Form
I have always loved and been intrigued by the human body. Even as a young child, I remember visiting my father at the medical school where he was a junior faculty member and I would wander out on my own to the pathology department to look at all the human specimens and body parts floating in formaldehyde jars or even walking into the anatomy lab as they were doing their cadaver dissections. This love of the human body later manifested itself in me focusing much of my early photography on fashion and form.
Phoenix Rising
One of the images from my debut on the History Channel’s™ TV show “Photo Face Off” (Click here to watch episode).
#Hanoi #Vietnam #Canon
Abandoned
The President Hotel was an abandoned apartment building in Saigon, demolished in 2017. At the time of its building in the late 1950’s and 1960’s it was one of the most modern buildings around with a rooftop swimming pool, a fountain and a dancing hall. In 1964 the American army rented the building to house their soldiers. The soldiers spent their first days in these blocks or before they we transported back to the USA. At the time of this shoot, the once illustrious building was falling into pieces and was occupied with squatters. Rumor has it that the hotel was haunted.
#HoChiMinhCity #Vietnam #Olympus
Weeping Buddha
This particular shot was taken at a photography workshop where a nude model was hired to pose for us. Each photographer had 10 minutes to pose the model. When it was my turn I decided that the typical posed shots were a bit boring and I wanted to change it up a little. So I found this little figurine of the Weeping Buddha and used it in this shot. I am happy to say that of all the hundreds of pictures taken that day- this one was the model’s favorite.
#Santiago #Chile #Leica
