In February I went to Hope, Indiana to document three generations of one family. Above, Phillip Andrews is pictured.

One of the things I’m proud of is making images that are visually interesting, even when the subject matter isn’t necessarily pretty. Magazines have tapped me for this kind of work, but I'm seeing more and more of these types of images in marketing and advertising. I think that unconventional images are having a greater impact than the hot models and pretty babies that we've all started to tune out.

Imagine a place where the dry, blazing desert comes together with “family values.” If your mind hasn’t already taken you to Utah, this photo will. On a recent climbing trip I found myself perched on a rock just outside of Moab. I looked down and noticed this grandmother pushing a baby carriage. Fast forward to my Denver studio after a couple of hours of digital post-production and grandma now looks like a figurine on a miniaturized set.

Mar/April 2006

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Points of Focus

Points of Focus is my bi-monthly e-mail update.

Quote of the month:

"The secret of man's success resides in his insight into the moods of people, and his tact in dealing with them."
- J. G. Holland

Good clicks:

* GADGET: GPS has married with photography. The NavMan lets you take pictures and it uses GPS technology to remember exactly where the picture was taken.

* Colorado-based InPhase Technologies says it can squeeze 800GB of data on a DVD using holographic technology.

* Denver writer and PR consultant Andy Bosselman has a good blog about marketing, design and advertising.