hero, jimmy, new york city.  (part 3)

grooming: sonomi obinata, model: matthew ryan carney, assistants: michael spears & matthew jeselnik. may 2012.

hero, jimmy, new york city.  (part 2)

grooming: sonomi obinata, model: matthew ryan carney, assistants: michael spears & matthew jeselnik. may 2012.

it’s always fun reuniting with models that i’ve worked with in the past.  and this time i got to shoot at the spectacular jimmy at the james hotel.

hero, jimmy, new york city.  (part 1)

grooming: sonomi obinata, model: matthew ryan carney, assistants: michael spears & matthew jeselnik. may 2012.

nothing says high fashion like a dirty fight.

apollo rising, director: laura egan.

as you can tell from my first post on my blog, i like to go above and beyond when i shoot a family portrait.  here is the debonair matty j with his momma.
matty and momma j, central park, nyc 2012.

as you can tell from my first post on my blog, i like to go above and beyond when i shoot a family portrait.  here is the debonair matty j with his momma.

matty and momma j, central park, nyc 2012.

alright, every photographer has their favorite spots to do shoots.  steven klein has his property upstate; mark seliger has his stairwell.  well, in my ‘hood i have a beautiful peeling wall under the freeway.  here are andrew stephens and danielle moss, shot on two separate occasions.

andrew, sunnyside 2011. danielle, sunnyside 2012.

this image is part of a series from a shoot i did for the class that i teach at the academy of art university, san francisco.  i recently rebuilt my curriculum, which included videos of me doing fashion shoots for demonstration purposes.
forbidden love, styling: darius baptist, hair & makeup: xavier jimenez, models: sammie & nick/city model management. san francisco, 2011.

this image is part of a series from a shoot i did for the class that i teach at the academy of art university, san francisco.  i recently rebuilt my curriculum, which included videos of me doing fashion shoots for demonstration purposes.

forbidden love, styling: darius baptist, hair & makeup: xavier jimenez, models: sammie & nick/city model management. san francisco, 2011.

there always seems to be enough time for hi-jinx on set—especially when it’s time to test the light.  my assistant, payal parikh, on set for a recent job.

payal, brooklyn 2012.

all through my vacation to costa rica, i tried to take the quintessential horse picture…instead, i captured something even better.
horse, costa rica 2011.

all through my vacation to costa rica, i tried to take the quintessential horse picture…instead, i captured something even better.

horse, costa rica 2011.

from a recent shoot with gospel star, deon kipping.

from a recent shoot with gospel star, deon kipping.