Christian Siriano Spring 2021

I ventured out to Connecticut to Christian’s home to capture his newest collection in a socially distanced setting. Shields and gloves were in no short supply.

Guests sat 6ft apart in furniture provided by Lowe’s with picnic baskets filled with snacks, lunch and of course rosé. Billy Porter arrived in high chunky heels perfect for grass walking and a mask with a matching hat to top off the look.

The eventful fashion show showcased masks with every look and messages of voting. Pregnant Coco closed the show in a show stopping red floor length dress before she graceful got in the pool in her runway ruby red dress, soaking up all 200 lbs of fabric.

Guests were given Hendrick’s bottles on the way out to enjoy in their uber rides home back into the city.

As my car pulled away from the driveway, I looked out onto the peaceful streets, so different from the Manhattan hustle and bustle I am used to. I thought of how grateful I was to be back shooting a show in this new era of fashion week.

Siriano perfectly executed a collection and created a performance to be talked about and written in headlines. He is the perfect example that creativity is still flowing and designers are more focused than ever to produce work that is meaningful and powerful.

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NYFW Fall 2018 for T Magazine

TOM FORD

When T assigned me Tom Ford's Men Show I was overwhelmed with excitement.  I was completely speechless when I saw Mr. Ford himself at the show taking notes of the models and their walks during rehearsal. It wasn't until 15 min before the show that I learned the finale would be launching his underwear collection. 

I wanted my work from this show to look different than my past. I didn't want it to look like "backstage" but more editorial in nature with a detailed focus on more portraiture. I also edited the images differently with a more desaturated color palette focusing on the body and skin tones of the models.

JASON WU

Wu's show was the only women's show I captured for T this season. The bold eye look allowed me to capture more beauty and portraiture than I typically do during NYFW. However the portrait of Whoopi Goldberg might be the highlight of my career thus far.

I watch The View everyday in my office and have adored Whoopi in all her accomplishments. No one was asking her for a photo as she sat front row, so I thought maybe she was unfriendly or didn't want to be photographed. I waited around until the end of the show and lingered as she greeted friends. I politely tapped her on the shoulder when I noticed a lull in the conversation. She was so sweet and posed for a portrait on the runway. I hope reading this is a reminder to all photographers to always ask for the shot! Never be intimidated. I mis-judged the situation by seeing no one shooting her and I am so happy I pushed myself to talk to her. Every time I look at the photo I smile thinking of how lucky I am to meet the people I do in my industry. 

Coco Rocha for TomboyKC

Back shooting for TomboyKC in NYC is the highlight of my week.

Dream Downtown is my second home, so I was uber giddy about shooting the lovely Coco Rocha in the hotel's most fun and vibrant lobby. 

Coco was fresh from her trip in Paris where she was walking in Jean Paul Gaultier. Black sleek jumpsuit and her Courtney Sweatshirt form her line CO+CO. Her BOTKIERxCOCOROCHA hybrid backpack-sling-bucket screamed practical New Yorker. My daily crossbody lacks the space for anything bigger than a memory card. 

The Dream Beach was too swamped for photos mid day, not that it mattered because the lobby alone looks like 5 different locations. 

I mean, a wall made of beer cans? Frat boy meets glamour chic. Definitely Instagram worthy. 

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