Azari + III for XLR8R Magazine

Up next is a shoot with Azari + III, that I shot in late May, for the most recent issue XLR8R Magazine. I showed up at the band's hotel, not really knowing what to expect at all. I did a little scouting of it online before heading out to meet them. We ended up working for about 40 minutes on the shoot. Just walking through the public areas in the hotel and setting up some shots. I really enjoy shooting on the fly like this, see something try it out and move on. Got a ton of great stuff from this shoot so I'm posting quite a few outtakes as well as the pages from the magazine.

Band of Horses for MOJO Magazine

Here are some photos from my most recent MOJO Magazine shoot with Band Of Horses. I was only going to have about 30 minutes to shoot with the band and they wanted to meet at their hotel in midtown, so I knew I had my work cut out for me. I went a day early to scout out locations and, oddly enough, ran into one of the guys in the band on the street. Seeing that there was nothing suitable in the area, I decided to scout out some locations in Central Park, which is what we went with.
On the shoot day, I met up with the band at the hotel and we all walked up to the park together. I took advantage of that time as well, by shooting some casual walking street photos. I really enjoy working within time constraints like this. I feel it keeps everyone on their toes but also we are done before the band gets too antsy. 2 locations, 25 minutes. Below is the spread from the magazine and some other favorites from the shoot.

Washed Out and Small Black - self-titled magazine

The newest issue of self-titled magazine features an interview with both Washed Out and Small Black together. I loved the Washed Out 12" that came out on Mexican Summer Records last year so I was excited when they asked me to shoot the photos for the story.
We met the bands at Webster Hall in the East Village and I suggested we go for a walk and see what we could find. Most of the images from the story were shot on the fly, while the band was doing the interview. Since it was as much a conversation as an interview, I wanted the photos to have that quality. Really happy with how this one turned out. Below are the pages from the article and a few outtakes.

Washed Out and Small Black in self-titled magazine

United Bamboo A/W 2010

Miho Aoki and Thuy Pham

Thom Browne A/W 2010

This was the first time I had been to the Park Avenue armory for Fashion Week. Even after this show, I still had no idea about the enormous room just beyond the lobby doors. To me though, the lobby is more impressive and I was stunned when I arrived to photograph Thom Browne's A/W 2010 show. As a fashion designer, so much time and money goes into presenting your work in this way. I was very grateful to have quite a bit of time to photograph backstage at this one.