The rainbow bird takes flight

Laura Hollick is the MacGyver of art. While we were in California, we wanted to do a photo shoot on the beach. She found a couple of sticks on the ground, and with a few scraps of fabric from a local textile store, she fashioned a brilliant flying rainbow bird...

Under the boardwalk

Laura and I drove into San Diego late last night, after flying into Orange County. It’s nice to be back in California again. It’s a bit cool and grey, which I’m told is due to the “June Gloom,” a weather condition that results in clouds...

The birth of a photo session

Laura and I have been talking about re-doing classic and iconic images combining my photography with her own artistic ideas and mythology of the inner world. One of them that we’ve been planning was Boticelli’s Birth of Venus, which is as iconic as they...

From the treetops to Newport and beyond

We drove out to the coast again. After hours on Interstate 5 and then smaller highways weaving through the stubbly, clear-cut hills, it was a relief to see the Pacific again when we reached Newport. We quickly found a room at the Shilo Inn, which had a fabulous view...