UMI + BILL. CENOTE TRASH THE DRESS SESSION.

Umi asked me last year if I'd be interested in documenting her in her wedding dress in a cenote the day after her wedding.  Of course I said yes.  We travelled to Dos Ojos with some friends and family and jumped right in.

AMARISSE // SHIFT/TILT: SEOUL BRIDAL PHOTOGRAPHER

Amarisse has become an adopted sister, friend, and a bit of a muse in the few months that I've known her. She also rocks the half-Korean blood and hails from Seattle.

I had a chance to shoot her in our traveling workshop wedding dress with Fer just before he had to dash to the airport to catch his flight home to Mexico. A delightful close to his all-too-short trip.

All shot on Leica M6 / 35 Nokton on Ilford 125. Enjoy! :)

SHIFT/TILT: NYC WORKSHOP TEASERS

We just wrapped our SHIFT/TILT workshop at the ACE Hotel in New York City with some lovely and amazing students, talent and staff.

We're holed up at the hotel for a few extra days while Hurricane Irene prepares to rear her ugly head.  It was planned as a two-day workshop, but we decided to consolidate the bulk of the workshop into a single day, just in case things were to go crazy on Sunday.  At this point, every out-of-town student who was planning on coming decided it best to stay with their families and play it safe.  It was a tough pill to swallow after months of planning and much personal and financial investment, but we all have to play the cards we're dealt.

A handful of local students decided to weather the storm and join us for a day of sharing, shooting and running through the empty streets in the rain.  In the end, we were able to get some amazing photos (think 'I Am Legend' or 'Vanilla Sky') because the streets were deserted.

Props go to Jove Meyer for coordinating the weekend, Tony Yang for being my partner in crime, our amazing models Ali, Maya and Kelly, my gifted brother, Riky, who provided video coverage -- and most of all the dedicated students who stared a little girl named Irene in the face and kept shooting anyway.