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WELCOME TO MY BLOG!

I have been a professional photographer for 22 years.

For the past 10 years Idaho Falls, Idaho has been my home.

Action motorsports photography is my specialty, but I am also strong at editorial, commercial and industrial photography.

In 2007 I started Cockeyed Art, which offers original acrylic paintings, reproductions and nik-naks for retail sale.

Besides this business venture I am a photographer for ComDesigns, which contracts for the Department of Energy at the Idaho National Laboratory and the Idaho Cleanup Project.

I am also the chief photographer for American Snowmobiler magazine and contract with Yamaha Snowmobiles and KLIM U.S.A. to provide photography for new model products.

I spend part of my time raising my family. My schedule is fairly flexible, so if one plans I can meet almost any deadline.


ARTIST STATEMENT

Travel the world and you’re bound to notice chicken or eggs on a menu, a rooster crowing or walking alongside a road.

Few people realize the prominence of the mere chicken.

Chickens are the most prevalent species of bird in the world and play a role in nearly every major culture, be it cockfighting or dining. There are actually more chickens on earth than there are people.

I didn’t realize that until I started traveling outside the continental United States where chickens are housed on farms and most people see them in the poultry section of a grocery store.

In 2004 while on a photo shoot on Grand Cayman, my wife and I watched in fascination as chickens roamed freely around houses, roads and fields of the brightly colored tropic island. We purchased a brilliantly colored chicken carved from Jamaican cedar. It still reminds us of that shoot.

I painted a rooster piece inspired by that trip and the bright, happy colors my wife and I surround ourselves with in our home.

We later traveled to Hawaii and witnessed the same phenomena – chickens and roosters everywhere. It inspired a painting of rooster on a beach, patterned by what I saw in Kauai.

A trip to my wife’s aunt’s ranch in eastern Montana prompted even more.

A whimsical, cockeyed style was hatched – roosters and chickens painted in bright colors designed to make people happy or like us, remind them of a place they have visited or a time they cherished.

Category Archives: Commercial

Commercial photography I provide to clients.

IDAHO STEEL PRODUCTS

This week I took pictures at Idaho Steel Products. They have manufactured food processing equipment since 1918. Today, they claim to be the only “one-stop shop” business in the United States for food processing equipment. They design, build, install and instruct food industries on how to use their equipment. Almost every french fry, hash brown...

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MY2012 YAMAHA SNOWMOBILES

On February 28, 2011, Yamaha introduced their new 2012 snowmobile line-up. For a few days I took action pictures of their mountain sleds and for one day I took lifestyle pictures. This week I’ve been busy at the 2012 Snow Shoot in West Yellowstone, Mont. All the manufacturers get together each year to introduce their...

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4 MORE DAYS UNTIL I CAN POST 2012 YAMAHA SNOWMOBILES.

  On February 28, 2011, I can post pictures of the 2012 Yamaha snowmobiles. I’ve had them ready for over a month to share with everyone. I can’t wait. I was responsible for the photography of mountain sleds and lifestyle pictures. Photographer Wayne Davis was responsible for the trail sleds. As usual Wayne did an...

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2012 YAMAHA SNOWMOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOT…

This years 2012 model year photography shoot for Yamaha Snowmobiles was a success!!! Somewhat sleepy compared to last year. No fires. No drama. Just a record amount of snow and some good times. Please do not ask me to send pictures or post them. I signed a contract with Yamaha and can not “kiss and...

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University of Idaho

In September and October 2010 I took pictures for the University of Idaho through Davies Moore in Boise. During the last photography shoot I was either a head of or following a film production produced by Davies Moore via North by Northwest Productions. We both used the same talent (models), but never at the same...

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LODGE CATCHES FIRE!…NO ONE HURT!

This past week during the 2011 Yamaha Snowmobile photography event the main lodge (built in 1917) where we were staying caught fire. Thankfully no one was hurt. Most of the crew was staying in outbuildings that surround the main lodge. After doing a head count and making sure no one was in the lodge during...

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YAMAHA SHOOT PROGRESS…

So far the 2011 Yamaha Snowmobile photography shoot has been awesome. Yesterday was probably my most productive day on snow for Yamaha ever. Blue bird sky + beautiful scenery + great riders = pretty epic day. At the end of the day as the sun was setting my friend and assistant Stephen Clark said, “We should...

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LEAVING FOR THE 2011 YAMAHA SNOWMOBILE SHOOT…

Winter is finally here. Tomorrow I leave to photograph the 2011 Yamaha Snowmobiles in an undisclosed location in Wyoming. I could probably mention where it is taking place, but I really do not want to get fired! I’ll be gone from December 3-14, 2009. It should be a fun time. This year I have an...

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