These are some of my favorites from the BlueWater Resort & Casino Parker 425 off-road races yesterday. The 425-mile course makes for a grueling day of racing performance trucks over tough desert terrain, watched by thousands of spectators and broadcast on several sports networks from Parker, Arizona. For part of the race I was helicoptered over the course by the great pilot Maria Langer of Flying M Air, and for the rest I was at the pit area somewhere in the middle of the miles-long Python. A fun day of photography!

Sascha moved from Holland to California a few months ago for school; she was a great model! Here are some samples from my session with her out on the streets of Newport Beach.

After a series of Pacific storms making their way through the Arizona desert, I had the opportunity to take photographs of the flooding for KLPZ 1380am. My pilot was Ted Sutton. What fun! (I may have to get my pilot’s license now.)

Kym is an outstanding young woman from Santa Ana who has just begun studying law at college. We went to Laguna Beach for some portfolio shots, and they are beautiful!

These athletes amaze me: from a cold, energetic swim in the waters of the river, they emerge onto land to take straight to a muscle-pumping bicycle race, finishing with a foot race to the finish line. Pushing the boundaries of endurance, energy and willpower… exhausts me just processing these photos!

You may recognize this couple from their wedding shots: Noreen & Nazeef also booked a photo shoot against the stunningly photographic backdrop of Sedona, Arizona, and the results were striking… as you can see. Location, location!

Some shots from a great wedding by the Colorado River in Lake Havasu City, Arizona… Jennifer and Mike: what a perfect couple!

Well I have been SO busy lately that I haven’t had any time at all to update the blog with all the many recent projects I’ve had. So, John will be taking over from me the blogging duties here so that I can focus on my client images without having to worry that you all aren’t seeing my latest work.

Coming shortly: beautiful new weddings, stunning portrait and modeling sessions and some events I’ve been photographing. I’m looking forward to showing you some of what I’ve been doing!

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