An image I shot ago while working as a documentary photography for an arctic ski expedition. Shot in a small Finnish village while waiting to get started. James Dean was a huge icon – many Finns at the time dressed like him – many years after his death. I shot this in color also – the fellow on the far right was actually wearing red crushed velvet pants – so it works much better in black and white! I really like the body positions and the facial expressions - especially the two guys looking off camera. I've always felt that the young man on the left really looks like he is thinking of getting away, of growing up and moving on – but is still sort of trapped in the group. I wonder where they all are now?

From a food shoot for a group promoting various beans grown in the upper  Midwest. The recipes were developed to be used in school lunch programs – so not the sexiest of meals! The challenge was to make them look a little fun – not too fun. Fortunately, we did not have to shoot everything in school dishes. Shot all 10 recipes on location – in the home of the food stylist, Shannon Charpentier of Fargo. Very productive day!

I was in Budapest on a shoot for Microsoft in January. I had hired a woman in Paris to arrange talent and things had gone really well – three days of shooting, editing at night. On the last night I ventured out with no agenda other than to jump on a tram or two and see where I end up. This train stopped right out in the middle of the bridge and so did I. Shot this with a Canon 16-35 2.8 and zoomed out while I shot the half second exposure for that added sense of motion and tension.

A really neat thing about doing all of the location work is that I often find myself in another persons work life. From a CEO's office to a welder in a manufacturing plane, it's always so interesting to see how we all work, our chosen vocations that keep us moving forward. This image was made in a large manufacturing plant in Peoria, IL. The intensity of welding, the sparks – so cool.

I often get requests to put together sample sheets for clients and potential clients. I always enjoy this process, because quite often in involves bringing together images from a number of past shoots – this compilation was from 15 different projects, shot a a few different countries at numerous locations. I am pleased with my consistency!

A fun project I'm working on for a client – creating and designing somewhere around 100 different signs for a large office building. Bring it on!

A piece I recently did for an exhibition base on the phrase "let them eat cake." Love shooting – and eating food. The cloth in this piece has been with me for over 25 years – background to many a still life.