Shooting My Way...

One of my favorite photos from a favorite series I shot on assignment for Iron Man Magazine and Bodybuilding.com...

The subject is Nick who was selected as an Iron Man Magazine BodySpace Physique of the Month. I both photographed and wrote this feature monthly for 3 years, many of them of course photographed in the gym.

However this time I decided to show the ripped body and tattoos of Nick out in the desert landscape. Sadly for Nick it was freezing cold that day but at least it had stopped raining! Nick braved it through and had much fun despite his teeth chattering through much of it.

The other thing I decided to do was to shoot medium format film. With almost everything we see anymore shot on digital, I wanted to give the photos a different look and in my mind this setting and idea translated very well to film.

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The Extra Effort On Both Sides Of The Camera...

Of course I do a lot of photography in the bodybuilding and fitness industry. You see my photographs and features in the magazines all the time. It marries two of my favorite things and two things I know a great deal all about, working out in the gym and photography.

This photo of Xavisus Gayden from a photo shoot we did for Bodybuilding.com and Iron Man Magazine exemplifies, for me, photography and pushing iron in the gym...

In the gym, you are always challenging yourself. Not against the guy next to you, but against those iron plates hanging on each end of the bar. Sometimes it is not pretty, sometimes it is not perfect, but you push and next time that heavy weight yields to the next heavier weight and a sense of accomplishment that you have done your best.

Much of my favorite photography is not necessarily posed but does show people at their best in one way or another. The best in character during trying hard or maybe in a vulnerable moment, perhaps in a time of happiness or sadness. But always in a time of being human and special and unique to their own person. The candid moments are very true and fun!

However don't forget that I am really good at shooting the beautiful posed times too!

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Do You Look This Good In The Gym?

I think fitness model Angela Segovia looks pretty good during our photo shoot doing triceps. What do you think?

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Intensity And Big Equals Bodybuilder Daniel Hill...!

What more needs to be said? Big Daniel Hill is indeed the youngest IFBB Professional Bodybuilder. And he is busy making a name for himself. You cannot pick up a magazine lately without finding Daniel Hill featured in it. So keep watching, there are even bigger things coming for this big guy!

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A Favorite "Ab" Photo...

"Ab" as in abdominal muscles and these belong to bodybuilder Steve Chen. Deep cut and thick abs, and with the lighting just how I envisioned, made for a photo, as a photographer with a specialty in bodybuilding and fitness, that was just perfect.

Of course Steve had something to do with the great photo, having built a superb physique that made for a great shoot with him as an Iron Man Magazine BodySpace Physique of the Month.

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Bodybuilding Is A Product Of More Than Lifting Weights...

I photographed Kelechi Opara as an Iron Man Magazine BodySpace Physique of the Month and Kelechi epitomizes what can be done by a bodybuilder with not only working hard in the gym but working hard based on learning how the body works and how to lift...

Kelechi has studied and learned "working out" and diet. He is as much a product of his search for knowledge as he is pumping iron.

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My Favorite Brazilian Bombshell...!

And one of my really fun photos shoots was with IFBB Figure Pro Larissa Reis...

Not only is Larissa great to look at and knows how to turn it on for the camera, she is a lot of fun and a really nice person. Can't ask for much more!

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Silvio Samuel, One Of My Favorite Bodybuilders...

Silvio became an IFBB Pro Bodybuilder in 2006 and in 2007 moved to the USA where I first photographed him at the Koloseum Gym in Fullerton California.

At the time Silvio and IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi were being trained by Milos Sarcev and subsequently started moving up the ranks of success and popularity. It has been fun following their careers and seeing them both make it to the Olympia stage. I will post a favorite photo of "Hide" soon too.

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No Time To Workout?

No time to workout you say! Well this is what you can do in two minutes. Try it!

A very quick video I shot with bodybuilder and fitness model Jake Sawyer at the Power of Fitness Gym in Palm Springs California.

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Rock 'n Roll and Rock Hard!

Selling 65 million albums and going multi-platinum did not stop Phil Collen from living a life of health and fitness. The legendary lead guitarist and vocalist from one of the biggest rock groups of all time, Def Leppard, is featured in the January 2011 issue of Iron Man Magazine in a story photographed and written by me!

So read the story about how Phil turned his life around some years ago. And now he is a devoted weight lifter and Muay Thai Kickboxer trained by Champion Jean Carrillo. There is more story and more photos too. Check it out, Iron Man Magazine is on the newsstands now!

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Biceps, As In The Best!

IFBB Professional bodybuilder Moe Elmoussawi is said to have among the best biceps ever. I think so! From our photo shoot for New Zealand Fitness Magazine...

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