I knew it was going to be good ride because my moustache was symmetrical with killer wig-wags that pointed straight out to the sides. To be honest I really didn’t know too much about Lightening in a Bottle as I set out from Portland. Gabe had told me it was defiantly one of the best festivals and the LIB crew was solid through and through. Obviously so, since they invited me down to LA to “do what you do” because a good friend vouched for me. So I went. Once I got on the grounds I found Gabes descriptions to be dead on. As the festival began I couldn’t help notice density of pro lenses climbing all over each other to get the same shot. Though I know they were getting amazing shots I decided to look in other directions. So my first choice was to focus my sights on time-lapse photography. Throughout the weekend I shot over 12,000 images of both stills and time-lapse. (You can see my still gallery here.) After it was all done and over I edited this time-lapse’s down to 4,250 images then paired it with Super Tall Pauls cover of Crazy. In short; I went to Lightning in a Bottle as a open book ready to be filled. I found LIB to be an amazing place filled with amazing people and I am honored to have been one of them.
Disclaimer: I’m not claiming to be amazing.

Now when a friend says, “Go do what you do……., and dont worry I vouched for you.” and you do a lot of different things, you start to worry about doing it wrong. Not that I was worried about doing anything wrong but when you are surrounded by legendary artistic talent your self imposed standards of success become harder to meet. So I made an effort to get some still images to compliment my time-lapses. The gallery below is chalk full of amazing artists and beautiful people. Hope you enjoy.

Burning Man 2010, Metropolis, is the start of my second decade at Black Rock City. After going 10 years with out a break I took last year off. To be honest I wasn’t planning of going this year but I had an opportunity to work while I was there and who could say no to a gig at Burning Man. I was hired by Enviromedia to produce a series of images for their Enviro blog. My assignment was to look for images that communicate the environmental resourcefulness and unique qualities of Black Rock City and it’s citizens. It was a welcome challenge for me to engage my photographic experience of Burning Man beyond just what I find interesting or engaging. You can find a link to the Enviroblog post here. This second decade also marks a significant change in my photographic approach. I switched from shooting entirely on film to digital. It’s hard to say exactly how much it impacted photography but I believe it was significant. I found it freed me up in many ways. Not only in the capturing of the image but also in the processing and treatment of the final images. The following is a concise selection of digital images I was able to acquire this year. Enjoy.

In mid August most of Studio One Set off to Las Vegas to work the 2010 Champs Trade Show. I was hired to shoot the Bringer Springs official CHAMPS after party at the Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel. The first set of images are of the guests infront of a sponsor wall. The following shots are of Beats Antique Killing it at the after party. The final images are of two of the Flame off team captains and the final pieces. It was a grand old time and to say the least it was a great first trip to Las Vegas.

These images are of the first annual PDX Bridge Festival! As the official photographer it is my mission to get the kick ass shots that this event deserves. I will be updating this gallery throughout the festival so keep checking back. Now I know I wont be able to cover it all so I created a PDX Bridge Festival group on flickr to showcase all the amazing sights. Check it out if you want to see or post more images. For any one who wants to come out and participate heres a link to the PDX Bridge Festival. Come one, come all, let’s celebrate the bridges that connect us (But remember our bridges have served us for 100 years and they’re a little fragile so it’s best not celebrate too much and we dare not dance in rhythm).

This gallery contains a decade of slide images from Burning Man from 1999 through 2008. In total I have over 150 great shots all taken on Fuji Velvia slide film. It is a goal to get a book published so I can share all 150 images.