Storm
Rodanthe NC. May 2016. #outerbanks #storm #rodanthe
Road Trips
My two long time friends from the Bronx River Projects, Raza Ruckus @ruckushotboy and Uptown ( with his daughter). Ruck and Uptown write lyrics, rap, record. They both were incarcerated when they were 18 for a crime they both did commit. 10 years hard time. 10 years writing lyrics as well. I met them both …
Paris, France. From my book “Living Proof” and story in NatGeo Magazine documenting the international HipHop scene. These guys may look a bit tough to some , yet they were Algerian rappers who very kindly took me into their world in the northern neighborhoods of Paris. Yet when I went in unknown ,this dude …
Retro. From my book “Living Proof”. Here on the West African shore where slaves were sold and shipped to Bahia, Brazil. On board those slave ships were griots like Jali with his kora ( left). Griots are the verbal scribes of Africa. Using kora and drum and voice to tell all that is known …
So ends my little 4 day essay on Texas Hill Country mostly based on the true story of a wedding at the home of Michael Loyd Young and his wife Ofe. Thanks for the fine hospitality my friends. I started with a photo of Mike and Miller and end now with them in The …
Luckenbach, Texas. Just a wee bit south of Texas dead center. Hill Country. Well, just country. In the middle of the day, on a hot tin roof, struts the now famous Luckenbach rooster. Not far away is his soul mate hen just a branch or two up in the oak tree watching his every move. …
LeAnne and Matt Boyd have been married for less than a minute and walk up the aisle in the Texas Hill Country just as the sun goes down ( lucky for this photog). Matt is on the pro golf tour and LeAnne is a teacher. I wish them both a loving life together.
Photo proof of a flying leap from behind wedding bouquet toss theft. I only shoot weddings of family and friends, yet this adds up to a lot of wedding photography over the years and I’m even considering a book on the collection. Competition for the bridal bouquet toss is fierce and “steals” seem …
I love shooting weddings of friends and family. I’m here now in Texas Hill Country I am shooting wedding prep at the home of my dear friends photographer Michael Loyd Young @loyd and his wife Ofe @ofemendez. Mike’s books “Blues, Booze& BBQ ” and ” Beer, Bait,&Ammo” speak to his roots. His book upcoming …