Costa Rica Dispatches: First Impression

Arriving in a new place so often starts with the first look out of the airplane window. Again, I am impressed by the lay of the land enhanced by the reflections of the morning sun. I remembered how over ten years ago I researched the North Eastern Coast of Costa Rica on maps intrigued by […]

Environmental: Erosion

Very close to home, Super Storm Sandy showed us again the strength of Nature and it’s elements. Walking down the ocean beach in my area displayed a warning sight. The natural sand dunes have taken a much bigger toll then I personally have ever seen. The autumn and winter storms have their impact every year, […]

Backyard Projects : Sandy’s Effects on the Bay Beach

Going for a walk the night after Sandy hit, the beach at Little Peconic Bay had changed. Instead of erosion, it added quite an amount more of sand. It felt like a new dune section was in creation over night. It was a challenge not having a tripod. Holding my breath each time and bracing […]

NYC : Saks Fifth Avenue Boarded Up

A very unusual look of 5th Avenue, empty and boarded up, it reminds me of the sobering look of Miami Beach getting prepared for Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Unlike last year for Irene, during which we got stuck in LA after a shoot, this time I rebooked the return in time to be back …

LA : Sunrise in LA

There is this strange sensation I get looking at today’s sunrise in LA from this higher vantage point. It feels so vast, empty and spacious, though knowing that hidden within this ocean of civilization are millions of people soon waking to create waves of movement.

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