Helping Wounded Veterans On Talk Radio Through Fitness...

My buddy Jake Sawyer, bodybuilder and personal trainer, did a great job this morning on local AM 920 Talk Radio discussing his ideas and plans for helping wounded Veterans get back into life through fitness. This is Jake from one of our photo shoots this year...

Drawing on his personal experience of being wounded in Iraq and helping himself and others reconnect to nature and fitness, even taking trips to Belize and Alaska, Jake really understands what these people are going through when they get back from combat. Good going Jake!

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Very Fun Ads I Have Shot For Bodybuilding.com...

I have shot a lot of ads but among my favorites have always been the many I have photographed for Bodybuilding.com. These have appeared in more magazines and newspapers than I can tell you. Here are some of them, take a look!

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Me At Work, I Always Try To Make It Special...

In the world of bodybuilding and fitness, so much of the photography we see is always the same. So I really strive to make my photo shoots very special and very different. I know a professional photo shoot for most people is a new experience, so I go out of my way to make it unique and fun. And it makes it much more creative and fun for me. Here is an example of one part of my recent shoots...

My model here is amateur figure competitor, Sharon Lim, who was shooting with me all the way from Singapore. I created a photo story around her that we shot over a big part of two days. We had much fun and I will be finished weaving it together soon. So watch for it!

In this photo is Sharon off in the distance, myself of course, and my makeup artist/hairstylist Victoria Rubell, who is a veteran professional of magazine features, movies and television work. The photo was shot by my assistant.

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Iron Man Magazine BodySpace Features By Me!

The Iron Man Magazine BodySpace Physique of the Month was conceived by me a few years ago to showcase people from all walks of life who are special in their own individual ways.

Featured monthly in Iron Man Magazine itself and on both the websites of Iron Man Magazine and Bodybuilding.com, I wrote the stories and did the photo shoots of each and every person.

From nearby to around the country and as far away as Sicily, I had the honor of meeting wonderful people all bound together with the common interest of health and fitness. 

So take a look here on Bodybuilding.com and I hope you will enjoy their stories and photos.

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Check Out My Cover And Feature Photos In The Next Issue of Planet Muscle Magazine!

My photography from the 2010 Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas is the cover of the big upcoming Olympia issue of Planet Muscle Magazine!

Inside you will find many more of my feature photos in a great kick-off for the January 2011 issue available everywhere next week starting November 23rd. Check it out!

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WOW! Phil Collen of Def Leppard at FitExpo and in Iron Man Magazine!

Phil Collen, the legendary guitarist and vocalist of Def Leppard will be at the Los Angeles FitExpo at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 29th and 30th 2011!

Phil is a fitness fanatic, weight lifter and Muay Thai Kickboxer. He will be doing kickboxing demos with his world famous trainer Jean Carillo as well as meeting and talking with fans at the FitExpo. Phil and Jean want to bring health, fitness and nutrition ideas to people to take home and start sharing to fight the epidemic of childhood obesity and change the lives of kids, and their parents, everywhere! This is the kickoff event for Phil to bring his message across the country and around the world!

When I photographed and interviewed Phil for his upcoming feature in Iron Man Magazine, I had it in the back of my mind to get him to the FitExpo. And then Phil's enthusiasm brought him out to Muscle Beach over the Summer for the July 4th Muscle Beach show...

Well one thing has lead to another and what I had envisioned has come to pass. There are a lot more details to come about what Phil and Jean will have going on at the FitExpo but keep checking back! And this is a big point! This is a kickoff event for Phil to take his message out there to really start us doing something about childhood obesity. We are killing our kids people and it is costing us all in so many ways. Let's be a part of Phil getting the message across and out!

And Phil's big feature story is in the January 2011 issue of Iron Man Magazine available everywhere on December 4th just a couple of weeks away!

Personally I am so gratified and honored to have as a friend, one of the greats of Rock with one of the greatest Rock Bands of all time! Def Leppard!

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The Joy of Lifting and the Business of Muscles!

For 3 years I have photographed and written the story of individuals who are members of the online community called BodySpace, now numbering over 660,000 like minded people interested in health and fitness.

The feature appears in the print edition of Iron Man Magazine and as well online at IronManMagazine.com and BodyBuilding.com as the Iron Man Magazine BodySpace Physique of the Month. 

This last month's issue featured Kelechi Opara. An enthusiastic bodybuilder and fitness enthusiast, like so many, Kelechi was hoping to make his avocation his career. Among the people I have featured, a number have gone on to some success in the fitness business and more, and now that includes Kelechi.

Appearing in a number of magazines now, Kelechi has even been picked up for sponsorship by Optimum Nutrition, a premier nutritional products company. It makes me very proud to know that I was part of another person in our community of health and fitness getting ahead in the business.

Here are some more photos of Kelechi from our shoot. I hope you like them!

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Shutterbug Magazine and Me!

The November issue of Shutterbug Magazine featured myself and 3 other great photographers in a discussion about Websites in the photography business. Take a look!

The story was written by top photography business consultant, writer and lecturer, Maria Piscopo. My Thanks to Maria and Shutterbug Magazine for the opportunity and for believing I had something worthwhile to add to the discussion!

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Beautiful and Powerful from Singapore!

Words escape me but WOW also works! Sharon Lim graced the lenses of my cameras for a photo story that is very intriguing! You will see more soon, but for now...

Sharon is a Figure Competitor and has a spirit and enthusiasm I would describe as full of adventure. We had a great deal of fun! Hair and makeup was by Victoria Rubell. Sharon was coached in diet, nutrition and also training and competition by the incomparable Ava Cowan. I just had to shoot a photo here and there. The hard work by Sharon Lim!

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