A couple of years ago I had the great pleasure of spending a cold, winter day photographing Portland, Maine firefighters practicing building bailout and escape techniques. My climbing and high-angle rigging background came in very useful for this shoot. By mid-day I was hanging four stories up off the side of the training tower adjacent…
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This weekend is the annual American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fundraiser event in Portsmouth, NH. I’ve been involved in Relay at some level for the past 5-6 years, and on the planning committee for the past two years providing website and design support. Thank you to everyone who has contributed their time and donation…
That is what advertising is for, to entice you to buy something. In this case, a climbing rope. A new ad that I designed for Sterling Rope is now running in Climbing and Rock & Ice magazines. The ad features a fantastic photo of Chris Sharma by Keith Ladzinski (always a pleasure to work with…
For the second year in a row I have enjoyed volunteering my time and design to help out the Community Child Care Center of Portsmouth with their annual “Dance for the Stars” fundraiser event. My small part in this great event is the design of the event invitation package, including invite, RSVP card, envelopes and…
It’s a great thing to be out shooting photos of new subjects in interesting locations. In this case, I was working for a corporate client in conjunction with the Portland, Maine Fire Department. I’ve never worked with firefighters before, so that was COOL. And, I’d never done high-angle rigging from a building billowing smoke. That…
