Signature Magazine

The Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston is a wonderful museum, as well as a client of mine.  I recently got the newest issue of their Signature Magazine, which comes out a few times a year and is available at the Museum and sent to members.  It's always a fun project to work on as I have the opportunity to meet a lot of the artists with upcoming exhibitions or pieces in the permanent collection. This issue was a little different in that it focused on another type of artist, the literary artist.  So, I was thrilled to have the chance to meet and photograph local Blue Bicycle Books store owner, teacher, poet, and writer Jonathan Sanchez.  He is featured on the cover and in an article.  Here it is:

If you haven't been to the Gibbes recently, it is definitely worth a visit, as 2 new exhibitions just opened, which are excellent.  As a photographer, I am always very excited to have a photography exhibition come to town and this one is awesome!  Sound and Vision; Monumental Rock and Roll Photography is in the main gallery and features many famous photographs of musicians from the 1950's to the present.  Everyone from Elvis to Kurt Cobain is in there and it's really a treat and a lot of fun to see.  I got this shot of Donovan (yes, that Donovan....) in front of the photograph of himself at the Member Preview Party last Thursday.

The second exhibition which just opened are the works of Charleston sculptor, Willard Hirsch.  His works can be found all over Charleston and I photographed several for another article in Signature.  I visited Charlestowne Landing, Washington Square Park, White Point Gardens, the Charleston County Library as well as the Gibbes to see and photograph some of his sculptures.  There are many more sculptures on public display and if you have the opportunity, I high recommend seeing them, as well as visiting the exhibition.  The Signature article is below.

Hollings Cancer Center

It's always fun to see the final results from photo shoots, as many times it's not until several months after the shoot that the images are displayed or in print. The other day I was at Hollings Cancer Center for a shoot and got to see the large displays I photographed for Hollings' Clinical Trials campaign.  Hollings is a long time client and I really enjoy working with all the folks over there.  Not only have I been able to have a glimpse in to the incredibly important cancer research they are doing (they are a designated National Cancer Institute), I've also had the opportunity to meet and photograph some of their amazing survivors.  Cancer survivors who have participated in Clinical Trials have been the subjects of these photos and each one has been a true joy to photograph. Through photography I get to meet all sorts of people, and I have especially enjoyed meeting this group of people.  It seems that sometimes those faced with the most adversity, have the best outlook on life.  I found that to be the case with these people.  Here are the displays which appear around the halls of Hollings.  Each person was photographed participating in one of their hobbies or doing something they enjoy.

The image of Jill Bradley was one of the most difficult, but also one of the most fun.  We photographed in the pool at the MUSC Wellness Center, and as is probably obvious from the final image, I was in the pool also.  I was lucky enough to have a photographer friend loan me her underwater housing, which was essential for pulling of this shoot.  There is actually a lot of nice natural light which comes in to the indoor pool through the skylights, but we still had to supplement with a few strobes.  Jill was a real trooper and swam "at" me several times while I backed up as quickly as possible.  She is an excellent (and fast) swimmer so pulled it off with ease, thanks Jill!