South American Rainbow Beetles

South America is full of Volkswagen Beetles. I began shooting this series when Suze and I were in Montevideo. This one was shot on the Uruguay coast in Punta del Diablo, close to the Brazilian border. It's so funny to see them all everywhere. You get the feeling like there's this secret army of old-school hippies motoring around.



If you click on the photo, it'll bring you to a collection of the Beetles I've shot, mostly in Uruguay and Peru. If anyone wants to sign me up for an advertising campaign with Volkswagen, holla!

wedding prep

My oldest friend (since we were five years old!) got married over the weekend. This is my favorite photo of the weekend, when her mother was feeding the couple's dog from room service about an hour before the ceremony.

flashbox

I was redoing my website and came across one of my old favorites from the summer, when I shot this amateur boxing match in New York. These were adolescents, and while some of them were quite fearless, I think the huge crowd (a warm evening on Pier 84) made a lot of them nervous. And the horrible bankers there screaming obscenities at the kids fighting probably didn't make it any better. I had some sweet press access--elbows on the ring--and their anxiety was palpable.



This was my first photo assignment for Issue 3 of Norman Einstein's Magazine.

return to the bay

I am back in San Francisco for a couple of weeks. Even though I lived here for so long, each time I return I am amazed by two things: the intensity of the fog, and how cold it is. In August. It is just as cold as Buenos Aires.



Yes, I know my camera's sensor needs to be cleaned.

tektonika

When Suze and I were in Montevideo over Christmas, we met these kids dancing to tektonika music in a plaza in the Ciudád Vieja (Old City). They surrounded us when we approached them and everyone was hollering at once. At first I was a little scared--adolescents scare me--but then they shouted "Welcome!" in unison.



See the complete set here. They taught us some moves and were just generally awesome.

a toast to the roast

The last time I was in the Bay Area, back in November, my friend Suze and I tailgated before a Raiders' game back. Those are some serious fans. Check out more of my photos in Issue 7 of Norman Einstein's Magazine. It was my first time tailgating but probably not the first time I've been drunk by noon.



Raiders fans have kind of a scary reputation, but everyone we met was so friendly and willing to share food and drinks with us. When does football season start again?

escape from illinois

I'm so happy to be out of Illinois for the next few weeks, because I have always found the suburbs very oppressive. As fond as I am of cars, this sort of landscaping is just very uninspiring.