On assignment in Flagstaff for Runner’s World

Last week I photographed a feature for Runner’s World Magazine in Sedona and Flagstaff, Arizona on the Run S.M.A.R.T Project. The project is essentially a training camp for distance runners. The article won’t be published for awhile so I can’t show any of the final shots but I have worked up some personal and iphone photos that show the experience.

I spent two days during the week working on the project and in between had to go to Tucson shooting for a different magazine. It was great to get out of town to do some work and some of the locations up north were amazing. The photos will be featured as a preview for the 2010 camp and will be published next year.

Hugh Downs for the Valley Guide

In late June, I photographed former broadcaster and television host Hugh Downs at the Sugar Bowl in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Hugh Downs has is well known for being the anchor of 20/20, host of The Today Show and the announcer for the Tonight Show with Jack Paar. He was a very nice guy and here are a couple shots from the shoot that will be published in the Fall 2009 edition of the Valley Guide here in Phoenix. Many thanks to The Sugar Bowl in Scottsdale for providing the location.

Recent advertising campaigns

In June, I photographed two different ad campaigns, one for a new client, OmniMount and the other for a client that I have worked with before, the Kohler Academy.

The production shot below is from the OmniMount campaign, where we produced 7 different shots over 2 days. The Kohler Academy campaign was started earlier this year, back in April and we finished it up at the end of June.

photo by Erica Montgomery

Both projects were very succesful and I can’t wait to get the final work out there from both campaigns. Thanks to the creatives and crew involved with both projects.

Picturing Maricopa Project

I recently found out that I was selected by the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust as one of 15 photographers in the Phoenix area to participate in a community photography project called Picturing Maricopa.

The Piper Trust has designed Picturing Maricopa to commission Valley professional photographers to photograph Maricopa County nonprofit organizations to “tell their stories” to clients, partners and potential donors where the goal is to capture the essence of each organization’s mission through images.

The project will take place over the summer and culminate in a public exhibit where a selection of prints, chosen by the selection advisory committee in conjunction with the photographer. After the exhibit, the prints will be given to the photographed organizations for display in their facilities.

IBM Book project with VSA Partners

In early May, I traveled to Tucson to photograph an environmental portrait at the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area for an IBM book project. The project was coordinated through VSA Partners in New York and Chicago and was published this month. Here is an out-take from the shoot.