- “The Parting of the Plastic Sea” an installation made from 168,000 used plastic straws It’s just one straw, said 8 billion people. Sounds like a cliche little quote – but these little things really do add up. Straws are virtually impossible to recycle in most places around the world because of how light and small they are. They’re also one of the easiest products to turn down at a […]
- Every 60 Seconds, This Much Plastic Enters The Ocean. Why throw plastics into the ocean? I can’t speak for others but in our case, we decided to throw an entire truckload of plastic into the ocean after we learned about this shocking statistic: ” Every 60 seconds, the equivalent of a truckload of plastic enters the ocean. “ Although we were able to remove […]
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4100lbs of E-Waste resurrected. Trillions to go. Every single day, 142,000 computers are thrown away in the United States At least, that was the case in 2010. Electronic waste is the fastest growing municipal waste stream in the world. Today, that number is far higher and the only way to alleviate the situation is getting people to talk more about it. Unfortunately, e-waste […] - Did you know your laundry is toxic? These laundry monsters represent reality We have a big problem. Our tap water is being contaminated every single day. The laundry that we do every single day is the cause! 94% of American tap water contains invisible plastic fibers. Tiny plastic fibers in our clothing – polyester, nylon, spandex to name a few – escape every time we do our […]
- Nike challenged me to walk on air so I jumped off a skyscraper As a child, I always wondered what it would feel like to run on air. Martial art epics such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon had me dreaming of what life would be like if I could just defy gravity. As an adult, I began to realize that the laws of physics didn’t care much for […]
- Walking on lava for charity How close can I safely get a model to molten lava? What if the ground breaks under our feet? Will our shoes melt or catch on fire? These were a few of the many questions I had for lava expert and photographer CJ Kale as I was planning my first ever photoshoot on the constantly changing lava flows on the Big […]
- Model Tied Down with Sharks to Create Surreal Shark Shepherd Fiji is known to ecotourists around the world for its world-class shark dives. As a photographer looking to create meaningful work, this was the perfect opportunity for me to create a series of images that would promote their beauty while advocating for their protection. Sharks are almost always depicted as menacing and terrifying, yet it […]
- Surreal Stormchasing Portraits “Can you imagine how complicated it would be to plan a shoot whilst chasing a storm??” “Coordinating models, building sets & designing lighting – all without knowing where the shoot would take place, while storms zip by at who knows how many miles per hour? It would be an absolute nightmare and impossible to pull off without funding! We […]
- Portrait of a Cormorant Fisherman 30m Underwater A couple months ago, Ballantine‘s approached me with the most amazing assignment ever: “We love what you do and want to support you as part of our Stay True campaign. Is there anything you’d like to do that you’ve never done before?” To receive such complete freedom from a client is almost unheard of – […]
- How I Photographed Superheroes On The Edge Of A Skyscraper Every child has dreamed of being a superhero It’s a fantasy we’ve all had at some point. We imagine ourselves standing on the edge of a building, overlooking the city, hair blowing in the wind. As we get older, we stop dreaming. We stop believing that anything is possible because we’ve seen too much of what […]
- What It's Like To Shoot In A Real Life Disney Library Walking into Stift Admont was like entering Disney’s Beauty & the Beast library. Never before had a creative photoshoot been done in the Admont Abbey, the oldest monastic library in the world… yet here I was, standing at the entrance of what can only be described as the most magical mix of architecture and art […]
- From Fear To Success Oh. My God. Those clothes are absolutely phenomenal. How did you find that amazing costume?! In this case, it all began with me posting out a call on Facebook: “Anyone cool I should work with in San Francisco while I’m here?” I got a bunch of responses but the one that stood out was a […]
