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Pentagram Design contacted me to shoot a portrait of neuroscientist Jeremy Freeman for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s quarterly bulletin, which they produce. As a science buff, I looked forward to the shoot. I didn’t know what to expect exactly, but I was surprised when I met a shaggy-haired young man with a tattoo of a neuron on his forearm who wanted to be photographed in his black hoodie because it’s what he’s most comfortable in.

Ultimately they picked an image showing off his tattoo:

But I preferred him in his hoodie:

Senator Mark Udall of Colorado lost his most recent reelection bid. There was a small window of time between losing the election and leaving office where he could have legally released the scathing Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA detention and interrogation practices with no ramifications. Ultimately, he didn’t need to take action personally, and the Senate released the report.

While he was still considering whether to release it himself, Esquire spoke with him for their ESQ&A section, and they asked me to take photos for the article. Here’s how it appeared in print:

Here are a couple more photos I like from the shoot:

A few months back Discover Magazine contacted me about shooting Liz Phelps for the July/August issue, on newsstands now. Dr. Phelps does very interesting research on how our memories are affected by our emotions, and did noteworthy research particularly around memories of 9/11. Here’s how the magazine used the photos:

And here’s another image from the shoot that I liked: