I came across Mark when I was scouting a location for a shoot in downtown Hammond. I stepped into a building that appeared to have some empty office space I thought I could use for my shoot. As I looked over the building directory I came across Mark Anderson Studio. I fired up my google on my phone and was pleasantly surprised to see that Mark is an amazing illustrator. He was chosen by Leo Burnett to illustrate what became the longest running Fortune 500 print ad campaign (Allstate) in the history of advertising. His illustrations have been in Time, The New Yorker, National Geographic, Newsweek, Outside Magazine, Chicago Tribune and many other periodicals. Mark has also illustrated and designed more than twenty books for Triumph Publishing.
Read MoreI am constantly inspired by my fellow creative friends and totally dig the work they do and more importantly hearing how they do it. My buddy Levihas been doing some cool stuff with projector and slow shutter speeds and my buddy Domonic posted a few pics on his Instagram of a shoot he did for artist Neak. Both shots peaked my interest and I wanted play with these concepts and see what I could create.
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This year for New Year's we decided to head out to STL and check out the City Museum. We heard about it from our friends and it sounded like an amazing place. We have been to a lot of museums as a family but words can't describe the magnitude of this space. From the City Museum website:
Read MoreThe Jackson's Boxing Club is a volunteer based, non-profit organization giving boys and girls from the ages 7 and up, a structured opportunity to develop skills, discipline and confidence while earning respect through participation in a boxing program - which offers educational support and tutoring in the same setting.
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