New Work a'plenty

The New York Times Magazine
The Lives They Lived - Friends to the End

Portraits of the pets of those who passed away in 2024
Kinky Friedman’s dogs, horses and donkeys - Medina, TX
Shelley Duvall’s birds - Blanco, TX
Ethel Kennedy’s dog - Hyannis Port, MA
Tony Lo Bianco’s horse and cats - Poolesville, MD
Toby Keith’s horses - Oklahoma City, OK
Richard Lewis’ dog - Los Angeles, CA
Gavin Creel’s dog - Carmel, NY
Dickey Betts’ dog - Osprey, FL
Iris Apfel’s dog - West Palm Beach, FL

Writer: Amy X. Wang
Photo Director: Jessica Dimson
Photo Editor: Kristen Geisler

Demi Moore - The Los Angeles Times - The Envelope
Colman Domingo - The Los Angeles Times - The Envelope
Alton Brown
Bobbi Althoff - Wired
Mikey Madison - Backstage Magazine
Ti West - The New York Times Magazine
Tilda Swinton - The Los Angeles Times - The Envelope
The Strangers Chapter 1 - Key Art
Julianne Moore - The Los Angeles Times - The Envelope
Pedro Almodovar - The Los Angeles Times - The Envelope
Fernanda Torres - Vogue Brasil
Javier Bardem - Wired
Jennifer Lopez - The Los Angeles Times - The Envelope
Pras Michel - Variety
Creed Bratton
Lee Jung-jae & Hwang Dong-hyuk
Cera Gibson
Wanda Sykes - Variety
Rebecca Ferguson - The Los Angeles Times - The Envelope

Men's Health - 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop

Men’s Health 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop
Feat. Busta Rhymes, Method Man, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Common & Wiz Khalifa

EIC: Rich Dorment
Creative Director: Jamie Prokell
Visuals Director: Sally Berman
Fashion Director: Ted Stafford
Entertainment Director: Nojan Aminosharei
Executive Producer: Dorenna Newton

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler
Photographed at his home for AARP

What a gem of a human being.

Key Art for Showtime's Your Honor, Season 2

Bryan Cranston photographed for Showtime’s Your Honor
Santa Clarita, CA

Always grateful to work with the Showtime family.

Ozzy + Sharon Osbourne for People

Prince of Darkness
9 setups, 41 minutes
Photographed at his home in Los Angeles, CA
Photo Editor: Allyson Torrisi

New Cover for The Atlantic

Photographed for The Atlantic in 8 cities over a week and a half.

Yucca Valley, CA
Rogers Wildlife (Hutchins, TX)
Holifield Science Learning Center (Plano, TX)
McMaster University (Hamilton, ON)
Pelican Harbor Seabird Station (Miami, FL)
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium (Sarasota, FL)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

Story written by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Ed Yong, whose words made my heart beat faster than any cardio I’ve ever done.

A heartfelt thank you to all the people and organizations that helped us capture these portraits. My never-ending gratitude to Christine Walsh (Senior Photo Editor, The Atlantic) for trusting me with this assignment and putting in so much legwork to bring it all together. Luise Stauss (Photo Director, The Atlantic) and Paul Spella (Senior Art Director, The Atlantic), I’m deeply humbled to work with you.

Eric Christensen, a million times thank you for doing all that needs doing and for doing it with humor and grace. I’m lucky to have you working by my side.

Key Art for Showtime's Desus & Mero Season 4

Desus & Mero
Photographed in NYC

Many thanks to the Showtime team for their trust and vision. Honored. And these two fellas deliver.

Had a wonderful time doing this with y’all.

Kristen Stewart

Photographed in Beverly Hills

Stylist: Tara Swennen
Hair: Adir Abergel
Makeup: Jamie Greenberg
PR: Viewpoint PR

HoYeon Jung, Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo

HoYeon Jung, Lee Jung-jae & Park Hae-soo
Photographed for Variety at the London Hotel, West Hollywood
Photo Director: Jennifer Dorn
Photo Editor: Richard Maltz
Post: Lookout Digital

Special thanks to the team at Netflix for making this such a pleasant experience from beginning to end, for showing true care with COVID safety, for providing a delicious meal along with those dangerous honeycomb cookies, and for caring about culture, teaching us how to pronounce each individual’s name; that is true respect.

Thank you to every person on each subject’s team: hair, makeup, grooming, styling, PR, management, etc.

Thank you to my team: Mark Durling, Daniel Ramos, Nora Schneider. Appreciate y’all working with me.

Couldn’t be done without each and every one of you.

Winnie Harlow for Paul Mitchell

Winnie Harlow photographed for Paul Mitchell
Hair by César DeLeön Ramîrez
Makeup by Adam Burrell
Styling by Jason Bolden
Post by Feather Creative
Shot at Milk Studios in Los Angeles

The Birds of Foster Parrots

Foster Parrots, based in Rhode Island, is the largest nonprofit parrot rescue and sanctuary organization in the Northeast dedicated to the rescue and protection of unwanted and abused companion parrots and other displaced captive exotic animals.

In April 2021, the fan of a heat exchange unit in the north wing of the sanctuary malfunctioned and ignited, causing a devastating fire that burned 5,600 square feet, roughly 1/3 of the overall facility, and took the lives of 90 parrots. The nearby main kitchen caught fire and within moments a firefighter pulled out cages already aflame, saving the lives of 7 birds, while 2 were rescued by another firefighter on the opposite side. Some of these birds were partially aflame and bear the scars of the tragedy.

Moved by their story and knowing very little about the lives of captive birds, I wanted to educate myself while capturing portraits of the birds’ stories as individual beings. Smithsonian Magazine’s photo editor, Jeff Campagna, took an interest and allowed us to share these stories through their Instagram account. Pop in to read about each of the birds and the plight of captive wildlife: https://www.instagram.com/smithsonianmagazine/.

Should you like to make a donation to Foster Parrots relief fund, please visit https://www.fosterparrots.com/support-us-page.

Leon Bridges for Texas Monthly

Leon Bridges for Texas Monthly
Photographed in Ft. Worth, Texas over a few days
Story by the brilliant Casey Gerald. His words create a better portrait of the man than one I will ever take.
Thank you kindly to the Texas Monthly team for their trust and vision.

Design Director: Emily Kimbro
Art Director: Victoria Millner
Photo Editor: Claire Hogan

Riz Ahmed for Empire Magazine

Riz Ahmed
Photographed for Empire Magazine
Creative Director: Chris Lupton
Photo Director: Joanna Moran
Lighting Tech: Johnny Tergo
Groomer: Michael Duenas
Stylist: Julie Ragolia
PR: Rogers & Cowan PMK

Danny Trejo for Texas Monthly

Danny Trejo for Texas Monthly
Photographed at his home in Mission Hills, CA

New Campaign: I Stand With Immigrants

48 individual interviews filmed and photographed over 2 days for I Am An Immigrant. Instead of focusing solely on immigrant strife and the otherification of the immigrant experience, we wanted to tell the stories of immigrants and allies to which humans of all nationalities and backgrounds could relate. "Out of many, we are one." 

Hear all their stories at https://www.iamanimmigrant.com/ihm2020/.

Director/Photographer: Shayan Asgharnia
Creative Director: Daniel Alejandro Leon-Davis
Client: FWD.US
Agency: Soze

“This year marks the seventh annual Immigrant Heritage Month, an opportunity to celebrate immigrants and immigration, our heritage, and the countless contributions that immigrants have made and continue to make to our nation. Right now, millions of individuals with immigrant backgrounds are working tirelessly to keep our communities healthy and safe. However, we refuse to ignore what is going on in this country, that is why the I Stand With Immigrants initiative is showing up more intentionally to stand with and listen to Black organizers, and to use our platforms to support, defend, and value Black lives and Black communities. We want to uplift those voices while also encouraging people to engage and interact with one another by sharing their immigrant heritage story! Join us at IAmAnImmigrant.com.”

“This year’s project, ‘Out of Many, We Are One’ features the unique voices of dozens of artists and activists sharing their stories – including those with immigrant backgrounds, new Americans, and those whose families have been a part of the American experience for generations. Throughout June, we will join people across the country in celebrating all of the tangible and intangible aspects of heritage that connect immigrants to our countries of origin, to each other, and to this country. Specifically, we will uplift aspects of heritage that resonate and are important to each of us, no matter our immigration status or where we originally come from: community, love, family, and food.” 

Poorna Jagannathan for Harper's Bazaar India

Poorna Jagannathan for Harper’s Bazaar India
Photographed at her home under COVID-19 safety precautions

Maude and Judd Apatow for Rolling Stone

Maude and Judd Apatow
Photographed for Rolling Stone

New Cover: Los Angeles Magazine - Covid-19

DR. LISA DABBY, Emergency Medicine Physician, UCLA Santa Monica

MARCIA SANTINI, Registered ER Nurse, UCLA Westwood

OMAI GARNER, Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology, UCLA Health, and OTTO YANG, Infectious Disease Specialist, UCLA Health

The Eastside Bikers established a drive-up food bank in Compton. From left: Michelle Catalan, Lily Lomeli, John Jones III, John Jones Jr., Tatiana Rogers, and Jose Ibanez

AUSTIN BEUTNER, LAUSD Superintendent

LAFD Inspector, Patricia Ramirez

FREDDY ESCOBAR, LAFD Captain II

LAFD Drive-Thru Testing Center

LAPD detectives Randall Kutscher, Eldin Stupar, Ryan Lee, Theodore Carreras, and Brian Thayer

KATHRYN BARGER, Chair, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Christina Ghaly, M.D.

Trader Joe’s workers at Third Street and Fairfax Avenue store

GREG DUBUQUE, President, Liberty Linehaul West Inc., Montebello

STAR FOREMAN, Grocery Delivery Driver

Burden for People Magazine

Reverend David Kennedy & Mike Burden
Photographed for People Magazine in Laurens, South Carolina
Story by Kara Warner

I went to Laurens, South Carolina to photograph Rev. David Kennedy and Mike Burden, former grand dragon of the KKK in the area. When Burden decided to leave the Klan and had nowhere to go, Rev. Kennedy and his congregation opened their homes to him and his family. We photographed this in what was once the Redneck Shop, a white nationalist and Neo-Nazi clothing store that became headquarters for the Aryan Nations’ World Congress until 2012.

Since being sold by Burden, the plan is to now take this dilapidated building featuring a large faded painting of the Nazi flag and turning it into a community and diversity center, but they need our help. To donate to their cause, visit https://www.rehabhate.com/.

Huey Lewis for Esquire

Huey Lewis photographed for Esquire
Missoula, MT