Final shoot to date for the Teens with Tattoos project. I am hoping to find new models for a shoot soon this year. “Tattooed Teens in Abandoned Tower” was shot in February of 2018. Be sure to check out the other images from “Teens with Tattoos”. One was at a fashion studio and the other on...
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...
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...
Abandoned boats, planes, amusement parks, hotels… It is all fair game for Youth and Urban Decay. I can find something that works almost anywhere, including a small Belizean island in the Caribbean. Caye Caulker is a small coral island off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea. It is easily accessible by a quick...
Lord of the Flies Inspired Photoshoot Introduction I am pleased to present my own photographic interpretation of the amazing novel Lord of the Flies. In this version a group of 9 Thai Boy Scouts are stranded on an island in Thailand due to their passenger ferry capsizing in the Gulf of Thailand. These 9 boys are...