- I Set My Art Installation on Fire: Stopping the Perpetual Plastic Machine Meet the Perpetual Plastic Machine – a colossal 15-foot-tall art installation I created in collaboration with Greenpeace. This isn’t your typical art piece that you’d find in a museum. It’s a giant, working machine that shows the toxic relationship between fossil fuels and plastic production – and I decided to set it on fire with […]
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Explaining Climate Equity with Paper and Charcoal A couple months ago, my good friend and data scientist Eric Berlow challenged me to explain the concept of “Climate Equity” through art. After throwing many different ideas around, we finally settled on making a diorama – a three-dimensional charcoal drawing made from 22 different pieces of paper, drawn with the help of 16-year-old illustrator […] -
This three story tall giant art installation is leaking plastics into different environments Single-use plastic consumption has gone up by 250-300% during the pandemic. And with the United Nations Environmental Assembly coming together in February 2022 to discuss a global plastic treaty, we need to put pressure on world leaders to get the situation under control! As an artist and activist, I’m always looking for exciting ways to make the […] - This cosmic cave is an Instagram trap made from 18,000 used plastic cups Every single day, millions of plastic takeaway cups are used in food centers across the world. Receiving a takeaway cup, even when dining in – has become so commonplace that we don’t even think twice about how little sense it makes to use take-out cups within a dine-in setting. To help start that conversation, we […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- Capturing the invisible problem of first world child hunger Last year, I stood on a stage offering to help anyone make a difference in the world. I was approached with a question: Can you recognize Hunger? I thought I could, until I had a conversation with the folks from the Second Harvest Food Bank. They told me that in the heart of Silicon Valley which houses dozens of […]
- 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 […]
- A Fantastical Maternity Photoshoot – For Charity Giving back is something that I’ve always advocated, because I believe that it gives life both meaning and purpose. In the case of photography, I typically do that by means of teaching, writing these blog posts, and occasionally shipping myself into boxes to surprise sick fans. About a year ago, I did something different. I flew over […]
