MOPLA's Top 160

I was asked to have a solo photo exhibition at Samy's Camera in L.A. I will be showing new photos from my rock & roll and portrait series. The show will go up on April 6th and I will be there for my Emerging Photographer Artist's Reception on April 24th from 1-4pm...so come by and say hello!

Also, MOPLA, Month of Photography Los Angeles, is featuring me as one of their top 160 photographers that they will be showcasing this year. The top 160 photographers are chosen from all over the world and also include "PDN's Emerging 30" photographers for 2010! There are a lot of amazing and talented photographers on the roster for this year's MOPLA. Opening night is April 3rd at Bergamot Station from 7-10pm. I feel very blessed and honored to be a part of these awesome events!

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*The Month of Photography Los Angeles will deliver the most comprehensive celebration of Photography in Los Angeles. With the support of the Photography Community, MOPLA will showcase the work of 160 Photographers. The city of Los Angeles was incorporated in April 1850, 160 years ago. The theme for MOPLA 2010 is 160/160 - Celebrating 160 Years Through 160 Photographers.

SXSW 2010

I was asked to go on a roadtrip from LA to ATX to shoot the SXSW music festival for Redefine Magazine. Being from Texas and going to college at UT, it's always so nice to go back and visit my hometown, especially since I got access to photograph backstage and shoot video interviews for bands like Bear in Heaven, Metavari and dd/mm/yyyy.

Some of my other favorite performances were the Black Angels, Flying Lotus, The Blind Pets and of course Bone Thugs n Harmony. AOL even hired me to shoot their SXSW Soul Revue Concert at the Austin Music Hall, featuring Smokey Robinson. It was a great time and I can't wait for next year. To see all the photos from my SXSW experience click here!

Cash Only

I went on a "Cash Only: Diners, Dive Bars and Yard Sales" roadtrip from Los Angeles to Austin with Redefine Magazine. Our mission was to eat at the best diners, drink cheap beer, play pool at the best dive bars and scavange for lost treasure at local yard sales. We left LA on march 13 and arrived in ATX on March 17. We had an amazing time and even wrote a blog about it called Cash Only. Check it out for a detailed account of our amazing adventures.

Highlights of the trip include a pool party in Palm Springs, dead fish of the Salton Sea, camping in Yuma, an endless search for the Rodan Crater, Belgian Jennie's pizza and the Spirit Room in Jerome, late night dive bars in Albequerque, sand boarding on the dunes in White Sands and the ghost towns with "beautiful skies" of West Texas...Tim, Kevin and Vivian will always hold a special place in my heart. To see all my pictures from the roadtrip go here.

France-Amerique

I had the honor of shooting the cover story for France-Amerique Magazine's newest issue. My subject was Jacques Audiard, Director of the Oscar Nominated "A Prophet." I also had the opportunity to photograph the screenwriter, Thomas Bidegain, and the lead actor, Tahar Rahim for the feature story. I watched the movie and was blown away by the phenomenal directing, writing and acting. Very inspiring to me as a photographer and cinematographer. I hope you get a chance to see this movie!