Friday, June 19, 2009

Vin Mo fo Sho

Vin Mo fo Sho

This is a portrait of a homie of mine for quite some time now. He has trouble sitting still like a lot of people that I chill with. Straight up Vin Mo has nothing to prove to anyone. If he wants to skate full time and make $ he sure as shit could, but Vinny always says I got nothing to prove to anyone. You can check out his very old skate part on you tube. You should all know this is like 5 years old. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFx5mUGyad0

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Red Rocks Sunrise

It was very early in the morning as we drove through the corner of the Red Rocks in Utah when we pulled the car over to wait for the sun to peak through. Patience is very important even though I don't have any. So thanks to the driver at the moment for making sure we didn't let a sick spot go to waste. This was done on our drive through the night to the Grand Canyon.

Monday, June 15, 2009

The Scenic Downhill

Jeremy my buddy who took the drive with me, got off the plane with 2 back packs and a longboard skateboard in search for a dope hill to charge down. On our way to Lake Tahoe we came across this road which doesn't get many drivers on it, perfect for nice cruise down the mountain into sunset.

Yellowstone Hike through Bear Country

Our first hike through Yellowstone started off sketchy and only continued to get sketchier. With Jeremy creating noise and always on the lookout as we hiked pass bear caves into the thick brush and constantly hearing noises became extremely common and after a few hours of being followed around and eyed up by Bison the size of some cars, it was now time for the sun to go down and start freaking out will begin. As we made it back to the highway we had 2 Bison charge towards us. At that moment I knew it was time to bounce out and start to continue with the rest of the journey to our next location.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Next Stop Yellowstone National Park

With 15 hours of driving ahead of us after leaving Yosemite Nation Park we are on our way driving off into sunset in search of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. With good planning and staying on our schedule we got into a few of the spots where I wanted to shoot in time for good light. Drive during high noon and be posted up shooting at sunset and or sunrise.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Self Portrait in a storm while climbing Yosemite Falls

Yosemite is such a amazing place. After leaving Mammoth and going to my place in Tahoe for a good night sleep it was time to head out to Yosemite for 2 nights of camping and hiking for soaking in the sites. 8 miles of hiking later and it was time for some beers and sleep. Left Yosemite and got back to my place in Tahoe, packed up the remaining of what I had left then bounced to go see some friends on our straight drive to Yellowstone, Wyoming.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Mammoth Mountain Part 2 on Journey

After leaving Death Valley and getting into Mammoth around midnight it was time to start a 3 day shoot for Rip Curl Australia and Transfer Magazine. Here a view of the landscape when the pipe is built up higher on the mountain. Tomorrow is my 3rd day of shooting and then going right to my old house in tahoe for 1 night.