max s. gerber(the latest shot)

so i was at a wahoo’s in burbank a couple weeks ago getting some lunch and i happened to come across a copy of LA citybeat with my lili haydn cover on it. this was surprising because the issue came out in april, and the copy left on the stand here was in perfect condition. [...]

i just received an email from my old college saying that the dorm i lived in as a freshman is about to be demolished and rebuilt elsewhere. it’s kind of funny to me that this notice would come on this particular day, july 2nd, because i have very clear memories of that dorm, mostly of [...]

the hat, a gift from me, was lost some time later. there will be other hats in the future, no doubt. this was at the museum of modern art, the one corner of the museum without any modern art in it, apparently.

i love shooting editorially, but it does have its downsides. aside from the obvious economic problems, you usually only have one day with any given subject. sometimes only fifteen minutes. it doesn’t allow for much time to really get to know the people in front of the camera, and that’s too bad. afterall an interest [...]

on september 15, 2007 my brother got married in carmel, california (more on this later). i was the best man, for once. these are from the rehearsal dinner the night before (my parents, and my sister, danielle.)

so we’re gearing up for the next JDate ad shoot now. . . this next one should be fun. i can’t say much about it yet, of course, but it’s promising to be a little more off-kilter, which is always something i like. i get to do some things that i don’t often get to [...]