Shooting with Pardis Saremi, Actress & Model

You may recognize her from Hulu’s show Death and Other Details; Pardis Saremi is one of the best models I’ve had the opportunity to work with. More than being beautiful, she was able to maintain control over her expression, posture and angles with such ease in front of the camera that it made my job feel almost too easy as a photographer! The majority of my shoots are with subjects who don’t face the camera professionally. I love working with non-pros, but it’s always inspiring to engage with someone who knows their image so well and is able to move with the flow of the shutter.

Personally, I find that in moments when I need to be on the other side of the camera, I’m forever learning and questioning my best angles (it changes!) and this can be mildly stressful, but also good practice for me so I know how my “regular” clients feel on the other side. It takes a level of vulnerability to expose oneself to a lens. I never forget this! It’s my goal to eliminate any and all stress for my subjects- I believe that is what allows one to capture someone at the height of their beauty.

In short, it wasn’t a surprise to see her familiar face on this stylish muder-mystery series; Saremi knows herself, and she plays so well to the camera. I only expect to see her career grow as an actor. xx @paradeees

Skylar Gudasz x Rolling Stone

I’ve been photographing Skylar for years and one thing that makes her such an amazing subject to work with is that she is always down to experiment with a creative vision. She puts herself into the images as much as I pull her out of them! Her latest album, titled COUNTRY, has finally been released, and her soulful, lyrical voice is available to stream everywhere.

With her album release, she was featured in Rolling Stone, and highlighted with one of the images we took at my home studio in Asheville, NC. A song of hers, titled Fire Country, was the inspiration behind the projection of flames onto her body. Here are a few BTS images and a selection of my favorites from this shoot. Lmk what you like best! Photos, however will never do justice on their own, as the best way to experience Skylar is when she’s holding a mic.

Lastly, in celebration of art, help yourself to this gorgeous video she and others created in the windswept Outer Banks of NC; it’s definitely worth a watch. xx

Fashion Shoot on Muir Beach

North of San Francisco, along the piney, rock studded coastline- this was a shoot for Anorak with model Ghazal @Ghaazelle shining in these sweet puffer jackets. I loved the slightly other-worldly feel we channeled in our natural surrounds, with this little pocket of time and space.