My parents were originally supposed to visit me in Upstate New York to see the leaves change. Due to COVID-19 they weren't able to make it, so I shot this video to show them the scenery they were missing.
I edited and produced this story about NASA’s nearly doomed Apollo 12 mission to the moon after a lighting strike scrambled the rocket’s control unit.
I shot this commercial for my friends’ Brooklyn furniture brand. We wanted to focus on movement and this new hybrid model of working and living within the same spaces.
Video created for Uber’s JUMP brand of electric ride sharing bikes NYC launch.
This was a sample video created to show off features of an upcoming app.
Teaser for a race we held in Central Park for Ride Genesis Electric Skateboards. Directed/Edited
Short Promo for new app feature. Shot/Edited/Visual Effects/Music.
Promo for Protocol Dronium 3X. Directed/Shot/Edited/Music
Short Promo for the Protocol NeoDrone AP Drone. Directed/Shot/Edited/Effects
I created this Google Doodle featuring NASA’s Saturn V rocket to celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
I recreated the beloved Dinosaur Game found in Google Chrome using the spreadsheet cells within Google Sheets.
This video was actually made to accompany my application for a job at Jagermeister. Unfortunately, they had already hired someone before I spent all weekend working on it.
I created this video for the 2017 holiday season for Protocol NY. I made a previous stop motion utilizing music equalizer bars and thought presents could work really well for the same concept.
I was fortunate enough to be able to make it down to Nashville for the 2017 total solar eclipse with my family. I created this stop-motion from a series of photos I took periodically while waiting for totality to occur.
This video was made with writer Chris Gayomali as a promotion for his story on bulletproof coffee.
"Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. Start by getting something— anything— down on paper." Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird. Ink, spray paint, and chalk on paper.
Video created for Super Bowl XLIX. Clay, laserjet prints, vinyl cut lettering on paper.
Pen and marker on paper.
This video takes the premise of life auditing, which involves organizing your goals and ambitions. When I saw the arrangement of the color coded Post-It notes used, it reminded me of a still frame from an audio frequency spectrum. From this idea, I made a complete video using the Post-Its as bars in the spectrum. Music by John Potts. Pen on paper.
"You don't have to feel like doing something in order to do it." — Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking. Marker and vinyl cut lettering on wood.
"If you're going to break your New Year's resolutions, do it in style." — Stephen Dix, Associate Creative Director, TMPWorldwide
The Wolfe Of Main Street: How An American Picker Built His Empire Out Of Trash
Photocollage of this gorgeous little park outside of Ithaca, NY.
Silver gelatin print.
"For the dead and the living, we must bear witness." — Elie Weisel
Trip to Berlin.
Images shot for interior designer Melissa Pinto.
Images shot for interior designer Melissa Pinto.
Images shot for real estate posting site Flip.Lease
For this story on our online identities, I wanted to show the authentic self as who we are when we are stripped bare, and how we filter our identity through the lens of the web.
From the Digital to Analog: a Study of Authenticity on the Web
"If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" — Steve Jobs.
In his commencement address to the Stanford Graduating Class of 2005, Jobs discusses how his life changed after being diagnosed with cancer, that he looks at himself in the mirror each morning and asks this question. For this photo, I wanted to look as if I were standing in front of a mirror brushing my teeth, and printed a shirt to display the quote.
Most of the photos I take are usually on the go with my iPhone. Instead of posting a great deal of mediocre images here, I suggest you visit my Instagram.
Steel. (84" x 90" x 67")
Steel. (84" x 96" x 84")
Steel, wood, paper collage, acrylic, gel medium transfers, aluminum, found objects, glass, leather, motor, projector, video, and incandescent bulb. (48" x 86" x 47")
Steel, wood, paper collage, acrylic, gel medium transfers, aluminum, found objects, glass, leather, motor, projector, video, and incandescent bulb. (48" x 86" x 47")
Steel, wood, paper collage, acrylic, gel medium transfers, aluminum, found objects, glass, leather, motor, projector, video, and incandescent bulb. (48" x 86" x 47")
Detail of pulsating motor and projection.
Laserjet prints, cardboard, projector, and wood pallet. (216" x 132" x 80")
Cardboard, acrylic, and flexible conduit. (78" x 96" x 78")
Cedar and steel. (32" x 65" x 24")
Steel and limestone. (13" x 18" x 12")
Set of 6 tables. Douglas fir, steel, antique white and ebony stain. (90" x 54" x 32")
1966 Zenith model 5430 television, Acrylic, Enamel, Glass, and Wood (33" x 42" x 21.5")
1966 Zenith model 5430 television, Acrylic, Enamel, Glass, and Wood (33" x 42" x 21.5")
I designed and built this table for local Brooklyn storefront, LEIF, to showcase merchandise and provide storage for additional products. (99” x 65” x 36”)
Acrylic, ink, watercolor pencil, and gel medium on canvas. (30" x 48")
Acrylic and ink on plexiglass over laserjet prints. (24" x 36")
Acrylic and ink on tempered glass and wood. (10" x 6.5")
Acrylic and ink on plexiglass over gel medium transfers. (24" X 18")
Acrylic and ink over gel medium transfers on panels. (60" x 36")
Acrylic and watercolor pencil on European spruce woodcut. (42" x 30" x 2")
Acrylic and ink on found object. (9.5" x 9.5" x 3")
Oil on canvas. (48" x 36")
Acrylic and ink on glass over laserjet prints. (24" x 36")
Acrylic and ink on glass over colored charcoal and gel medium. (18" x 24")
Acrylic and ink on glass over laserjet prints. (30" x 24")
"All new beginnings come from quitting something." — Bo Ren, Facebook Product Manager. Pen on paper. (9" x 12")
"I've looked failure in the eye, and just kept right on going." — Cindy Gallop, CEO of Make Love Not Porn. Pen on paper. (8.5" x 6")
"You can't procrastinate on your own life." — Gabrielle Jackson, President at The Millennial Solution. Pen and marker on paper. (3" x 3")
"Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. Start by getting something— anything— down on paper." Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird. Ink, spray paint, and chalk on paper.
"Coffee solves all these problems in one delightful little cup." — Jerry Seinfeld. Coffee and gel medium on burlap. (36" x 24")
This portrait was created for a Halloween post I wrote about Jack O' Lanterns for FastCompany.com. Ink and acrylic on pumpkin.
Sometimes the projects I do never really see the light of day, as with this illustration originally conceived for the New York Times story on lease-reassignment app, Flip. While not as noble as gracing the pages of The Grey Lady, we did find a use for this piece in Flip's weekly newsletter.
"There are few things more liberating in life than having your worst fear realized." — Conan O'Brien
Tribute to Maya Angelou using words from her poem, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. Digital Illustration.
Digital illustration of Apple CEO Tim Cook for Fast Company following the Worldwide Developers Conference.
"Just build stuff." — Paul Graham, Y Combinator CoFounder
I was the editor-in-chief of my school's yearbook during my senior year of college. Unfortunately, I was the only one on staff. I did the layout and design of every page, took the majority of photos, and wrote most of the copy (with a great deal of help from my friend Zachary Parker)— all while working another full-time job throughout the summer after I graduated. My secret? Lunch hour naps.
Originally proposed and designed in 2008 (on the first version of Adobe's Creative Suite mind you) ULM's literary journal, The Helicon, was to be resurrected after a 6 year hiatus. Unfortunately, before the book could be printed we lost our director, along with most of our funding. When the new director arrived, it seemed very unlikely that the journal would ever be printed. For every year that passed I created a cover with a new date (2008, 2009, 2010..) only to see it go nowhere, but the editor (Zachary Parker) kept to it. Nearly a year after we graduated Zach managed to secure funding and get all the approvals needed. In 2012, we finally had our copies.
"Don't be afraid to be you and own it. That's why people follow you." — Danae Ringelmann, Founder & CDO of Indiegogo. Vinyl lettering on peeled subway advertisement. (60" x 40")
During 2013, when selfie became Oxford's "Word Of The Year" and the hashtag craze swept the nation, I created #selfieNYC as an experiment to track audience engagement. I placed mirrors in subway stations and out in the streets of New York City, and using the hashtag #selfieNYC, tracked over 1000 pictures taken using just a handful of mirrors in a few weeks. Check out the project at selfienyc.com. Vinyl cut lettering on glass mirrors. (12" x 12")
Like much of Louisiana, Monroe has a very high rate of poverty. In these low income areas, when businesses fail or shut down, there is usually nothing to replace them. Abandoned for years, these buildings fall apart from weathering and vandalism. Vacant properties are often associated with squatters, drug use, and violence, which ails an already impoverished community. To bring attention to the developing potential (and lack of) in these areas, I created a "real estate advertisement" of a nearby abandoned processing plant, listing its address and the phrase A Great Development Opportunity. The mural itself was placed on the boards of yet another abandoned building in the heart of the up-and-coming downtown. Laserjet prints and wheat paste. (162" x 88")