PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE I KNOW

GUNPLAY

more photos here.

ORTOLAN

traveled to minneapolis this weekend to shoot with my friend eric anderson. he is head chef at an excellent restaurant called sea change. more on the why, what, and direction of this project later... on eric's hand is a tattoo of an ortolan. i had never heard of this tiny bird who's popular name is given by the french. these creatures have a special, and uniquely gruesome, place in france's gastronomy.

ortolans would be netted in large numbers, and overfed by disrupting the bird's feeding schedules. they would be kept in artificially darkened and lit rooms. millet and oats were traditionally used to fatten the birds.

"For centuries, a rite of passage for French gourmets has been the eating of the Ortolan. These tiny birds—captured alive, force-fed, then drowned in Armagnac—were roasted whole and eaten that way, bones and all, while the diner draped his head with a linen napkin to preserve the precious aromas and, some believe, to hide from God."

PHOTOS

HOME

the shoot went wonderfully, and the final product will be posted here as soon as it is ready. i'm excited to be back and to focus on several new projects. more details on that soon. in the mean time... check here for some photos from the trip.

SUMMER OF HATE

nothing negative meant by the title of this post. just a simple reference to my good friends crocodiles, and their excellent album summer of hate which i have in heavy rotation. check them out here. i'm working on a series of treatments for them in hopes of shooting later this summer... summer you sure do move fast these days.

my california trip/holiday weekend was relaxing, exciting, and inspiring.

currently putting the finishing touches on a treatment for the beautiful and talented zaza. the poison the well video is in the edit, being tightened. more on all of this as things reach completion.