Well here we are. Awful excited to be able to share this first quarterly newsletter with you all. I’ve wanted to start a newsletter for quite some time, and I thought to myself - why not now?
I want to use this space to be able to share new work. Both personal projects, recent commissions, and anything that feels inspiring to me. I shoot so much more than I typically share nowadays (thanks instagram), so this will both hold me accountable and give me a more personal funnel for my photography.
Recent Work
Vacation Photos from Guatemala
Contrary to past winters, i’ve actually been shooting quite a lot. I recently got back home from a beautiful trip to the highlands of Guatemala. I can easily say this was one of my favorite countries i’ve ever traveled to. The culture, food, and incredible scenery was for the books. I’ve attached a few of my favorites below, full set is over on my site.
Trail Running, Alabama Hills
For the Love of Food
I’ve taken quite an interest in cooking over the last several years. I’ve been wanting to photograph the world of food for quite some time now - suppliers, outdoor cooking, and of course restaurants.
Since mid-last year i’ve been diving deep into the beautiful world of gastronomy here in California. My first subject was a local one, and one of my personal favorites - Dunsmoor.
I also got introduced to the wonderful people over at Companion Hospitality in the Santa Ynez Valley. Home to quite a number of great restaurants, pop ups and bars, I was able to photograph Bar Le Cote, and most recently Bell’s.
Bar Le Cote
Bell’s
Recent Snap Shots of Life
As always, i’m photographing my personal life almost daily at this point. These images are often some of my favorite - no real rhyme or reason to them.
Japan, November 2023
Northern California Coast, December 2023
Portrait of Dale - Echo Park, CA
If you’ve made it this far, thank you. I’m really excited for what this year has in store - be sure to keep up on socials (instagram, youtube) and I can’t wait to continue to share these next quarterly (maybe more often) posts here.
— Sam
This is such a dope outlet to share art. Thank you for this Sam! I’m excited for the newsletters to come. This one was great! :)
woah, stoked you’re here on Substack! Looking forward to future issues!