The Forgotten Seasons: Down the Pacific and Back

As part of an on-going series titled The Forgotten Seasons, I’m constantly training my eye on my family, not only as a father and partner, but as a photographer, seeking those moment of joy and elation, those times of overt emotion and strained tension, as well as the things of pure absolute beauty.

The project began back during 2020 Covid lockdown, when our expanding worlds as a young family shrunk and became isolated. Work disappeared and we found ways to be creative with what was within our immediate circles. To keep developing my career among the long hours of idleness, I enrolled in an online photography program taught by David Alan Harvey, and it was here I was encouraged to pursue the muses right in front of me; the ever-changing growth and evolution of familyhood.

This current series reflects an end-of-the-summer roadtrip, with our parental patience already worn thin, down the Pacific Coast and back before the long-awaited start of the next school year.

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Trothe Wine 2024 Harvest

I absolutely dig the client who also becomes a friend and a colleague, along with his staff of people working hard to create and grow the business. Jeff Andrews at Trothe Wines is one of those people and clients.

It was the 3rd time I visited their vineyards, whom I was introduced to via the Seattle-based creative agency DoubleKnot back in 2021. I returned this fall to capture stills and motion of their new harvest, helping their luxury wine brand grow from its foundation to a profitable consumer product.

Throughout the 2.5 days I spent at the vineyards, I shot on 3 different still cameras (Canon R5C, PhaseOne XF with an IQ260 back and Leica Q2), two RED cameras (Komodo on gimbal system and Epic handheld), and one drone (DJI Mini 4 Pro). I shot natural light and Profoto strobes for portraits and accents on subjects, as well as tethered for product bottle shots. All-in-all, the diversity of mediums and imagery keeps my creativity spinning, an inexhaustible source following the light and creating the light when necessary. Motion edited by Sam McJunkin. Visit http://www.trothe.com for more.

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The Todd Kline for Grundens

Honestly, bass fishing was a new thing for me. I watched it as a kid on local fishing channels. I asked my mom to purchase a handful of VHS tapes on bass fishing highlights. And I got sucked into those info-mercials advertising squiggly worms and rubbery baits as the total tackle package (they were great birthday presents). But, I never found it intriguing as an adult, I never viewed it as an opportunity to shoot, but along comes Grundens with a new avenue for revenue. The challenge? The small fishing boat. The reward? New angles, new frames, and the opportunity to jump off the boat and find more for my client. The easy bit? The subject. Todd Kline and company were rad! Here are a few select panos from SoCal’s reservoirs.

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