Holy Elle + PDN Photo Annual win - woot!

I'm really stoked about this little nugget that just hit the stands:

That's a fancy full page photo in the May 2008 issue of Elle Magazine from my Beast Series. Hot stuff. It's the ish with Madonna on the cover, pick it up while it's still hot off the presses!!

Even better - i found out recently that the above image and 5 others placed in the esteemed photo-industry competition - PDN's Photo Annual 2008. A few of them will be printed in the May ish of PDN. I'm gonna go to NYC May 12-16 to celebrate at their lil' shindig and meet with some peeps. I can't resist a party, eh? Yay! If you are in NYC, let me know - let's hang....

i heart yoga

Last weekend I spent 2 days in the wackiest weather EVER in the most luscious garden in all of Portland to shoot the team of Yoga Shala of Portland. It was an interesting challenge, in that I had to rock out portraits for about 40+ peeps over about 13 hours, and each one needed to be unique and lovely and cover a range of the clients needs. It was a little boot camp-like, and sort of a grind but a wonderful experience all in all. I mean, there are way worse ways to spend 2 days than surrounded by unbelievably beautiful nature, water and wildlife encouraging some very fit peeps to get their yoga on.

check it:



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I also took a few pix of details around the Garden...including a few of this little troublemaker:



This squirrel was not only mangy, but was creepily agressive. I thought i was going to get taken down when i was taking the picture. I may have an evil squirrel complex now...

Anyhoo - hope you liked those pix - go to the Flickr Yoga Shala set to see the rest!!