new book, photography by BTM

I feel really fortunate to get to work as a photographer. and I feel even more fortunate that I've gotten to be apart of some really inspiring, challenging projects. a few months ago, I traveled to atlanta and over the course of a few weeks took a series of photographs for an organization called mission year. this organization is headed up by a guy named leroy barber, who has spent his life working in low income neighborhoods. Leroy just finished a book called "new neighbor" and I was hired to take the photographs that ended up being a large portion of the book. the goal was to try and tell the story, to try and capture the feeling of the place.

I didn't know what to expect, and as usual, I felt like I got really lucky with my images. what surprised me most was how much of a pleasure it was to get to know Leroy. his humility and openness revealed a guy I would follow just about anywhere. and I found his insights into urban issues to be refreshing and not overbearing. it was a joy to spend the time with him.

anyway, the book just came out. check it out here, and consider purchasing a copy to support leroy's work. it's only $15. the design ended up being really great, and they used a ton of my photos. I really feel honored to be apart of this.

thanks jeff and leroy for thinking of me...look forward to working with you guys again in the future.

one last thing: I've been working on some slideshows for photographs, so I decided to make one for some of the shots for this project. for some reason it's been acting weird in blogger so if it doesn't pull up click here.