I had the opportunity of photographing world renowned bluegrass musician Byron Berliner at his Double Stop Fiddle Shop in Guthrie, Oklahoma for the April issue of Oklahoma Living Magazine. I met writer Hayley Leatherwood in Guthrie and listened to Byron tell stories of playing with people such as Earl Flatts and Lester Scruggs, Arnold Schwarzenegger, […]
Oklahoma Living March 2017 Cover
“Would you like to photograph the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge for our March 2017 cover?” I got that question on a phone call from Anna Politano, the editor of Oklahoma Living Magazine. I could think of a lot of answers to THAT question, all of them basically indicating HECK YEA!!!! I would LOVE to photograph […]
Flaming Lips photographed for Drum Magazine
Late fall 2016 I was hired by Drum Magazine to photograph Steve Drozd, lead drummer and songwriter for Oklahoma City based Flaming Lips rock band. My assignment was to capture several unique images of Steve Drozd for the cover and inside opening story for the magazine, along with extra “add-in” shots of live performance drummers […]
Oklahoma Living Magazine Cover February 2017
Each February Oklahoma Living highlights an influential member of Oklahoma politics. This year my assignment was to photograph incoming Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Mike Schulz at his cotton farm south of Altus and at the Oklahoma State Capitol. I drove to Altus very early one morning, arriving at Senator Schulz farm well before daylight. He […]
Oklahoma Living Cover Photo January 2017
My first cover for 2017 is my photo of Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. I took this photo on assignment for Nike/Jordan. Since the award was during the middle of the basketball season, it was difficult to schedule a photo shoot with the Thunder star, we we pulled some photos from my archives. I […]