“Luxury is anything that feels special.”
Loved getting a chance to photograph Aerin Lauder at my favorite hotel (The Colony) for my favorite magazine. Check it out in print and online now!
The Colony Hotel
Veranda Magazine - Quarantine Life at the Colony /
“Think pink. A better way of life.”
Maggie Wetenhall channeling Eloise at the Plaza
While the Wetenhall family is stuck quarantining at home like everyone else, their home just so happens to be a historic Palm Beach hotel. When the pandemic hit earlier this year, the Colony Hotel shuttered its doors in compliance with the nationwide shelter in place order and found themselves living by themselves in an empty 87 room luxury hotel. They asked me to come and bring a little bit of my A Social Life flavor to their family and the unprecedented situation they found themselves in. It was a fun experiment to try this style of photography on a family other than my own and it only worked because the Wetenhalls have a great sense of humor. Hopefully the series can bring a little bit of distraction to people during a very strange time. Check out the full story and all of the images on the Veranda Magazine website here
Bicycle races through the hotel lobby
Andrew Wetenhall playing valet to his children
Hide and seek in the ballroom
Andrew and Sarah Wetenhall enjoying their morning coffee
World Armarium /
“I don’t try to be original; I just always want to do something that excites me.”
I often tell young photographers that, as they try and develop their own style, they should actively try and shoot like some of the great photographers that they admire. In the process, they may find something about that photographers style that they like and want to pull into their everyday work. In this case, I did my best Jeurgen Teller impression for a fashion shoot with World Armarium at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. I tried to stay true to Juergen, while also adding my own flair. How’d I do?
