I recently spent three days north of Minneapolis in Chisago County working on a project for the New York Times. It was a fun story to work on especially given the fact that I had a few days to complete it and the freedom to explore beyond the assigned portraits. It’s the type of assignment [...]
Recently I had the pleasure of traveling down a few gravel roads in southern Minnesota to document the fall corn harvest. The highlights? Getting my first ride in a John Deere tractor and spending a beautiful fall day outside. Not a bad day at the office. A few photos –
The last time we were in Stillwater we were Christmas tree shopping with Tim’s parents and enjoying a bowl of chili at Leo’s. It was great to get back to the quaint little river town of Stillwater even if it was on a tight deadline. Here is the story for The New York Times.
One of the most visually stimulating things I have photographed since moving to Minnesota was the Eelpout Festival in Walker, MN. The festival that celebrates ice fishing is 3 hours north of Minneapolis in Walker, MN. People have called it Mardi Gras on Ice. About 14,000 people crowd on a lake, build ice houses, bars, [...]
I am so excited that two of my images have been chosen for an upcoming exhibit, Woman as Photographer: Documenting Life as a Woman, at the Minneapolis Photo Center. Curated by Christina Chang of the Weisman Art Museum, the exhibition focuses on female representation and photography from a female perspective. Here is a review in [...]
Before we moved to Minneapolis, we were given an enormous amount of survival tips. Some people told us to escape winter altogether and go to warm Arizona like our Snowbird friends. Others said to buy woolly socks and hunker down. And a lot of people told us that the only way to survive winter in [...]
A couple of weeks ago we were commissioned by The New York Times to document a winter wedding we will never forget. Dorothy and Charlie, both of whom are in their 80s, fell in love after losing both their spouses. The two had met through their involvement with the Winter Carnival in St. Paul, a [...]
South Dakota has been a state that has intrigued me since I drove across the country five years ago and spent some time exploring the area. So I was excited when we were sent there on an assignment for The New York Times to make images that spoke to the impact of the numerous storms [...]
I was recently named a finalist for the Magnum Expression Award along with a great roster of photographers. The entries are extremely diverse and beautifully shot. The same day I found out I was a finalist for the award, I also received two emails from people working with mentally ill inmates. This is what they [...]
This month I began my voyage into the world of large format photography and it’s changed how I work. In doing so I have introduced myself to a realm of photography I never knew and its exciting and exhilarating. The 4×5 has allowed me to slow down and get to know people’s faces better. By necessity the camera [...]