Bryant Park Ping-Pong

At lunch I enjoy a walk through Bryant Park, probably the only benefit to working in an office in Midtown, and always notice how competitive the ping-pong games are.  Yet, when the moment is caught, there's something serene and peaceful as the scene plays out.

Philly Parking Lot

Something about the reds and browns, lines and form in this parking lot reminded me of an earlier project, Pieced Together, I shot while in school in upstate New York, juxtaposing the new and the old, the shiny and the decrepit, rural and city, in order to make sense of the space up there.

Philly Train Station

Love the way the light was hitting the opposite platform, and the emptiness of it, despite how full our platform was (Note, our platform not shown.  You'll just have to trust me.)

Apple Picking

One of my most treasured seasonal activities is pick-your-own.  In the summer, it's blueberries, strawberries and blackberries, all of which is backbreaking work that promises a sweet reward once you're out of the burn causing sun, and peaches, which always offer more bounty than can be consumed fresh.  In the fall, it's apples and pumpkins, which have always been my favorite.

This year, my apple picking ritual was slightly changed up, as my sister and I took our dad to Pennings Orchard, an amazing apple orchard owned by a friend's family in Warwick, NY.  Unlike many orchards, with their rows of apple trees and not much else to offer save a country store with the same tired, ubiquitous items for sale, Pennings has a community feel.  There was a country store, but also a restaurant, beer garden and chickens, whose eggs are sold locally.  There was also a hard cider made at the nearby Warwick Valley Winery, producer of Doc's Draft ciders.

NY Comic-Con Portraits

I can't help it. October brings out the giant nerd in me. I start geeking heavily in August as it gets closer. September is almost unbearable, waiting, hoping, saving money, checking the website for information. Then in October, it's finally here. NY Comic-Con. This year, presented by Sprint. This year, bigger than ever before, taking up the entire Javits Center. I was there for professional's sneak preview and all day Saturday, the biggest day of the event, and still it felt like there wasn't enough time. Between running around to meet my idols, like Mark Texeira (artist for Moon Knight) and Amy Mebberson (artist on the Muppets, who drew me a Green Lantern Swedish Chef and Dr. Teeth as Thor), fighting through crowds to get free swag, and being generally and genuinely overwhelmed, I managed to focus on shooting some of the amazing cosplayers. This is the beginning of a new project of portraits of those who dress up for conventions such as this one.












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Caitlin

In late May, Caitlin McColl, a classically trained actress I met at a casting, was kind enough to do a shoot with me in Central Park a few days before she was due to move out of New York City. Though she still had to pack up her whole life into the back of a pickup truck (which would get soaked in the rain during the move), she was gracious enough to spend enough time until we got some images we were both happy with.

Baby Maren, Take Four: A Partner in Crime?

I never really had the chance to watch a child grow up, as an adult-ish at least, so seeing Maren become a real person has been amazing. She's two-and-a-half and as her parents proudly say, advanced beyond her age. And now, she has a little brother to help raise/boss around. I imagine much silliness and cuteness in the near future. In order to secure my position as favorite "uncle," and more insidiously, to influence their favorite animals, I brought them a stuffed dog and bear.