The Gunfighters - Photo Research and Licensing

One of the things I love about freelance photo editing is the variety of projects that come my way.

This year I've worked on live TV shows, website builds, tourism content, big events, and most recently, photo research for a book about Old West gunfighters by Bryan Burrough (Random House).

The research took me through archives I hadn't worked with before - the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Oklahoma Historical Society, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and others.

It's always interesting to dig through historical photographs and piece together the visual story. Here are a few of my favorite images from the project.

Big Weekend Calendar, 2022

One of my favorite annual projects is the fun, quirky, and always visually delightful Big Weekend Calendar. This year we licensed and commissioned photography from some of my favorite Austin photographers, including Thomas Meredith, Bee Creek Photography, Lori Gola, and Kenny Braun, among others.

Travel by Handstand Photo Editing

Travel by Handstand is a beautiful app for the iPad that features original photography and writing. As photo editor, I was responsible for all research, licensing and commissioning of photography.

Unfortunately, production halted on the app, but I'm hoping that the smart folks at Handstand come back with something bigger and better in the future. It's a great team of highly creative publishers.

Here are some screenshots from some of my favorite stories, including the Pamir Highway by Matthieu Paley and a commissioned assignment on Charleston by Paul Zoeller.