"The prodigal daughter has returned!"

Sarah Renfro visited Denton from New York and my photography was featured in the Pegasus News once again, through a syndication of MyDentonMusic.com - check out the article here. Listen to Sarah here.

Sarah Renfro eaten alive in Brooklyn

I want to write many, many words about Sarah Renfro's New York television appearance and her new live album available through her myspace page but this is all I will say: Watch the video (above) and enjoy. Listen to the live album Eaten Alive for a very entertaining and deeply personal set.


Sarah sings and plays keys, ukelele (not violin) and kalimba.
I photographed the album cover.
$10 on the album, a bag of popcorn and a dill pickle will give you hours of glee (and pain).

*Concertos not included.

Hildegunn Gjedrem's first NY gig!

Hildegunn Gjedrem's first gig in New York is tonight at the cozy wine bar Abigail Café, 807 Classon St. in Brooklyn, 8-10pm. It's not really her first time to perform in the city, but it's her first time as a resident. You can expect much more good music where this came from! Have a listen to "Someone to Watch Over Me" on the music secton of her site for a great sample of Hill's vocals.

I'd be there, but I'll be packing my things to move to Hong Kong on the 22nd (it won't be long kong!)

Sarah Renfro Sounds

The photographic medium is fascinating yet limiting; it's ironic that I ever refer to myself as a "music photographer." If you could see ala Batman & Robin what was happening while this image of the Renfrizzle was being taken, it would look much like this - lots of impact and a flood of good sound (subconsciously).

I dig it.

Comic rendering by the artist.

NYC: Scenes

New York. There are lots of people and shiny things there.














Little Italy = awesome deli!

I'll put the last forgotten corner of Manhattan at the end.

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...

NYC: Graffiti

Graffiti in New York is on a different level. Much like Tokyo, it is not limited to simple spray-paint and sharpie drawings; it also includes stickers in urban spaces and even Scratchitti (I think New York city cops coined that term).


"I have Taco Fever"


hatching egg.


Decorated Door: painting, stenciling, stickers, scratching, markers....the works!

The end of an era

A few days ago marked the end of an era. Until I lived in Australia, I never wore flip-flops. Since then, I rarely wore a pair that lasted more than a few months let alone traveling with them across the globe. The flip flops pictured above were on my feet in Colorado, Texas, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Japan, New York and the Philippines. The real transition is that they have bridged my university and professional career. And so, my dear chanclas were given their last walk in the monte on my way home in Cebu, Philippines and I paused for a brief emotional moment. It was the second time (perhaps the first was graduating from UNT) I've told myself "This is the first day of the rest of your life..."

Below are a few shots of the magical summer with the UNT jazz repertory ensemble in Crested Butte Colorado:


I'm pretty much jumping off a cliff in this shot. Not endorsed by the University of North Texas.


Portrait of Blackwell and self-portrait all at once.


Whiffleball rocks! (but not everyone rocks at whiffleball)


We're so excited!


Hiking. Oh yeah.

Run away from me

*Gezellig best characterized Sarah Renfro's voice when they said it "sounds like an angel dripping with sin." From her abandoned east Texas roots all the way to her new home of Brooklyn, it's been a shift filled with honest, emotional music. Sarah, in her latest work approaches her voice and Rhodes piano from a new direction. Gone (but not forgotten) are the angry protests and in are the more subtle explorations of self-awareness, whether it be the Arvo Pärt-like vocalizations in "City in your Nightmare" or her "Little White House" in the backyard. Sarah's new music trades extra decibels for lyrics that strike harder. Much harder.

Sarah's been in on a number of collaborations with numerous accolades. Discover them through her site. For now, check out the Gutterth Compilation which features a number of Dallas/Fort Worth musicians and Sarah's track Judgement By Default.
**Click to listen, or right click to save
Written & sung by Sarah Renfro
Guitar, Bob Lanzetti
Recorded by Eddie Martin

Take a look at these photos as you browse through her music:
Photos shot in New York, New York


Just a hop & a skip away from NYU, the Blue Note, and Gay Street




These last few were shot late on a memorable, muggy and deserted Brooklyn night in late July '08.

*Gezellig is an awesome Dallas club
**Digital download avalaible with permission from artist