Riding 25,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina which will take approximately 2 years, Adam Biel is not your average, recent college graduate! He’s riding to raise awareness and $1 million for Autism. You can learn more about Adam’s journey at www.adventureforautism.com.

I met Adam at the southwest corner of Madison Sq. Park. I’m sitting on a park bench waiting, I look up and I see a well dressed, young man who is obviously looking for someone. The wardrobe was not at all what I expected from a guy who literally lives on a bike. So I ask him about the clothes. He laughs a bit, and proceeds to tell me the only thing that he’s wearing that he owns are his socks! He then tells me he was staying with a male model who is basically his size, and Adam is wearing his clothes.

We spent the day with Adam learning a lot about why is doing this, and where he finds much of his motivation. It’s an amazing story, and much more will come soon.

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The above graphic is something I decided to plot out … A visualization of Mission Creep. Or in other words, the process of continuous lack of decision along a projected path of project execution. The goal of this graphic is to map the direct correlation between lack of decision and increase in cost for the project.

A couple of the top selects from a roof top shoot with Paul Ramey the other evening.

I had an amazing day trip down to Baltimore to document City Uprising 2009. Above are portraits of two women I met while running  around the city. It’s amazing who I have the pleasure of meeting. And I’m amazed at how so many different types of people can come together for one cause … To love and serve those in need, with no strings attached.

Aida is from Colombia, and Amberlee is from the suburbs of Baltimore. Very different women from very different worlds. But both were out in Baltimore sacrificing their time to serve those who may, or may not have HIV/AIDs … Regardless of the cause of the disease, we must all learn to embrace those affected.

– Albert Einstein

Say hello to our newest, and youngest addition to the studio … Tallulah Jane! My co-worker Jenn P. just got a new puppy yesterday. Ten weeks old. 3.5 lbs.

The current condition of our collective culture is not sustainable. Let me repeat, as a whole our culture is not sustainable.

And I’m not talking about sustainable products, sustainable energy sources, sustainable grocery bags … I’m talking about our culture.

The condition of culture is up for grabs. And it’s time for the people to take it back. Take it back from giant corporations that are wealthier than most countries. Take it back from governments that are fueled by economic churn, and that lay at the feet of these giant corporations.

We must not put the salvation of our culture in the hands of technological advancement. We need broad-based, social change. Technology can compound the problem instead solve the problem. About one hundred years ago the streets of New York City had some serious issues … Major traffic congestion, sanitation probelms, and polution. All of this was thanks to the hundreds of thousands of horse drawn buggies. But when the first automobiles showed up on the roads, hope came along with the car. People anticipated that cars would help with traffic congestion and keep horse manure off the streets of Manhattan. While the later is true, the issues with polution were only compounded as were the traffic jams!

Technological advancements do us very little good … Wind power, electric cars, orbital satellite solar power. What’s the point? Yes, we (the U.S.) stand to relinquish our dependency on foreign oil, but these technological advancements will not sustain our culture. These technologies still feed our collective consumption. They simply postpone the inevitable.

And yes, recycling is important. However, it has very little value on its own. Recycling assuages the guilt of our over-consumptive nature. Recycling must come in step. Reduce. Re-use. Recycle. It is important to fully realize that everything needs to fall in step. And our culture has many, many steps that need to be taken. It’s time to start!

Recently spent the afternoon and evening relaxing on The Highline, watching the sun set over the Hudson River. What a great way to spend a few hours! The Highline is one of my new favorite places.