my brother, james, though we have differing strategies regarding body modification, is begrudgingly willing to help me test out a new craigslist-purchased set of hotlights. my giant 1-year old niece, willa, however, is as of yet too young to object much, and seems to enjoy the process. thanks, jim.

the first thing a subject says when they show up for their photo session usually sets the tone for the rest of the shoot. sometimes you know it’s going to be bad right out of the gate. other times, when you expect the status quo, the subject surprises you. the very first thing out of [...]

i returned home last week to find this new year’s card from sydney. sydney is a teenager with congenital heart disease, and about a year ago she wrote to me telling me she was saving up money to buy my book. so i sent her one, instead. a year later sydney still remembers me. thanks, [...]

michael wright is in charge of what you watch. well, as long as you’re watching something on the turner entertainment network (TBS, TNT, TCM – when you have multiple acronyms under your control you know you’ve really gotten somewhere in life.) we shot this on the set of the closer, though most recently he’s the [...]