A few months ago The Center for Fine Art Photography selected one of my photographs, Four Corners, for an exhibit at the Denver International Airport which begins today.

The Denver International Airport exhibits artwork throughout it's terminal and concourses and says they are "one of the largest public art collections in one location in the country." The exhibit runs through the end of July, so if you happen to be flying through Denver for the next couple of months and you have some time to spare, take a look at all the artwork and let me know if you see mine!

I've heard other people say they get tired of weddings, but every year I still feel the same—I love photographing weddings. They're fun, often exciting, always different and very special. A couple like the one I worked with at the Hyatt Regency Newport on May 12, 2007 are all those things to the tenth degree. Jessie and Jeff came to me with a ton of exuberance and I was looking forward to their wedding from the moment they booked me. These two just screamed love and we had a great time—taking formal photos around Newport for a couple of hours, having a beautiful ceremony at the Hyatt Lighthouse and then just having a big ol' party all night long. Here are a few of my favorite photographs:

I don't know if the image below sized for online viewing can possibly get across the excitement and joy that was this bride.

I try to find different ways to pose a bridal party. It's tough, sometimes there isn't much to do other than to line them up (and oftentimes that's exactly what couples' parents want). I've got some more posed versions, but I thought this was fun.

JOY!

This one's somewhat of a you had to be there/know the bride type of photo, but I thought it was a cute look at Jessie peeking into the ballroom before being introduced.

Jessie and Jeff did a tango for their first dance and it was a lot of fun. They started with a rose which almost hit me as they tossed it away.

The photo shoot around Newport was a great way to start the day and here at Forty Steps on the Cliff Walk is where Jeff proposed.

Last Monday, May 7th, the Rhode Island chapter of The American Institute of Wine & Food held their Second Annual Chef Smackdown and I was fortunate enough to be there as a guest and photograph the event. Not only was I out in the ballroom of the beautiful Belle Mer in Newport, but I was also allowed "backstage" to capture all the chefs and kitchen staff in action. I've been behind other stages before at theaters and on film sets, but as anyone who knows of my extreme love for food and drink would know, this was a real treat for me.

After living in New York for over ten years and having the good fortune to frequent some of the best of the best restaurants there (and in my opinon some of the best in the country) when I decided to make southern New England my home again I was a little worried I'd have to drive down to the city for dinner more often than not. That fear was completely unfounded. RI restaurants put most of the country to shame. And these chefs are the reason why.

I'd love to do more food photography, and I don't only mean the food itself. While the plates are beautifully presented, I'd rather taste them then stare at them. There is a definite theater to a professional kitchen, a choreography that the experienced players dance well. And believe me, it's a lot more interesting than what goes on on a movie set, that's for sure.

I try to carry a camera on me at all times, and most of the time it's just not practical to have my "rig," as I like to call it, with me. Sure I could keep it in the trunk of my car often, but that's not really the best place for it and years of living in New York has made me just paranoid of theft enough to know better. Back in the 90's I had a Canon Elph APS camera (remember that format?). And over the past five years I've gone through a number of consumer point-and-shoot digital cameras, always coming back to the Canon Powershots which are kind of the descendent of the Elph. I've dallied over to Olympus (very nice, but I got tired of the xD memory card) and even Casio (definitely a form over function camera) but I find I just plain prefer the Canon's and my most recent point-and-shoot is their new SD1000 which is definitely pocketable. So far it's been a great camera to have with me at all times. Because you just never know when you're going to come across something you don't see every day.

I've been a bit absent from here for the last couple of weeks, which I was hoping not to have happen. I will definitely work harder to keep the blog more recent. One of the reasons was some travel to California. More specifically to north of San Francisco. And with a few hours to spare on Saturday morning we took a drive more north into the Sonoma Valley.

I love wine. I love food and wine, but since we were in Sonoma, this is all about the wine. We stopped at several wineries, but by far the best was the Benziger Family Winery. I had been to their sister winery, Imagery Estate Winery, several years ago and loved it, so I knew I was in for a treat at Benziger, but the place exceeded expectations. If you're ever there you must take their $10.00 tram tour. It took us up into the vineyard on Sonoma Mountain, over to their production vats and into their man-made aging cave, plus it included some tasting, so it's like a free tour if you're there to taste anyway. We were and we did and the best part was they shipped the bottles we bought back to CT. Outstanding.