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Here is something we worked on recently for Do Or Die – a new MMA clothing company. The studio seemed smaller than usual with these eight gigantic MMA fighters hanging out, eating extra-large pizzas. The evening’s shoot yielded some really outstanding results, and the athletes, like Rich Power in the shot below, worked really hard to help capture them. I’m just glad there was a camera between us.

I’ve also been working planning a lot of my own shoots—interesting concepts that challenge and inspire. Here are two we did recently – the first focused on a range of emotions, and the second was a chance to polish my underwater skills.

Otherwise, we just wrapped up a fun shoot with Marlboro at an incredible swimming pool location in Malibu. This month also brought trips to photograph a surfing pug on Waikiki Beach—yes, really—and Navy chaplains here in San Diego. Coming up (as in tomorrow at 5:30 am), we’ve got a large scale “rock concert fan” shoot planned at a warehouse in LA, and a few more cool projects in the works.

Rich Power for Do Or Die MMA

Andrew Emotional

Corbis Swim

Corbis Swim