Category: blurbs

travel | deutschland

From one cold place to another cold place. People thought we were nuts for wanting to explore a colder place but there were plenty more pros to a low-season jaunt across the sea, which was discovered during a month-long sabbatical to snowy German a few weeks ago. After a crazy year of non-stop shooting, editing and all things related to running a business, we needed to recharge and do something different since it’ll be my only vacation for 2014. As tempting as a sunny paradise seemed, we were drawn more to the castles set up high in the mountains and the giant snow-sprinkle trees in the Black Forest and the Bavarian Alps.

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The trip started with an exhausting 25 hour flight, which left me passed out face down at a Turkish Kaffehaus in Berlin shortly after we landed. I was told there were some local students who were filming a skit the entire time my head was in the clouds. To my surprise it was only about 30 degrees Celsius outside, which was a lot warmer than some negative degree Celsius we were expecting it to be. Our itinerary included a day or few spent in each of the following places: Berlin, Cologne, a cliff located near Honau on the Swabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Füssen, Berchtesgaden, and back up to Berlin. No matter what part of the country we visited, there were thick layers of history everywhere: from gothic cathedrals to medieval castles and from Baroque palaces to communist-era apartment blocks. We’ll spare the rest of the details and encounters we accumulated for another time, but, despite all the tradition, Germany is a modern country and we managed to finagle invitations everywhere we went to get the real experience.

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But now, it’s back to the reality of tight schedules and long nights of editing. To be honest, it has taken several days to recover from the jet lag and  settle back into the daily grind for the remainder of this year. We just wanted to take a quick minute to apologize for not remembering to put up our vacation responder during the entire month for those who have tried to reach out to us. We meant no lack of consideration or gratefulness for your inquiries and just wanted to make that clear.

blurb | fashion + food

It’s crazy randomly happening upon archived work and thinking back at the thought processes that went into a shoot years later. I can definitely say that it’s been a long time coming and I’m constantly reminded of my roots in fashion photography when I look back at my older work. I remember the owners of the noodle restaurant coming to me and asking for a different type of shoot that welded fashion and food. This is still one of my favorite interpretations 🙂

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blurb | whirlwind

Three days in Los Angeles just made my head spin.

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Location scouting + editorial shoot on Day Two.
qwe qwe1qwe2Invite from my dear friends Lily and Vincent to the Ellen Show, with guest stars Robin Williams and Pharrell on Day Three before hopping on a plane right back to San Francisco.
1Then during the show, we find out we’ll be back in LA for Ellen’s 12 days of Giveaways episode in two weeks. Not all of it really sank in yet with all the holiday bustle, but I am feeling VERY MUCH blessed for all the wonderful people in my life and the whirlwind of experiences that come my way. The love and support from everyone I am surrounded by means more to me than words can EVER express.