This post is dedicated to the memory of Bank, one of the models from this photo shoot who died in an accident only a few months after shooting in April of 2018. The models (7 boys and 1 girl) range in age from 14 to 18. The young lady is the youngest. She does not...
Coach Harun Doğan was gracious in allowing me to spend half a day shooting his boys training and demonstrating a Turkish Oil Wrestling match in a field nearby. The students train at Antalya Büyükşehir Asat Spor Kulübü, an outstanding sports academy on the Asian side of the beautiful city of Istanbul. The school trains youth and adults...
This is my first shoot for a series I dreamed up called Parent and Child Intimacy. I was super lucky to find this amazing tattooed mom and son pair in Bogota, Colombia. The concept is simple: shoot a mother or father playing in an intimate bedroom setting with their young child. Carolina and he five...
I was very fortunate to spend an afternoon with mallakhamb performers at Gurukulam Shiksha this past March. Read further to learn the definition of mallakhamb and see photos of these amazing athletes. Mallakhamb is a very demanding sport practiced in India. The name itself means “Wrestling – Pole” and many consider it a precursor to...
Meet Ice, a teen Thai Scout and Muay Thai fighter in Nong Khai, Thailand. Nong Khai is the northernmost of the Isan region of Thailand. It is situated on the Mekong River which at this point is the border between Thailand and Laos. Ice is 13 years old and in addition to being a Scout...
A few months ago I was having an online discussion with my cousin in a rather rural part of Alabama about doing a portrait shoot of her 9 and 11 year old children at an abandoned school in another rural part of Alabama not far from their home. As always I asked questions about the...
Meet my cousin who volunteered as a model for the Focus on Feet project. We shot this in a lovely AirBnB cottage situated on the bayou in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. We had so much fun with this project and am glad to include her beautiful feet in this series! ...
While on a free walking tour by Beyond Colombia, photographer Christopher Ryan found this interesting abandoned housing complex. It was not part of the tour, but the guide graciously pointed out, because Christopher had inquired about such places. She said that it was her understanding that it was the first apartment building built in Bogotá....
Noe is a teen Muay Thai fighter living in Bangkok, Thailand. He is 14 years old and as you can see dedicates a lot of work to keeping in great shape. He loves to pose for photos and show off his six pack. We did this shoot in an area near Bangkok called Minburi. I...
I was fortunate to meet teen girl boxer Paulina, age 15 at Black Dog Boxing in San Juan Puerto Rico. I was standing in front of the gym waiting for a special exhibition of their fighters to start when she approached the door. Pauline’s smile and interaction with the other fighters was amazing. Not...