Chinese New Year

Today I had the opportunity to shoot the Chinese New Year event here at Treasure Island. It was actually the Dragon/Lion's Dance.
It was really such a fun time, just getting to experience something like this. It is so culturally different than anything I have ever experienced.
The Dragon dance is actually the group of people who are holding the long dragon supported by polls. The Lion Dance is the actual pair of people who are inside the costume/masks.
I just found it so interesting that these young people were putting on this show for so many people, and they were so wonderful at what they were doing.
Once again, another great experience I will never forget!

Dam Short Film Festival

So last night was an awesome night! I went to this event called the Dam Short Film Festival. It takes place in Boulder City, which is a super small town about a half hour outside of Las Vegas. I had never been to this town before, and I must say, I LOVED IT! It was super tiny, but very unique.

Anyways, the short film festival was awesome. I had a buddy of mine (Jeremy Helal) actually have his film featured in the show (which is an awesome accomplishment). Well I was asked by the Art Institute to take photographs of the event, which I was more than happy to do. The even actually lasted 3 nights, but I unfortunately had to work the rest of the nights. Friday, I went to a mixer party at the Boulder Dam Brewing Co., where I took photos of the all the film makers and their crew. It was simply amazing being able to meet these people. I met so many people from all over the place who really enjoy the same culture I do, which is really refreshing. I even networked like crazy, and got some possible job opportunities in Los Angeles.

So overall, it was an awesome experience! I got tons of great photos, met an amazing group of people, and saw some awesome films! Here are a few of my favorite shots!

New Projects...

I absolutely love magazine covers.. and its where i get a lot of my inspiration from.. here are a few that I found that i would like to do in the near future...