Annie and Andy Get Married

It has truly been the summer of weddings. It must be my age, but it seems as though everyone I know is getting married this year. With my own wedding coming up in October, I have been excited to go to other weddings and absorb what makes them fun and great. Annie is my cousin and is very special to me. She was around when I was first started getting into photography as a teenager, and was always an eager subject of mine -- an early muse, if you will. I don't usually photograph weddings, but this one was special. Annie is now a beautiful woman and was getting married to her college sweetheart Andy. They asked me to shoot their wedding in gorgeous Eastsound, Washington on Orcas Island. It was a privilege and honor to be there with them documenting almost every moment of that special day. It was definitely the best gift I could give them, better than any crock pot or towel set. Here are some of my favorite photos.

Las Vegas, USA

Behind the glitz and glamor of the Strip, Las Vegas is a real city with real people. Kids graduate from high school. Women sleep on the street. People die. Soldiers come home. Sometimes Las Vegas looks like any other town in America. Here's a smattering of news and feature work that has occupied my days the first half of this year. It's the regular newspaper stuff, and a reminder that it's not just Strippers and Elvis impersonators in this town.

Wet 'n' Wild

As the weather warms up and the inevitable photos of car temperature readouts trickle onto social media feeds, let me bestow upon my hot friends some wet pics of the new water slide park in Las Vegas. Stay cool.

Fists in the Air

When I photograph concerts, I am often more interested in the crowds than the musicians. With punk rock concerts, that is even more true. These photos are from the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in downtown Las Vegas on Memorial Day. The music was loud and obnoxious. The scene was dirty, gritty, and hot. The crowd was super aggressive. It was perfect.