Walmart World

I had so much fun shooting this amazing mom and son for Walmart World.  They were so kind and had such a neat relationship.  It really made this shoot a lot of fun.

Modern Luxury Cover

Had the pleasure of shooting the cover and feature for Modern Luxury this month.  Such a fun issue to shoot for, it usually ends up with me meeting some of the coolest chefs in town and trying the most amazing food.  It was an absolute blast working with Dean Fearing and Nick Badovinus.  They had the best attitudes and were up for whatever I had to throw at them, literally.

PDN Online Interview

Very proud to be featured on PDN Online this month.  They interviewed me about my experience covering the aftermath of the Moore, OK tornado.  It also went into there newsletter that went out to 15,000 creatives.  Thanks PDN, I've loved and subscribed to your magazine for about decade, and now I love you even more.

Click on the image below to read the full interview.

Adweek

Had a blast shooting these four gentlemen for Adweek recently.  Trip, Steve, Mark and Doug from Firehouse Agency were so cool to work with.  The stuff that comes out of Firehouse, really is amazing!  This shot was a little more of the safe shot, that they ran.  I did want to get another look, a little more edgy, so I talked them into walking across the street to shoot them tagging a train.  They were all for it.

Chelsea Bain

I had the pleasure of hanging out with Chelsea Bain, country musician, all day for an assignment.  I worked with DITLO (Day in the Life of) to shoot what a day in Chelsea's life looks like.  Here it is, just click on the image to see the whole story.

LOFTwall

I had the pleasure of working with LOFTwall on this fun video of their amazing product. If you live or work in an open loft or studio, you have to check out their stuff. LOFTwall.com


LOFTwall from Justin Clemons on Vimeo.

Tornado in Moore, OK

I had the opportunity to shoot for Save The Children in Moore, OK.  I got there the day after the tornado came through.  It was like nothing I had ever seen before.  My mind just could not grasp what my eyes were seeing.  It was just too much to take in, too much to process.  So, I did what comes naturally and took images.  It sort of helped me separate from the chaos and helped me focus.  I was very sensitive in what I was shooting and the people in the frame.  For the portraits I did, I would go up and talk with the families for a while and hear their story, which they were glad to tell.  Then I asked permission to take some photos, in which all but 2 people said that they wouldn't mind at all.  I wanted to show the devastation, but also the resilience of the people.  I did hear some sad stories, but I was amazed to hear all of the miraculous stories.  I constantly heard things like, "My family and I were in the hall with a mattress over us and when it was all over the only thing still standing was our hallway."  and "my elderly grandmother just happened to be on the other side of town when the tornado demolished her home."  It was an extremely sad sight to see, but to hear that only 24 people lost their lives in that town, truly is astonishing.  Here is a little of what I saw and the amazing people I met.