Here’s a quick stop in to share a recent portrait session.  This is Karina.  She is a friend and a barnstormer. We shot near my houseboat in the Richardson Bay when the tide was out.  When the tide’s out it l ... Continue reading →

I was fortunate enough in December to be commissioned to create two images for Report On Business Magazine out of Toronto.  The article is about investing and how our human instincts can sometimes lead us to make poor ... Continue reading →

Lindsay Paige is a former bandmate of mine and Justin Fantl’s (see Or, the Whale for further reading) and when she asked if I could help her out with some images for her new musical project of course I was happy t ... Continue reading →

I was recently asked to do a shoot for the SF band Steer the Stars.  I love shooting bands because it usually involves an excited group of people willing to do just about anything.  We ran around Mt. Tam doing one-on-one ... Continue reading →

Our good buddy Ryan Kittleman’s skills don’t end at defending the just in the ways of the law, he’s published too!  I recently met up with Ryan to shoot some portraits for his first novel coming out ... Continue reading →

One cold morning, a very willing, dedicated, and humble friend, and half a day of retouching. In the past I’ve touched a bit on my conceptual process but sometimes I can feel a bit defensive about it because in so ... Continue reading →

I remember a while back discovering and really liking the work of Jeff Bark.  Particularly I remember loving his Woodpecker series. I hadn’t looked at Jeff’s work in a while when a friend showed me some w ... Continue reading →

In anticipation of the 5th season of Mad Men I’m sharing with you my favorite monologue. Some people think Pete Campbell is a psychopath, but I don’t think so. (click the image, sorry for the ads)  

Charlotte Gainsbourg “Heaven Can Wait” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo. My good old buddy Megan Fenton production designed this video – hat’s off!  I really enjoyed it, both the video and the s ... Continue reading →

EAMES: The Architect and The Painter I’m going to start this off and say I am in no way an expert on the subject of chairs, but rather a fan.  This is in no way a full study of chairs, not even close.  This is just a fly- ... Continue reading →

 Erwin Olaf is an Amsterdam based photographer. The Keyhole Hope Portraits Hope Grief Dusk Dawn  

So the story goes like this:  E.J. Bellocq was born in 1873 and died in 1949.  When the people who clean up after dead people were cleaning up his place they found 89 glass plate negatives of portraits of prostitutes fro ... Continue reading →