Category Archives: Celebrity

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Michael Bastian for GANT

“You have 30 minutes.” That’s what I usually get. Although in this case, the interview went over and I only had 20. After 8 minutes the PR rep started leaning over my shoulder to make sure I wouldn’t run over. I told her I would only … Read More

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Ian Schrager – ES Magazine

“Ian. Nice to meet you, Ian.” Just doesn’t feel right.  ”Mr. Schrager” is really the only way to address this guy. Kinda like your dad, grandpa, your best friend from childhood, and a mentor/boss rolled all into one. Such a NICE GUY. This shoot was … Read More

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Nick Denton and Gaby Darbyshire – Gawker.com

This is the story of how I shot the brains behind Gawker for Tatler magazine. To put it another way, I shot two Brits for a British magazine exactly the way a Brit photographer would shoot. What do I mean by ‘shoot like a Brit’? It … Read More

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Josh Groban

Wow, what a nice guy. I did a typical “JR inserts foot in mouth” bit when we were talking and he asked me what music I liked. I told him I liked almost everything except Glee, that I hated Glee – it was all they … Read More

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MR Magazine and Petey Wright

I already had 2 models on hold through APM, but called Petey on a whim hoping we could do one or two shots with him. Turns out the client misunderstood and canceled the other two models, but Petey showed up and gave us 14 shots … Read More

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Reeve Carney

Say hello to the next Spiderman. On Broadway, of course… Very cool guy. Love his music. www.carneyband.com

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Marcus Samuelsson

45 minutes.  That’s about all I had.  I walked in and the restaurant was between shifts. I was lucky to have my good friend Jason there, an experienced assistant, working as my photo assistant. My retoucher Edwin was also there to make sure the images … Read More