One Year and going strong!

Today, I've been blogging for one year. Hooray! Here a shots from Carbon Market to celebrate!

...And you helped me get here. In this year, there has been an exciting shift between countries and people I have met and become close to. I made a number of goals and reached them: published in magazines, shot for Fashion TV and am working at a film production studio. I also returned to Asia and found I really like it but do miss my Texas roots. I want to thank all my family and other friends that supported me during this very transitional year for me and a strange different thank you goes to those that have made my life a positive (or negative) challenge to overcome. If I didn't have character before, I certainly found it!
Now the next challenge has arisen - finding another job in the next two months. Offers, ideas, and encouragement are very welcome.

Hair & Makeup: Sally Paganoni
Wardrobe by Cherry
Models: Tara Elizabeth and Tabatha Nielsen
Shot Tuesday November 18th by Michal García





This year I was in Texas, New York, Mexico, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. It would be nice to settle for just a little bit...

Carbon Market

By far, my favorite market in Asia is Carbon Market in Cebu, Philippines. That's really saying a lot after seeing some awesome places in Ha Noi, Danang, Saigon, Phnom Penn, Luang Prabang, Siem Riep, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo. On assignment for Bigfoot Entertainment, I photographed the beautifully grungy market and its people. I'm told it's very dangerous there (especially to go alone as I did this time) but I found most people to be extremely friendly. My latest trip there was for a fashion shoot. More to come. Oh yes.

Graffiti

During the Tet holidays I traveled to Malaysia & Thailand and put my camera to work gathering images others had made around Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Between checking out the Street Sketchbook and exploring photographic possibilities through the Graffiti Research Lab I was eager to see what people put on the walls in Southeast Asia. It was only after exploring two other countries that even I noticed any graffiti in Hanoi, Vietnam where I am currently living. Though a number of artists grace the walls of Kuala Lumpur, a group called "The Super Sunday" seems to be on top of the scene. They put up a mixture of artistic and political art. Here's an extended album of my holidays' shots.


This little guy was all around

The street sketchbook is coming out with a film, trailer below:



And parting shot for this blog post:

feeling Krabi

In my recent travels though Viet Nam, Malaysia & Thailand I've begun taking a number of cityscapes. I'm especially impressed by the night lights (and architecture) of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur (below) and most highly impressed by the electric personality of Melanie Dunn (above).


Also in KL:


Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam - aka "Saigon"