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Transmission I had the honor of making this video with my friends Leon Godwin and William Davis…

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Robyn Hitchcock

I had the good fortune to interview and photograph legendary singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock yesterday! We spent an hour talking about his great new record ( YepRoc, April 21), process and what’s next for this whacky world of ours. The interview was for WHUP where I have a weekly radio show called Beggars Banquet (have I mentioned that?). Check out the audio here, including his new single and…

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DIG

I’m the luckiest guy I know. I have randomly found myself in amazing places with amazing people more times than I can count. I have somehow made it through 43 years of questionable choices relatively unscathed. By rights I should be probably be in far worse shape than I am now. I was 22 years old in 1995 when I randomly decided that participating in the Work Abroad program would be a good idea.…

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I HEART BBQ

    Recent work for StateBBQSauce.com If you like Southern BBQ as much as I do, this website could be a great new resource- sample sauces from all over the south, curated by a long-time friend of mine who knows a thing or two about tasty Q. The website is still in final stages of development, but be sure to check it out!    

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Skram

2 blog posts in one week? What's going on here?

A few out-takes from recent shoots with Skram Furniture Company. Skram craft distinctive, modern furniture here in North Carolina while leading the way as responsible manufacturers and holding their operation  to a high standard of sustainability. Their craftsmanship and dedication are inspiring!  

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General Update

General

Hey folks- it’s been minute since I last posted and it’s been a crazy few months! In addition to having moved my office/studio (more on that soon) I’ve been continuing to try and re-define my relationship to my work. I’ve been shooting for a few commercial clients, working on new videos and am trying to plot a few bigger scale projects. I expect this website will see a complete overhaul again…

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Personal Project: Walter & Harriet

I come up with far more ideas for personal projects than I’ll ever attempt to execute. In 2015 I took on a few (mostly in video) but this fall I knew I wanted to take on something different; something with a deeper, more personal meaning. “Walter & Harriet” (printed book) is the fruit of a collaboration with my friend and colleague Heather McKay, MS/OT/L, who works with a local branch of Hospice…

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FIRSTS

This image popped into my mind today and magically I was able to put my hands on it immediately. There’s nothing remarkable about it (though I still like the concept). It’s poorly executed in every possible way. The only thing about this image is that 20 years ago (in the summer of 1995) I pulled out my camera (a borrowed Pentax K100) for an assignment in Photo 101, and for the very first time…

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Solo Video #2: Hakomi Mallorca

Solo Video #2: Hakomi Mallorca

Continuing my move into the world of video- here’s the fruit of many hours of labor shooting in Spain and editing here at home. This piece is an intro for workshops that my wife Julia Corley facilitates and is aimed at therapists of several different persuasions. I’ve been lucky enough to accompany her on several trips now and was intrigued by the challenge of interviewing some seriously smart…

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SOLO SHORT FILM: CHANCE

SOLO SHORT FILM: CHANCE

WARNING: This film contains explicit references (verbal and graphic) to some pretty touchy subjects. If you are sensitive to frank language, nudity and violent or offensive imagery, this is not for you. It probably falls into the NSFW category (depending on where you work). Now that I’ve got that out of the way, today seems like as good a time as any to announce that I’ve completed my first solo…

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LEVITATION

New blog post: LEVITATION! Words! Pictures! Music!

Here’s a themed playlist to accompany a semi-recent image I made. Following experiments with 4×5 (fun, tough) and pinhole (blew it), this was another effort to work on something I’ve never done before. I’d been kinda taken with ‘levitation photography’ for awhile and wanted to try my hand at it…  It’s pretty goofy but there are a few things I really like about this image. I can see using this…

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FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FUTILE* ENDEAVORS

A few things I’ve learned from attempting to shoot 4×5 / Polaroid for the first time in 2015: • 4×5 viewfinders are a pain. Really dark, not to mention (and I already knew this) they preview the image upside-down and backwards. Tough to nail a composition when you can barely tell what’s happening. • Polaroid chemistry doesn’t hold up well a decade after it’s expiration date, but you can get some…

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SPAIN 2015

As promised, here are a few highlights from our last trip to Mallorca, Spain. If you follow me on the Facebook a few of these may look familiar. Yes, I worry a little about Facebook and copyright, but as of now I figure I’ll cross that bridge if I ever get to it. In any case, this corner of world has some of the most dramatic landscapes I’ve ever seen and an abundance of interesting characters…

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PRAGUE 2015

Of the hundreds of photos I made over our week in Prague, here are my self-selected favorites. I’m officially in love with the city- a place of beautiful contrasts, dramatic vistas and quality Pilsner. I’m grateful for the opportunity to visit and can’t wait to return someday. If you’d like to see more from this series, drop me a line. I may add more to Tumblr. Next post- Spain!

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NEW WORK: BANDS

Anyone that knows me well knows that I eat, sleep and breathe music. I have for as long as I can remember. What can I say? Dad was a DJ and mom is great on the piano. I’m probably a below average player on bass and guitar but it doesn’t stop me from trying. I’ve worked in record stores from North Carolina to the UK and was a radio DJ myself for a few years. As evidenced by several previous blog…

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VIDEO: JENNY BESETZT

If you do something you love you’ll never work a day in your life, right?

It’s been quite awhile since I enjoyed a project as much as I did curating and editing this short video for North Carolina band Jenny Besetzt. JB have a new (and frankly, amazing) album that will drop later this year. I bum rushed writer/singer/guitarist John Wollaber at a show late last year…

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Realizing it’s kind of nice to have all these different places to post photos- some of these appeared on my personal FB page during a recent trip to Santa Fe, but there’s a few that haven’t seen light of day otherwise. I could get lost for years in that part of the country. Just amazing.