doing some freelance work for the free local newspaper in Colorado Springs called "The Independent". The cover features the good folks from Zeezos costume shop dressed, in a clockwise fashion: a turkey, an elf who has been beat up, a flapper, and a magician. It felt really good to be behind the camera again. As a bonus, Zeezos has generously offered me free costumes to use in my secret life as a plushophiliac (do a quick google search).