Ranch of Second Chances

June 05, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing Equine therapy at the Ranch of 2nd Chances (http://www.ranchof2ndchances.org/), a non profit where young men are given structure and education on life skills and values. My good friend Tedi Tate, Director of Warhorse Alliance, had invited me to photograph while she conducted a session with one of t...
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Tribute to Gordon Willis: Prince of Darkness

June 02, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
I didn't know who he was till I was much older (late 30's) but I was mesmerized by his cinematography watching his films during the 70's and 80's. Gordon Willis was called The Prince of Darkness for his use of deep, rich shadows that not only accented highlights but often obscured them. It was easy to know a Gordon Willis film (even the obscure one...
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Queen of the Scottish Highlands

May 16, 2014  •  1 Comment
Last week I took a photo of a good friend's daughter, who was attending the local Hocktide festival here in the Rogue Valley... and with just a bit of Photoshop, she has been transformed into Queen of the Scottish highlands... and tonight she is enjoying her prom.
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Brent Graef training clinic for Wild Yearlings

May 16, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
I just returned from 10 days in Texas, filming and photographing a wonderful clinic conducted by the amazing Brent Graef. Brent trained 9 attendees how to guide and be with wild yearlings, never touched (with the exception of one time) by humans. By the end of the week, both yearling and their human had bonded in an extraordinary way. Here are a fe...
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson speaks on race and science in our culture

April 17, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Said What He Thinks About Race Now That He's Made It, And Almost Nobody Noticed Rajiv Narayan To set the scene, the (poorly posed) question is referring to comments made by former Treasury Security and Harvard University President Lawrence Summers, who suggested that genetic differences could explain why there are fewer gir...
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