It doesn't take long to feel right at home in the Pacific town of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.  The warmth of the sun reflects not only off the ocean and surrounding coastline, but also through the welcome extended by the residents of Puerto Vallarta.  A town with artists, restaurants, boutiques, and nightclubs, the welcome extends from sunrise to sunsets, wit probably one of the most fascinating sunsets I have seen.  While staying in one of the historic hotels in the middle of old town or relaxing on one of the many sandy beaches, I feel the need to capture these magical moments.  The photo traveler may capture the beauty, the excitement, the solitude, the relaxation available with just a early morning stroll through Puerto Vallarta, just as I did.

still at it!  i love the challenge of finding subjects.  nothing like tossing the camera in the front seat with some motivation and inspiration to get some portraits.  sorta like a subject hunt.  i have also been testing out my good friend doug boutwells totally rad actions on this set of images.  pretty nice stuff!

a short stock shoot in la jolla on sunday proved to be a good choice as the weather was so nice.  looking forward to summer.

portraits of john daniels of oceanside. talk about a fast session.  they always are on the way to the water. 

this was also my first session with my new/used canon 1dsm2, which has been a blast to shoot.  The color is great, the camera is fast and responsive and it feels good to be shooting a 1d body again.  the resolution also have been a perk with stock, i would rather do less up-rezing. really have been scaling back on the gadgets and keeping is a bit more simple and lightweight.  less bags, less lenses, less hassle.

have not shot the boys in a while, so here they are...somewhat of a recent shot. within a few weeks.  in order to shoot them i just need to work them into the stock production schedule, is that bad?  well, anyway, kieran is now 4 and half and brooks is 2 and half.

a quick session with hailey of raw skin.  session was for a new cast of sponsor for hailey.




and while in oceanside, why not people-watch, and snag a shot or two...

just returned from shooting blue marble, a very clean, modern spa at the hyatt regency mission bay.  thanks to kyra for the help and emily for the modeling.

just taking advantage of the window of green here in san diego.  i have tons of shoots lined up just to get some green settings.  more on that soon...but here is one from the lee kids in carlsbad.

a big welcome to the blogging world is out to director of photography at aurora, family man, artist and homeslice, peter dennen! 

peter has started a 365 project which you can read about and see at his new fantastic blog: 365 project

peter needed a little help to get the blog up and off the ground and who better to ask than his good friend and one time insane contributor, me!  but in all fairness, it is the least i could do to give back a little for all that peter has done to help me get my stock up off the ground and running strong.  thanks right back at ya!  i promise i will start to contribute soon.

365 is born and in motion!  but now that i posted it on here, there is no baggin the idea, your commited!

just had an image boost on my getty catalog.  very cool to see the stock catalog growing after years of producing.  tons of work and thanks to all that i shot!  here are just a few of the new ones now on RM Getty Images.  Lot of kids, families and lots of mountain sports.

big thanks to all at aurora for getting it all placed so well.

always looking for content to produce and as soon as the blog is complete is will include upcoming productions, and models wanted.  thanks!