color awards

i am honored to announce that my work has been recognized by the international color awards; also know as the masters cup. i placed third in both the food and silhouette categories. both of the images that won are part of my ongoing body of personal work. in addition to placing third, two other images were nominated in the food category; one from my 2-d pie series and the other from the seattle metropolitan magazine's 'best of asian restaurants' issue, with art direction credited to benjamin purvis.

to do so well against some of the biggest names in the industry within their respected disciplines has been an exciting and humbling experience. congratulations to all.

you can see my work and the rest of winners and nominees here: http://www.thecolorawards.com/Photoshow5/

third place winners...

and the nominees...

textures of st. lucia

check out some of the textures i found inspiring on our recent trip to st. lucia. cinder blocks and dead leaves aren't the first things to comes to mind when exploring and island paradise but i just couldn't help myself. the light was great down there and the below subject matter lent itself to make some fun imagery.

footwear

y-3 sneaker/mirror test.

shredded paper

here are a few out-takes for a story i'm working on about recycled materials.

iphone imagery

i still find myself taking plenty of pictures with the iphone. they are pictures i would not normally be taking and are always a product of circumstance. regardless, it is still a fun medium and my blog is a perfect place to share them with you.

work being used

it is always nice seeing your images being used... especially when they are two stories tall.

eastern washington

here are a few pictures from the labor day weekend. we headed east in search of sun, we found it and as it turns out neither stephanie or i are fans of hot dry weather. it was still fun to get out of the city for a few days and be outdoors.