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I can’t get enough of this song right now. My youth is haunting me. Questions/Comments?
Disney World, Orlando, FL: Women volunteer to do the silliest things when they see my camera coming. I’m not complaining, I’m just pointing that out. Questions/Comments?
“You keep pushin’ me awayIn spite of what you sayI found out yesterday That I’veBeen wastin’ all my timeTryin’ to make you smileTryin’ to make this seem worth whileYou’ve been pushin’ me aroundIn spite of
6-22-10 Nataly’s flexibility has become legendary, at least with the people who know her or are familiar with my photos. She finally moved back to the central coast recently and we arranged to do a long-overdue shoot today. It was just like old
4th of July, 2010:My parents had some family and friends over to celebrate Independence Day, with of course the requisite addition of far too much to eat and drink. Once the sun went down, we fulfilled our national obligation by igniting both legal and
Brenna: I don’t think I’m overstating it when I say that she is not only one of my new favorite models, but one of the most fun people I’ve met in a while. If only she knew the power and strength she had, she could conquer the world.
briennewalsh: I’m pretty sure that this girl is my soul mate. WOW. Thanks, Brie. Comments/Questions?
All of my models, like I am sure all other women, have stories about their periods. Maybe their cycle started too soon, the amount was unexpected, or even worse, never came at all. I’ve heard dozens of these stories, most being embarrassing, funny,
“It was good what we did yesterday.And I’d do it once again.The fact that you are married,Only proves, you’re my best friend.But it’s truly, truly a sin.”-“PALE BLUE EYES” Velvet Underground Comments/Questions?
“Did you get my other letterssometimes I think I oughta callcause you know I often wonder if you open them at all.”-“FAIR” Ben Folds Five Comments/Questions?
And to prove I really did get tomatoes thrown at me, my good buddy Nataly shot these behind-the-scene photos of Brenna doing the throwing. It was a fun little afternoon. To buy a copy of Nataly’s great first album, check out her website. Comments/Q
Kacie Takes Manhattan: While I was in town for the finale of Work Of Art at the Brooklyn Museum, Kacie generously came up from Philly to be my date for the event. To make the week even better, a very nice fan of mine named Danny Driscoll gave me full
Kacie had a “dress up” birthday party for her dear friend, Allison, on my last night in Philadelphia. There were vintage dresses, copious amounts of alcohol, and plenty of good friends. Allison’s boyfriend and I were just lucky enough
Nicole running back to get her shirt after the first shoot for my personal magazine, VARK, on Guadalupe Beach. Comments/Questions?
One of my favorite images I’ve done in a while, taken for the new magazine, San Louie: This is Eric Meyer, founder of the company Simple Shoes; you might have heard of it. After only meeting him less than two months ago, he’s proven himself
Towards the end of the summer I usually get hired to document the local Catholic retreat, held entirely in Spanish. Whether I believe wholeheartedly in what they are preaching, and despite what people may think of my usual subject matter, I enjoy the
Kacie Takes Manhattan Part 2: While I was in town for the finale of Work Of Art at the Brooklyn Museum, Kacie generously came up from Philly to be my date for the event. Making the week even better, a very nice fan of mine named Danny Driscoll gave
Another shot of the lovely and energetic Nicole from Vark, my own magazine, coming out in October 2010. Stay tuned for more info! Comments/Questions?
An oldie but a goodie:Internationally known Performance Artist James Luna at home on the La Jolla Indian Reservation, circa 2005. Taken with my old Fuji 645. Ah, those were the days… Comments/Questions?
“Nothing’s in your wayNow you can stand right up and runWouldn’t even change thingsIf you took back what you’ve doneI’ve tried to hang on to the past But I couldn’t keep my grasp, no nothing lasts.”-“NOTHING
Kacie took me out to The EL Bar dressed like this on one of my last nights in South Philly this past August. After visiting a few other establishments, we drunkenly crashed at her friend’s place that night. Even though we went back to her place
Almost four months pregnant, my model Sarah asked me to shoot her wedding earlier this month. Though I was coming down with a cold that day, I was there from when she started getting dressed until after everyone was eating dinner. Needless to say, a very
Kacie bravely submerged herself on my insistence into a random Pennsylvania creek while on a detour from hiking. This image is straight out of the camera, no Photoshop, no filters; just a model, a camera in a rubber bag, and a lot of hope. People sometime
Sarah as a misplaced angel. Aside from taking out her piercings, this image of Sarah is untouched. The depth of field, colors, composition, etc. have not been altered. A very productive day, including her unexpected photo for my upcoming calendar. Comme
Remington at Pismo Beach, the last shoot my old 5D accomplished. It went out on top. Comments/Questions?
An out take of Jenna for my new 2011 calendar, The Accident Prone Women of Tom’s Take Out, coming soon. Stay tuned for more info. Comments/Questions?
Samantha often gets bored in my house. Comments/Questions?
YAWN: Those early-morning photo shoots are a killer. Here is Cherish posing for a month of my up-coming bikini calendar “The Accident-Prone Women of Tom’s Take Out.” Stay tuned for more info. Comments/Questions?
curvature: By Mark Velasquez (via keng001) It’s funny when I have to reblog my own image, but I’ll definitely take it as a compliment. This was taken with the idea to shoot as sexy an image as possible without officially showing anything
Three lifelong friends, three of my favorite people. Questions/Comments?
Like most kids, the youngest members of my family love Halloween. Unlike most kids, they are fond of skulls and other supposedly dark and scary things. Personally, I’ve never been a fan of the holiday, no matter what age I was. Still, I love
Last night, after attending my family’s Halloween kid party, I went to visit Jenna, who said she hadn’t been out of the house in a while. We went for a little drive and she led me to a random beach in the area I’d never been before.
Tonight’s Shoot With Nicole, Part 2: Driving home wearing only a jacket, Uggs, and my pink tie.Questions/Comments?
This was not a typical Saturday night for me; I’m usually home alone watching reruns on the History Channel. Thankfully, by her sheer presence alone, Nicole can liven up an evening within moments. As she pulled into my driveway that night, she send
Often my photos have a deep, social, religious, or political meaning, using various layers of irony and symbolism. And sometimes after a pointless shoot, a model does something even more pointless and I just happen to get off a shot before they cover
NOTE: A mustache always makes a part more festive. (Taken with my phone.) Comments/Questions?
Nicole likes to dance topless in public. See more of her in both my new calendar and NSFW Magazine! Comments/Questions?
Visiting from USSC on Thanksgiving break, Maya was the start of my busy photo weekend. She was thankfully willing to drive from Cayucos to Santa Maria for a visit, which of course had to become a photo shoot because, well, I’m me.She was her usual,
Shooting Katja in this very simple, naturally lit way made me think of one of my favorite painters, Andrew Wyeth. I recall discovering his Helga Series years ago and being drawn to the sincerity of the images, how real and unpolished they looked, while
I love the way my friend Jessica draws. Here are just a few of her doodles. Check out more at her Tumblr account HERE.Comments/Questions?
Travis Jecker donated the halo I used in my new 2011 Accident-Prone Women Calendar. Unfortunately, he had to acquire it the hard way, breaking his neck in a dirt bike accident in 2005. As he puts it, he survived by choosing not to conform to the normal
Travis Jecker and my model, Jenna. We went to drop off the halo at the machine shop Travis owns in San Luis Obispo, CA. He and Jenna each shared their experiences about physical therapy, learning how to use their wheel chairs, and regaining strength in
After talking with Jen over the phone and online for several months, I finally made it to Kansas in the Summer of 2009 on my cross country trip. Though we had seemed to have a connection through faceless communication, in person we surprisingly
These are the kinds of photos I take when invited to a party and am told “Don’t forget your camera!” Though I’ve seen a lot of crazy things in my life, I am always amused by those rare moments when I find myself speechless. This was one of
The day I shot Ariel and Katelyn on the lawn of this house that was not my own, plenty of the neighbors and passers-by seemed to check us out; some of these fans kept circling the block. One such observer was this paletero man. For those
Mistletoe, 2007 Well, I sent out almost 200 Christmas cards by request, even a few to Europe and Asia, which shocked even me. With the spirit of giving in mind, I thought I’d share of a few of my past cards that I still like. I think was one
“Why’d you ask me to be the oneFirst through your lipsI was awkward and I could not hearYour body through my body’s fearWe were going to hell.”-“THINGS I CANNOT RECALL” Blind PilotComments/Questions?
One of the least attractive qualities a person can have is when they take themselves too seriously. My ideal model is someone who has a hard time being anything but the silly, dorky person that nature intended them to be and yet just happen to
I’ve recently started getting a slew of photos of people posing with my Christmas card. Here are a few more samples. Comments/Questions?
(Jenna, 2010) NOT FORGETTING JENNA Today is the second day of my dear friend and model Jenna’s induced coma in hopes of treating her 3rd Stage Neurological Lyme disease. The desire is that by the end of the month, the relaxation and medicine she
“‘Cause I’m feeling so good that it hurts my skinFeeling so good I could do myself in.”-“SUNKEN-EYED GIRL” Mike DoughtyComments/Questions?
After Kacie allowed herself to be my arm candy for the final episode of Work Of Art in NYC last August, I accompanied her to Philadelphia for a few days. She showed me the dark, seedy aspects to her life, the dank strip clubs and cool neighborhood bars,
The moon looked so lovely against the muted sunset I just had to document it out my front door before rushing off. Comments/Questions?
“I carved your name across my eyelids,You pray for rain I pray for blindness.”-“CROWN OF LOVE” The Arcade FireComments/Questions?
Sara, my new friend and model, attends college many hours away but has arranged to shoot with me her last two visits home. We’ve communicated a lot recently through text and video chats. She tends to be as much of a nerd as I so we always have a
nsfwmagazine: Cherish wanted to take some sexy photos with her boyfriend’s comic books as a present to him for Valentine’s Day. As she lay naked on my bed posing, she suddenly got an idea. SHE: “Wait, I want to take some where it looks like I’m
nsfwmagazine: Here’s the first teaser of Issue 2: The Gorgeous Kacie. See more of her in her current 8-page spread in NSFW Magazine. Kacie is the hard-drinking, hard-loving model from South Philly that is both my dear friend and great travel companion.
“Could You Not Post That Photo?"My dear fans and loyal followers, who I appreciate more than words can convey, often don’t realize just how much work it takes to get a woman to pose for me. Though I’ve been credited often by friends
Obviously I’m not the poster boy for being of an ethnic, Latino/Hispanic/Chicano/Mexican origin, but there are many types of imagery and styles I love from the history of my culture. When I saw this the other day, I flipped out. So bloody excellent.
