Franklin, our new 8-week-old beagle makes for an excellent light test.

So much of my work is currently embargoed that its tough to show anything recent that I’ve been commissioned to do. However, the personal work is often times the most rewarding and as such that was the case this weekend.

So after a busy week Saturday morning was setting up to be a very relaxing day as Liz and I decided to head out to a flea market on South Street and then meet up with our friend Chris to help him pick out some sneakers. (Liz is a sneaker expert) All of our plans got sidetracked however when Chris and I spotted a vendor selling replica armor. I convinced Chris that this one helmet would be worth $100 just to be seen riding around the city wearing it on his bicycle that afternoon. I’m a good salesman. Chris bought it. Riding around with it WAS worth $100. We quickly decided that we needed to do a quick portrait session with the helmet though so that the helmet could live on through the world of the internet.

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I’ve been really lucky this past month to be able to go skiing almost every weekend. I’m new to the sport but I love it.

I spent the past weekend in Maine skiing at Sunday River with my friends Liz, Steve and Sarah. Below are some snapshots from the point and shoot.

I don’t often get to ride in the passenger seat of my own car, in fact I think this was a first for me being in the backseat, but after driving almost 700+ miles by myself in less than 24 hours I was convinced into giving up the keys and turning over some driving responsibilities to Liz and Steve. They did the job well. Above are two photos of Liz and Steve heading south in the winter storm Sunday night.

And of course - the wicked awesome views from Maine. Sunday River was awesome.

Sarah Simpkins

The whole gang, Maine behind us.

Liz Pagonis

Steve Gengler

Steve also shot this timelapse video during the trip :

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