5D Motion from Tortola

British Virgin Islands, 5D Mark II from Geoff Johnson on Vimeo.

Some clips from a recent shoot in the Caribbean.

Canon 5D Mark II from Breckenridge

The latest video work with the Canon 5D Mark II from atop the mountain.


Canon 5D Mark II in Breckenridge from Mike Malone on Vimeo.

Templeton Rye

A few weeks ago while shooting in Iowa the locals told us about a distillery that was brought back to life from the prohibition era. We headed over to Templeton, home of Templeton Rye Whiskey where Kevin gave us a private tour. There is some cool history about this whiskey including that this was Al Capone's favorite. If you're ever in the area you should stop by and then go pick up "The Good Stuff".

Alabama & New Orleans

Earlier this week Anne and I spent a few days in the south. Our first stop was Fairhope, Alabama where I grabbed a few images from the local barber shop. We then headed over to New Orleans before coming home. I was pretty bummed out that A Gallery for Fine Photography was closed. This gallery in the French Quarter has one of the best photographic collections in the US including one of my favorite photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson. Of course we had to grab some beignets at Cafe du Monde. Check out the gallery of our journey.

Definately in the South.

Snowy Day In Pennsylvania

From the road on a snowy day out east.

Costa Rica Pura Vida

Assistant Sam Carter and Husband recently vacationed in beautiful Costa Rica...
Let's just say it was a "once in a lifetime experience". From the mountains of San Ramon to the white sandy beaches of Santa Teresa, we saw it all. We traveled through the central part of the country all the way to the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula. The mountains were covered in lush rain forests with amazing tropical birds, and three toed sloths. We stayed three nights at an Eco-lodge and culinary school called The Inn at Coyote Mountain. It was an amazingly relaxing retreat. It is nice to get away from technology every once in a while. We then headed off to our second destination. After driving for miles (on treacherous unpaved roads) in our 4x4 rental, and traveling across the ocean via car ferry, we arrived in Santa Teresa. This was a surfer's haven. Dreadlocks and ATV's! Here we stayed at Latitude 10° Jungle Beach Resort. This resort is another Eco-loge consisting of secluded bungalows right in the middle of the jungle and on the edge of a private beach. the water was amazingly warm and at night the howler monkeys were amazingly loud. The people we met were great as well. There is not enough time in the day to share all the experiences we had in just one short week! It was a vacation well worth the wait.

Gare de Lyon

Throughout our journey we have traveled through many train stations. Gare de Lyon in Paris is incredible and of course I had to shoot it. This image is actually a combination of 2 images stitched together. It gives you a sense of how large the station is.

The French Riviera in color

All good things must come to an end. We have spent the last week in Nice exploring the French Riviera. The colors here are truly amazing, so I thought I would share some of my favorites from our journey. Tomorrow we leave for Paris before heading home on Tuesday.

Bastille Day

Saturday was Bastille Day in France, which marks the storming of the Bastille, or prison, by the revolutionaries. It is France's national holiday and we celebrated with about 3 million people near the Eiffel Tower. As you'll see in the gallery, the Metro wasn't the easiest form of transportation that night!

Paris

We're leaving tomorrow for Nice and thought I would share a few images from our stay in Paris. This city is great for just roaming around and shooting. I had to bust out the Lensbaby for a few shots to give 'em a little more interest.

Bon Voyage

Geoff Johnson is heading to France for a little R&R. Stay tuned for images from his journey!

Seattle

Geoff Johnson and Stephanie Kimberling made a short trip to Seattle, Washington this past week. Check out some of the personal images they captured. They enjoyed great food at The Pink Door and Wild Ginger.

Chicago

Last weekend my wife Anne and I took a quick trip to the windy city. If you're ever there be sure to hit the Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder Co. for some delicious pizza pot pies. FYI, they take cash only! Take a look at the slideshow.

Working LA

Mike, Geoff, Kate and I just got back from a workshop in LA. Not only did we learn a lot, but we also took our cameras everywhere. Images from the hotel, walking to lunch and a great trip to The Getty Museum at night times 4 photographers left a little editing. The condensed version is under 80, so enjoy the show.

Photo Booth

While on the drive out to Colorado last week for a little skiing I discovered Apple's cool little app Photo Booth. What Fun! Check out the series below.




photo by Anne Johnson

Cheese

Not in the picture sense, but the food. Spent the holidays in dairy land aka Wisconsin. The local cheese place gets into the holiday with the sign outside the front door.

SLO is Good

Surrounded by wine country and the ocean, San Luis Obispo -- also known as SLO -- is a great little town on the central coast of California. If you're in the neighborhood, take a drive to the Pozo Saloon circa 1858 or the Kalyra Winery, or just go to the beach and get sand between your toes -- it's all good. SLO is quickly becoming my favorite vacation spot.

To see more images like the one of the Pozo Saloon, click on the image.

Viva Italia

I just returned form photographing a friends wedding in Italy (yes, I am a lucky girl!) although jet lag is still in full effect I wanted to share some of the amazing places I was able to see during and after the festivities.
The wedding was in a wonderful mountain town, Dolceacqua, near the Italy-France border.

The photos include a day trip to Genova, then on to Rome and Florence with my sister Stephanie. Of course I had to get there first.
Italy is a beautiful country and i hope to return there. Maybe next time I'll be a little more fluent in the language.

Thanks to Amy & John Kirschbaum for the opportunity and thanks to their family and friends for a wonderful trip.

Dominicana

Recently returned from catching some sun in the Dominican Republic- the trip was too good to pass up after finding $18 round-trip tickets from Florida. Plus my girlfriend, Adrianne, studied there for 6 months- so I had a great guide to some wonderful places away from the tourist spots. The places we went were beautiful- best of all remote and undiscovered. One of the beaches we were on has been deemed the windsurfing capital of the world- I was more impressed with the kitesurfing- which I was lucky enough to see because no wind = no kitesurfing. I'm planning my retirement in the DR.