American Photography

American Photography

Colorado - Utah

Whenever possible I make it a point to take new routes even when the destination might be a place (like Denver) I’ve been a hundred times. That way it’s easier to be inspired by new sights. Occasionally though, when you don’t have a ton of extra time, you find yourself on a familiar highway just motoring from A to B. At this point I’d be confident in my ability to drive from San Diego to Denver with a blindfold on. Still though, it’s a world class stretch of road that should never be taken for granted. Keeping this in mind, I returned to places along the way that I’ve photographed before, while remaining open to things that might have been missed before. Happy with the outcome.

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Stormy weather makes for an interesting scene in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Street scene in Grand Junction, Colorado.

A desolate street scene in rural Utah.

Green River, Utah.

Frank’s Pizza - Green River, Utah.

Abandoned hotel - Green River, Utah.

An old church in Green River, Utah.

A dirt road going through a desolate desert section of Utah.

A dirt road leading to a railroad crossing in rural Utah.

Best Distillery in Los Angeles

Dead of Night Distillery

Craft Spirits - Los Angeles

It seems that most people think of gin as that nasty pine needle tasting liquor that your grandfather had at his house. And I used to think the same thing. 6 months ago if you offered me a gin drink, I would have ignorantly turned it down thinking that all gin just tastes like floor cleaner. Dead of Night Distillery has completely changed my mind though. I’ve always been a beer guy, never much for liquor, but tasting this gin and the cocktails made with it, has me singing a different tune. Really great stuff and i’m excited to see where this recently opened distillery goes. If you’re anywhere in the Los Angeles and looking for spirits to make great craft cocktails, look up where to buy Dead of Night’s products. Aside from their vodka, gin, and rum, the head distiller also creates incredible small batch experimental spirits like limoncello, aquavit, and amaro.

Follow them on Instagram @dead_of_night_distilery or go to their WEBSITE.

Distilling craft spirits in Los Angeles, CA

Photograph of a distiller making gin in Los Angeles, CA

The best craft distillery in Los Angeles

Craft spirits made in Southern California

Distilling gin in LA

Photograph of a distiller making craft spirits in Los Angeles, California

Aaron Rokjer - owner and distiller at Dead of Night Distillery in Los Angeles, CA

American Body Building

Body Building Photography - ABB Nutrition

Found out last week that the ABB "Build Greater" ad campaign I shot last year, won a Clio Award.

 "Honoring the best in sports advertising and marketing internationally, the awards are judged by the Who’s Who of the sports industry – from marketing executives and commissioners, to broadcasters and professional athletes.  The Clio Sports Award recognizes “breakthrough communications that elevate sports culture in the collective consciousness.”

It 's huge honor to be involved as other winners in this category are Nike, Reebok, ESPN, Gatorade, Foot Locker, NBA, NFL, and EA Sports. Everything about this shoot was awesome. The location, athletes, client, and agency were all great. Quad's Gym is a really old school joint in Chicago. The type of place that just doesn't exist anymore. We scouted it the day before, and I knew we would come out with some great stuff. My only complaint is that we didn't have a week to shoot, so we could take advantage of every little nook and cranny in the place. Everyone at ABB was awesome. And I gelled really well with "Take Third Street", which was the agency in charge. Would love to collaborate with the whole team again. 

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