Contributed river and fly fishing photography to the annual Trout Unlimited conservation organization calendar. The calendar was used as a fundraiser to raise nearly $1,000,000 for the protection of trout and salmon ecosystems in North America. ... Read More
Contributed river and fly fishing photography to the annual Trout Unlimited conservation organization calendar. The calendar was used as a fundraiser to raise nearly $1,000,000 for the protection of trout and salmon ecosystems in North America in this 2004 edition. ... Read More
Contributed a double-page spread for the feature story in The Surfer’s Journal about surfing at Cloud 9 in Siargao, Philippines. The photo is a sunset with surfers walking back from a late afternoon session on the famous wooden pier above the reef at Cloud 9. ... Read More
In July 2004, my friend Corey Ridings (a Coastal Resource Management volunteer from my Peace Corps batch) invited me to her site in Bicol to take photos of the San Miguel Island marine sanctuary. The local barungay captain was under pressure to open the sanctuary up to fishing, and the photos that I took would be used to give the local decision-makers a view of ... Read More
After a visit to Apo Island in December 2004, Daniel Simon from my Peace Corps group pointed out that Apo wasn’t selling any post cards that featured the Island. Since Apo is one of the top destinations in the country, this seemed like a problem that really needed to be fixed. From the many visits I have made to Apo to dive, I had a ... Read More
When I first accepted my invitation to join the Peace Corps program in the Philippines, one of the concerns in the back of my mind was how I would be able to keep playing music while I was away from the States. Ever since I started playing guitar when I was 17, I usually play at least once a day so two years with no ... Read More