Welcome to my new photography blog!
I'm a 28 year old photographer currently living in Miami with my wife of 4 years. I have loved photography for as long as I can remember. It started out as just a hobby, but within the last couple of years it has become my true passion. My style is artistic, modern, intimate, and real. I strive to capture life as it happens. I love shooting portraits, events, scenery, nature, and really anything that inspires me.
Professionally, I spent most of the last year shooting theater events in New York City. As a photographer for www.broadwayworld.com I shot many of New York's biggest theater events. Those photographs are featured here on my blog.
This blog is where I'll post pictures from recent sessions and professional gigs. I'll continue to post pictures from my daily life, family, friends, favorite cities and vacation spots. I'd love to hear from you so click 'make contact' and shoot me a quick message. Thanks for visiting and check back often to see what I'm up to!
Here’s the photo of the day! Took this shot about two blocks from our condo at Mary Brickell Village. Even though it’s taken us a while to get to know the neighborhood, we’ve started to discover some pretty great places to eat in the area. There aren’t many places to take cool photos around here though, so I doubt there will be many more Brickell photos to come.
Our great friends Alex & Heather were vacationing in Hallandale Beach this week and they were kind enough to invite us to come spend the day with their family! What better opportunity to break out the ol’ camera and snap some new pictures of the kids and Hallandale (which I had never been to before… well not the beach part anyhow). After burning to a crisp on the beach all day and fighting the massive waves (massive!), we headed to dinner at ‘Le Tub’, a rustic burger joint with waterfront dining and some unusual decor… bathtubs, toilets, and an assorted array of other wacky items litter the small eatery. Giant burgers the size of our hands. And the kids had a great time feeding the enormous fish that lurked beneath the pier.
A much needed relaxing weekend away from Miami… enjoy the photos.
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The Barnacle Historic State Park is a 5-acre Florida State Park located in Coconut Grove, Miami. Built in 1891, it is the oldest house in its original location in Miami-Dade County. The Barnacle was the home of Ralph Middleton Munroe, one of Coconut Grove’s founders, as well as founder and Commodore of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. Ralph Middleton Munroe first visited South Florida in 1877 while on vacation from New York. He returned several times to the area and in 1887 decided to settle in the Bay. Ralph Munroe purchased 40 acres of bayfront land in 1886 for $400 in addition to one of his sailboats, the Kingfish, valued at an additional $400. His boathouse was built in 1887 and he lived on its upper floor until his main house was completed in 1891.
The house, a one-story structure, was raised off the ground on wood pilings. Its central room is octagonal in shape and Munroe called his home “The Barnacle,” presumably because it resembled one. It remained a bungalow until 1908 when more space was needed for his growing family. The whole structure was lifted and a new first story inserted below. In 1912 a library was built adjacent to the house. The Barnacle survived the disastrous 1926 hurricane and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 with only minimal damage.
Ralph Munroe’s principal passion in life was designing yachts. Boats were the major form of transportation in the early days of Coconut Grove and yachting was a popular sport. Many South Floridians commissioned Munroe to design their yachts. In 1887, a group of residents formed the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, electing Munroe as Commodore, a title that he held for 22 years. As a seaman, civic activist, naturalist, and photographer, Commodore Munroe was a man who cherished the natural world around him. A walk into the park passes through a tropical hardwood hammock. It is representative of the original landscape within the city of Miami. Today, it is one of the last remnants of the once vast Miami Hammock.
Monica and I decided to visit The Barnacle for the very first time. Despite being born and raised in Miami, and frequenting Coconut Grove regularly, we had never visited The Barnacle. It’s a beautiful house in an incredible waterfront location. Definitely one of the nicest places I’ve visited in Miami. I look forward to going back to get more photos of this little gem.
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Here’s a quick snapshot of our years in D.C. Some of my favorite photos ever were shot in the district. We still dream of the day we’ll move back:
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I’ve never been much of a fireworks type of guy. When I was a kid I used to think it was fun – those cheap fireworks you buy off the side of the road were my favorite. But since adolescence I’ve been more of a “stay at home and watch TV on the 4th of July” kind of a guy. Eh. Not my thing. I think it’s the crowds. I hate crowds. Especially Miami crowds – all those douchebags crowded together at the Biltmore and for what? A few sparks in the sky? No thanks. I’m traumatized by the crowds. Understandably.
But this 4th turned out to be lots of fun. Watching the boys run around crazily as they set off their smoke bombs (we called them stink bombs – which trust us, was a much more appropriate title), firing off mini rockets and watching Alex nearly set a few folks on fire, turned out to be a hilariously awesome evening. Felt like we were kids again. A swift reminder of simpler times. Unfortunately, I left my flash unit at home, and it being so dark outside I was scarcely able to get any photos of the kids. Come fireworks time, I was able to get some photos of the sparks, and have many of them here for your enjoyment. Have at it!
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