Ghost Hunter Cover

Heathyr Hoffman is a local medium who was invited by the Sci-Fi channel to try out for their newest ghost hunting show. I spent an afternoon with her at the historic Hotel San Carlos in downtown Phoenix because it is reportedly haunted and has some pretty cool architecture.

Halloween Costume Shoot

I shot these for the Halloween Costume Fashion spread in the College Times. The models really worked their characters and we all had a lot of fun on this shoot.

Phoenix Oktoberfest

The Phoenix Oktoberfest has a lot of lederhosen, accordian music, dancing, and feats of strength; in this case the stein hold.

Repeat Offenders

The College Times began producing extra publications this year as a way to supplement its profits to offset the loss of revenue during these hard economic times. This is a band photo of an 11-member group called the Repeat Offenders. It just so happens that one of the members is a law professor at ASU who had access to the university's mock court room. Each member played a role and it was a fun shoot that ended up in the guide for the Tempe Music Festival where this band performed on the stage set up for local performers.

Tour De Fat

This event isn't what it sounds like it would.... This bicycle event is put on by the brewers of Fat Tire beer, whose logo is a bicycle... It is a huge bicycle parade through the Tempe streets and ends up at a beer festival where you can test out some custom bicycles. It's a good time.

Mad One

The College Times did a feature on a local graffiti artist who goes by the street name Mad One... I've worked with him in the past and he always asks me to hide his face. Previously I would photoshop his mob boss logo over his face in the photos, but i thought it better to have him wear his paint mask instead this time.

The Grand Canyon

I've lived in Arizona my entire life and have been to the Grand Canyon on a number of occasions. But in all those trips to the Canyon I had only ever been to visitor centers and tourist attractions along its edge and never ventured into it.

In September, two friends and I took a 4-day hiking/camping trip along the north rim of the Canyon to Deer Creek where we set up our final camp and stayed for a day and a half. It was one of the most grueling, physically and mentally demanding things I have ever endured, but the end result was worth the pain. In the seclusion of Deer Creek, standing in the cold fast-flowing waters that helped form the immense Canyon over millennia, I experienced a powerful yet humbling connection with the Earth that recharged my emotional and spiritual batteries.

These photos don't convey the experience in the least, but I hope that an appreciation for the sheer pristine natural beauty of this secluded place gives you some idea the effect it had on me. I am forever changed.