New Woodside image

I have been shooting a lot of imagery for Woodside and here is the latest.  It will run in INK magazine starting next week. This is T and he was great to work with.  Great intensity and great skin.

Sunday

Today we met at 6:30 for a quick breakfast and then tour of the Obras (hospital where we are working).  There are hundreds of people here to get screened for possible surgery or other treatment. Many have walked 2-4 days to get here.  As soon as the tour was finished we began unpacking the supplies brought from home and setting up the 4 operating rooms for tomorrow. The medical personnel were busy from moment one screening patients for possible surgery.  The art team is doing a great job of keeping the children occupied.  What an amazing experience.  Wow!

Headed for Guatemala

I am leaving early in the morning to document the Medical Mission Foundation trip to Guatemala.  Taylor, my 16 year old daughter will accompany me, while I shoot surgeries, clinic visits etc.  She will be working in the art center to entertain the children who will be waiting for family or procedures of their own.  I will probably not update this blog but will be providing the imagery on the MMF blog.  I encourage you to check it often this week.

 I am including a couple of photos from our packing party.  We met a couple of weeks ago in the caves so that every person going on the trip could pack a 49lb. bag to take with us on the trip.  They are loaded with medical/surgical supplies and meds. Click and bookmark this link.  Adios  http://mmfworldnews.typepad.com/

Beautiful Horses

Saturday we had the opportunity to shoot horses and their owners on a beautiful farm.  It was an amazing 400 acres east of KCI, beautiful rolling hills, ponds and historic barns.  Here is a quick triptych I put together as it really shows the connection between this lovely lady and her horse.

Mediterranean excuse

I am sorry for not including recent posts but as many of you know we have been in Europe for the last two weeks.  We started in Rome for a few days then boarded a ship and traveled to Florence, Monaco, Barcelona, Palma on the island of Majorca, Tunis, Palermo Sicily, Naples and then back to Rome.  To say it was amazing is an understatement.  I shot around 75GB of images and will slowly try to post some here in the coming weeks. Here is one that is so indicative of the way the Europeans dine.

Bodies Beautiful

I had the fun assignment this week to work with two trainers from an area club.  They wanted updated fitness model shots and since they are a couple, some shots together.  This one is G rated.  As you can see the tattoo work is really amazing.  Whether you are a fan or not, these truly are remarkable.  Their obvious dedication to their bodies has paid off and the results speak for themselves.  As a gym rat myself this was a treat.

Aerial photo of my building

Here is an aerial photo I took a couple of weeks ago to show the old elementary school we live and work in.  My studio is on the second floor and we live on one half of the third floor.  This shows our windows looking to the south.  

From Downtown:

When coming here from downtown it is easiest to take I-35 south, get off at the cambridge circle exit, turn to the right and then almost immediately left onto greystone ave., you will be driving parallel to the on-ramp to I-35 south.  Continue driving and greystone turns into shawnee rd. go over the green bridge and after 4 small houses on your right you will see our building. 

From the south:

When coming here from the south, i.e. Shawnee, Overland Park etc. take I-35 north toward downtown, exit at Rainbow/7th street trfwy, turn left at the bottom of the exit going back under the highway, continue .1 mile passing under the green bridge, to the next stoplight and turn right on Stine ave., that road winds up and to the right and will dead-end at Shawnee rd., turn right and go over the green bridge you just passed beneath, after 4 small houses on your right you will see our building.

 If you are going to use mapquest or google map, the address is 610 Shawnee rd. Kansas City, KS 66103. Click on the photo to view it larger.