For Today - Back Booth - 10/8/15

About 5 years ago, when I was moving to Seattle my friend Tyler gave me a cd filled with songs from his favorite bands. The first band was For Today. I had never heard anything quite like it. The first track was almost something like that of a spoken word poet - and then all hell broke loose and I heard more metal than I'd ever heard before.  

They recently released a new record and I had the chance to see them play live last night and take some photos. This was one of the most difficult shows I've ever shot. The room was PACKED. The venue was dark and the lighting CONSTANTLY changed, so keeping consistency was a struggle, but I like what I ended up with. 

Hammock Wedding Preview

Thought I would post a few photos before they are all done. 

These were shot on September 26th at The Courtyard at Lake Lucerne in Downtown Orlando. More to come in the coming weeks! 

Zambia Part 2

I realized on my last post that I didn't actually explain anything. So in this post I'll have a bunch of captions!

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Everywhere you go in Livingstone there are hand painted signs. This one in particular stuck out to me. Walk with the lions!

This is "Olga's"! Its an Italian restaurant that my wife and our friend Hollie would visit frequently when they lived in Zambia. To be honest, Zambian pizza isn't the best, but its still something nice if you are missing American food while traveling abroad. 

This is me before I bungee jumped off of Victoria Falls. If you scroll down one more photo you will see the view from the top of the bridge!

I had to take some photos for Kwathu Children's Home yearly calendar. Below are all of the boys. The second photo was taken outside of the home. The two little ones are Michael and Vicky! They are the youngest at the home- and possibly the cutest!

Stars. The stars are the best here. Mainly because there is very little light pollution.

On one of our last days we drove to the National Park and went on a game drive. Our friend Agrippa was gracious enough to drive us through the park and show us all of the amazing animals. It really was incredible to see these animals in their natural environments. We also go to see the rhinos! The last photo is of the Zambezi River. 

This is our friend Hollie. Her and Dawn lived and worked together for almost two years at Kwathu Children's home. Along with my wife, this was her first trip back in just over two years. 

This is a typical meal for most Zambians. That big white lump is Nshima(the n is silent). Nshima is made from cornmeal and water and accompanies most meats and veggies! 

With the exception of the last photo, these were taken by my wife. These are photos of what life looks on a typical afternoon at Kwathu - Playing games, prepping dinner, and watching TV!

Below are two of the boys from Kwathu! To be honest I get a little choked up when I see these photos. I miss them a lot. 

ADJY - Will's Pub - 9/9/15

I wasn't planning on taking photos for this show, but I love ADJY and I happened to recently get a new lens that I wanted to try out!

ADJY just got back in to town from a national tour with Apple Seed Cast. If I'm correct, this is their last show before beginning to work on/record their new album! 

The lighting at the venue was very dark and the few lights that were on were blue and green, making the band look like aliens. I had trouble focusing my camera because of it all, but there are still so many images that really surprised me afterwards! I love sitting down to look at an image and feeling like it captures the essence of a person and their environment. ADJY are incredibly passionate musicians and when they play and move together, they are seamless. 

I've said it before, but when you get the chance, go see them play.  And in the mean time, listen to their latest music on BANDCAMP. 

Zambia Part 1

Wow, So this is my first series of photos from Zambia. My wife and I got to spend two weeks there and visit with Kwathu Childrens home. This was my first time out of the county and important trip for us in multiple ways. My wife used to live in Zambia and until this point, this part of her life was only story to me.