Dr. Wilkinson’s Spa
A few months ago I shot some images of Dr. Wilkinson’s Spa in Calistoga for Viv Magazine.
Dr. Wilkinson’s is a Spa in Calistoga and are known for their mud baths. The place has a 50′s roadside hotel vibe, which was kinda cool in a retro way, although not what I would typically expect from a swanky Napa spa. As for the mud bath itself, well, I’ve got to say that when we first walked in before it was prepped, the smell was horrible and I couldn’t imagine anyone paying to do this. But after being prepped it was a little more palatable.
George Heller – The Most Interesting Man In The Room
Summer is over and I guess it’s time to start posting again. For some reason I tend to go silent on the blog from July to October. I’m not exactly sure why since I actually had this post written and ready to go back in June!
Just before summer I headed to Menlo Park to photograph George Heller for Technology Review magazine and I have to say he was one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met. As a tech geek myself he was particularly interesting because he was involved in the very beginnings of the computer industry. He was decades ahead of most others when it came to computer graphics and computer education. But it’s his entire story from surviving the Holocaust to a becoming a student at MIT to his devotion to teaching children that really makes him interesting. And, at 86 years old he’s still a bit of a bad ass with his weekly climbs to the top of the climbing wall at the Palo Alto YMCA.
Assistants
These are a couple pre-shoot shots of my assistants Tyler an Justin from a recent shoot. A lot of times, the assistants are more photogenic than the actual subjects (but not in Justin’s case).
Edward Hopper
This is a photo I shot for the article in San Francisco Magazine I wrote about the other day. It was shot on location at the very cool restaurant Serpentine, which happens to be in the same building as my studio. The photo editor for the magazine said this felt like an Edward Hopper painting. Edward Hopper is a favorite of mine, so I liked that.
Reinvention
Last month I photographed a project for San Francisco Magazine on “Reinvention.” The article was about eighteen people who have recently reinvented themselves, most of them going from a more traditional career to something they are far more passionate about. It was a great project to work on and I met a lot of interesting people over the four days of shooting.
