5 Years and the WABISABI Bloom Effect
A year ago today my head was swirling in the laundry of emotions of returning to Athens, GA. At the time I was planning for my MFA at the University of Georgia, and sought to return to the South, where...
Work Blog
Arturo, Arturo, Arturo
I’m sitting in the last unpacked chair and writing on the last unpacked piece of furniture in my apartment out in Las Vegas. I should be writing this article about color for a magazine, but I cannot come up with...
His Name was TJ
I remember feeling my eyes dilate when I first laid eyes on him that one August night in Savannah, Georgia. Nothing else existed when I saw him, and in fact the world seemed to tear away from my grasp the...
Eleanor and the Chinese Fingertrap Apt.
I spent a year in Chinatown, living in a space that was six feet by thirteen feet. It fit my bed perfectly when I’d unfold it in the evening. In the mornings I would have to fold it back, otherwise...
Secrets Between The Sons of Sailors
I've only done one self portrait before, and it wasn't an entirely honest process. Back in 2007 out in Seattle, Washington, I was selected for the "Portraits of Pride" collection from the Seattle LGBT Center. I was in the midst...
Denver: 5280ft, Cumulus Nimbus, and a Blue Bear
The first time I was in Denver was in my early 20's. I was traveling from my old home in Philadelphia to my new home in San Francisco and I made a night pit stop in the SW area of...
Dear Ms. Coco Peru
Dear Ms. Coco Peru, The other day as I was packing my things into my moving boxes, and preparing my things for my move back to Los Angeles, I came across the stills of the photo shoot we had a...