2 of my images were selected for the “Off the Clock” contest by the APA Los Angeles.

“After a 3 hour hike up and along a steep mountain I reached “Kjeragbolten,” a boulder wedged in a mountain crevasse.  Kjeragbolten is located on the west coast of Norway at the very beginning of a fjord called “Lysfjorden,” close to Stavanger.  Just below the boulder is a nerve-wracking 1000 meter drop straight  down into the fjord.  The subject of the photograph, a young adventurer from Stavanger, did all sorts of acrobatic moves in the rain, jumping up and down on the boulder as if he was on solid ground. It was a perfect moment to capture the dramatic scenery with his fearless moves, a surreal moment that lasted a fraction of a second. The work was done for an adventurous lifestyle request by Getty Images.”

“A lot of the artistry that happens in an image nowadays is done I post production, which gives you an opportunity to create layers to further extend the story telling, the mood and the colour palette; to take an image in a direction beyond the naked “negative.”  For much of my post-production, Adam Moore, a retouching artist whose company Sugar Digital provides much of the post-production for my work, infuses the images with a special look and feel, often elevating a simple moment frozen in time with a heightened sense of special timelessness.  His work on the image with Kjeragbolten reflects a sensory duality, the fragility and danger of a man in the elements coupled with this man’s self-awareness and defiance of this position.  Moments like these, which offer a contrast in a moment, are images I feel that can have a strong impact on the viewer.”

But Samba is so much more complex. In Brazil people are practically born dancing and Samba is such a vital part of the culture. It can be energetic, sophisticated and also sad. I wanted to capture a different side in a quiet, calm and beautiful moment.