Route 66

I rented a U-haul and drove it back to LA with my mom. We filled it up with furniture from my old apartments and road tripped back to Cali along Route 66. The northern route is so much better than taking the southern route on I-10. We saw mountains, snow and some beautiful scenic landscapes. It was great spending that time with my mom...we had some really deep spiritual conversations. She is like an angel on earth, such a wise and Godly woman. I wish I could see my family more often. My mom is an interior designer and the owner of Brickwood Antiques and Interiors in Temple, TX...needless to say, she fixed up my apartment real nice and I feel like a new man! Brea and I can't believe how much of a difference it has made in our quality of life. We have been in LA for almost 1year 1/2 and it finally feels like "home". Here's to a fresh start and the beginning of a great year!

Gawker

I was recently asked to be a part of Gawker Artists. Gawker Artists promotes the works of artists of all media. Participating artists receive free profile pages and a select group have their images published on Gawker Media titles. It is a great site and I feel very honored to be a part of it!

Brazil

I went to Brazil to work on a photo shoot with photographer Nino Munoz for French Glamour, got to see a Sao Paulo Fashion Week show, ate some amazing authentic Brazilian food and went to a late night house party. The crew stayed at the amazing Hotel Unique, which I highly suggest for travelers going to Sao Paulo. It is a ship-shaped structure modeled after the inside of a watermelon...very modern architecture. The city is huge and has buildings everywhere! The flight is about 14 hours from LA, which is very long but we could choose what movies we wanted to watch on the seat backs in front of us. The Gloria Coelho Fashion show was very well done and reminded me of a NY fashion show. The people of Brazil have a zest for life and appreciate hard work as well as having fun. I can't wait to go back and explore Brazil. I think I could get used to this life...it sure is good!

ARTography

Last week I had the chance to photograph Pasqual Bettio's Museum of ARTography and Assemblage in Hollywood. He is an amazing artist with an eclectic body of work. He has a series of "Hollywood Heads" that are strangely captivating and hauntingly beautiful. In one of his rooms he plastered old Hollywood posters onto the ceiling...I found the clowns and actors to be quite intriguing.