On the evening of February 15th, Carnival Monday in Trinidad and Tobago, I took a windy and very steep drive up the mountain in Maraval to Paramin Village to see one of the traditional Carnival characters, the Blue Devils, “perform.” I put “perform” in quotations because, as anyone who has seen Trinidad’s Blue Devils knows, [...]

“Bois!” The word literally translated means “wood” in French. In Trinidad, Boismen can be heard chanting “Bois!” during Kalinda matches. Kalinda is a traditional Trinidadian martial art in which Boismen challenge each other with wooden sticks. Kalinda is not just about stick fighting, though. It also incorporates drumming, chanting by a Chantuelle (or “Chantwell”), and [...]

In this figure study series, I’ve begun to explore the interesting forms and shapes created by the human form. I tried photographing this model in the same way that I recently photographed a kitchen whisk for a photography class assignment, using only one studio light in a dark room to emphasize the silouettes and curves [...]

I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to photograph this beautiful woman and dear friend of mine for several years now. Amanda, at only 23 years old, has survived cancer six times. Her left leg was amputated when she was thirteen after multiple rounds of chemotherapy and several surgeries. She subsequently fought, and beat, cancer in [...]