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My 2017 Nagano Japan Ski Film

Dec 24 2017

I’m happy to announce that I’ve finally finished editing my 2017 ski film featuring my trip earlier this year when a few buddies and I traveled to Japan for the weekend in search of an adventure. The film features our trip to Hakuba, site of the 1998 Winter Olympics, as well as adventures with some local restaurants and a visit to the Japanese snow monkeys.

Yellowstone Round 1

Dec 10 2017

I spent some time this summer visiting America’s national parks. One of my favorite parks is Yellowstone – it’s so expansive and diverse, I loved just driving around looking for animals or beautiful landscapes. There was no shortage of either.


(Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 800 mm, 1/800, f/5.6, ISO 1600)


(Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 50 mm, 1/320, f/7.1, ISO 200)


(Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 50 mm, 1/100, f/13, ISO 640)


(Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 20 mm, 1/50, f/8, ISO 400)

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The Last of the 747s

Nov 1 2017

I spent the past weekend doing something most people think is a bit crazy: I flew from Chicago to South Korea and back in 48 hours.

Why? Primarily two reasons: (1) why not? I’ve always wanted to check out Seoul and (2) this was the last (real) time United was flying “The Queen of the Skies”, the Boeing 747.

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NYC Summer Helicopter

Oct 7 2017

I’ve been trying out my luck this summer with helicopter tours of NYC, courtesy of FlyNYON. Regardless of photography, it’s a great experience overall. The pilots are generally well experienced and you can get so close to some of the buildings that you feel like you can touch them!

We played around with different angles and different focal lengths to come up with a few different image styles below. Let me know which you like! You’ll find the full album here.


(Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 20 mm, 1/1600, f/4, ISO 640)


(Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 20 mm, 1/2500, f/4, ISO 640)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/4000, f/5.6, ISO 640)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/2500, f/4, ISO 640)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/1600, f/4, ISO 250)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/1250, f/4, ISO 250)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/2000, f/4, ISO 500)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/800, f/4, ISO 500)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/1000, f/4, ISO 500)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 500)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/4000, f/3.2, ISO 500)


(Canon EOS 6D, 50 mm, 1/4000, f/6.3, ISO 500)

NYC Helicopter Photos

Mar 12 2017

Recently had the opportunity to photograph New York City out of a doors-free helicopter. Freezing cold, we shot all around the city with our extremely skilled pilot, Chris, from FlyNYON. It was a great experience – will be back soon!

Take a look at the full album here!


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/100, f/1.4, ISO 800)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/640, f/1.4, ISO 3200)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/500, f/1.4, ISO 3200)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/160, f/1.4, ISO 3200)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/250, f/1.4, ISO 6400)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/160, f/1.6, ISO 6400)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/500, f/1.4, ISO 6400)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/125, f/1.4, ISO 3200)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/320, f/1.4, ISO 5000)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/160, f/1.4, ISO 5000)


(Canon EOS 6D, 20 mm, 1/250, f/1.4, ISO 5000)


(Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, 85 mm, 1/500, f/1.2, ISO 1000)

Behind the scenes video:

2015-2016 Ski Film

Dec 28 2016

I recently edited together some footage from last year’s ski season. Enjoy!

Japan Again

Jul 6 2016

I stopped over again in Tokyo for the weekend. This time, I had a better idea of what spots I wanted to visit and was able to cram more activities in for the short weekend.


(Canon EOS 6D, 24 mm, 1/200, f/4, ISO 400)


(Canon EOS 6D, 155 mm, 1/1250, f/2.8, ISO 400)


(Canon EOS 6D, 45 mm, 1/3, f/4, ISO 400)


(Canon EOS 6D, 11 mm, 1/800, f/4, ISO 250)


(Canon EOS 6D, 11 mm, 1/800, f/4, ISO 1600)


(Canon EOS 6D, 200 mm, 1/800, f/2.8, ISO 1600)
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Alaska Southward

Jun 28 2016

Some photos from a recent trip to across southern Alaska – Anchorage and Seward. Full album here.


(DJI Phantom 3, 3.61 mm, 1/440, f/2.8, ISO 100)


(Canon EOS 6D, 35 mm, 1/125, f/4, ISO 100)


(Canon EOS 6D, 16 mm, 1/200, f/2.8, ISO 100)


(Canon EOS 6D, 16 mm, 1/320, f/5, ISO 100) (more…)