Once upon time a delightful Irish fellow by the name of Ian fell in love with a beautiful Argentine girl, Vero. They recently wed in an intimate fall ceremony with close friends & family at a lovely estancia just outside of the city. Baileys, Irish sweets, and even Gailic dancers made an appearance. Here are some candid snaps of their simple yet heart-warming day. These two will definitely be together for a lifetime.

Mullu is colorful Peruvian niche restaurant within the Buenos Aires gastronomy scene. A contemporary and innovative menu - created by Peruvian chef Jose Castro Mendivil - which not only includes Chifa and Nikkei dishes but also respects Chinese and Japanese influences.
Jose emphasized that color & abundance should be evident in every dish and that lime is part of all recipes. A special thanks to Chef Jose, his cool dog, Becky Hayes, Allie Lazar, and Sorrel Moseley Williams for their on-going collaboration on this project.

The Choi Residence was a long-term design project by acclaimed interior designer Susan Kennedy. The apartment is a penthouse overlooking the beautiful Botanical Gardens in Buenos Aires and features custom furnishings, lighting, rugs, and other beautifully designed details. My preferred piece is the giant typographical clock that rests above the dining table and the "onion" duvet in the master bedroom. Photos featured internationally in The Wall Street Journal.

Trekking through the Atacama desert is a seemingly outer-planetary adventure of mythic proportions. At first I thought the world had simply ended and then I realized that if there were no tomorrow, this is what it might look like. With bone dry earth, little oxygen, high altitude, and a numb cheek full of coca leaves I spent 4 days in a dusty jeep trying to capture this stark fantasy world.

I recently paired up with talented Argentine Chef, Hernan Gipponi to capture his featured spring/summer 2012 menu at the Hernan Gipponi restaurant in Buenos Aires. Hernan's process clearly extends beyond the flavor & texture of the food that his clients enjoy. Setting up these photo sessions was a lot like watching a painter prepare his blank canvas and then creating art with food; a process well-worth appreciating.

People often say that artists are difficult to work with. I say those people need to put down their day-timers and start making some art.
Bon appetit.

Bite your tongues on this one animal-rights activists (aka white people in G20 countries north of the equator), but welcome to the Coliseo de Gallos (Coliseum of Cocks) in the desert province of Piura in Northern Peru. A place where Peruvian families from miles around bring their cocks to combat & proudly fight their brut birds over cash bets, flying feathers, and cheap beer. Though these events aren't for the faint at heart, they hold a special place in local culture, bringing together families, farmers, big men with birds, and a whole lot of buena onda ( believe it or not ). If your cock loses, well...buen provecho, at least you've got dinner sorted.

Take 1 part Clark Kent, add a dash of James Bond, stir in 3oz of Matthew McConaughey, and mix with some thoroughbred Dutch breeding and a serious dose of humor and what do you get? My dashingly handsome amigo Troy. Or, as he'd like to put it, my B-F-F with two snaps upstairs and 1 downtown. Forget aboud'it. It's always a pleasure to photograph someone you're close to and even better when that someone dresses up in a designer suit and looks like he should be on the cover of Esquire. Another fantastic trip my dear friend...and many more to come. Here's a spread of what we snapped so your admirers can enjoy it as much as I do.

I've always been a bit of a collecionista for all things in print - biz cards, stationary, foreign newspapers, vintage posters - you name it. I savour them like the pieces of art they ought to be. My favs are old travel postcards of the 1960's that showcased places like Rio and St. Tropez as untouchable fantasies to the common man. Today travelers go everywhere and they know what their destination will look like long before they arrive. So in this light the idea of de-glamorizing travel - revealing a place as one would really see it when walking down the street - is appealing and real. Street scenes are often the most vivid, the most sensory and surprising. Basically, where all the magic is at. I've started designing several postcard series' from my images of archives in this tone. Here's Mexico.

Belgian painter Rene Magritte has always been an inspiration for my photography for his playful surrealism and sophisticated content. With the backdrop of Parque de la Memoria in Buenos Aires and my Magritte muse, professional circus artist, Dario Ayala, I decided to develop this playful series as a bit of an homage. Just a personal series and a gift of unrestrained artistic time I needed to give to myself. A special thanks to Dario for helping me to skillfully breech security and for coming out to play.

Newly engaged couple, Laura y Pablo chose a fun-loving theme of a "Couple's Day Out" in Buenos Aires for their engagement series. We visited some of their favorite sights in the city and came up with this romantic little series to announce their big day.

Photography: Jocelyn Mandryk
Videography: Guillermo Biain

La Boca is Buenos Aires' original neighborhood and has retained an identity distinct from the rest of the city. Often referred to as La Republica de La Boca, some of the country's best futbol players have come from this area and if you're not wearing the blue and yellow jersey that represents their team, don't be surprised to get chased right out. Though many would say a trap for tourists, to me La Boca offers much more and each time I return I'm reminded of the subtle reasons that make this area of the city so unique.

Natalie Rucker is a professional Circus Artist and Hand-balancer in Buenos Aires Argentina. She has worked for professional circus companies across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Photographed in Circo Negro, November 2010.

Cancer, lung disease, and nicotine aside, there is an aesthetic quality to the culture of smoking, especially cigars, that cannot be denied. Teaming up with Jed Rothenberg of Landing Pad BA we put together these promotional shots and video for his Classic Man Tour offered to gents wanting to get a nostalgic taste for the city.

A special thanks to handsome manly models, Mark Sandusky, Kevin Dean, Martin Rosenberg, and Jed Rothenberg.

Portraits of Habaneros / Taken during trips to Havana, Cuba between 2004 - 2007 of the faces that make up one of the most unique cities in the world.
Individual prints available upon request.

Inspired by the nostalgic campaign work of Lacoste, I shot Lindsay & Josh's wedding photos leaping over a frozen lake in Canada and incorporating typography to read " Love is in the Air, Love is everywhere" The prints were later made into invitations and sent out as wedding invites.

A black & white portrait session on a rooftop in Buenos Aires with model Amy Biddison

A series of wine labels inspired by photographs taken of street art in Buenos Aires and lunfardo.

I'm constantly out photographing street art in Buenos Aires, of which the calibre is amazing. I thought I should do something will all these photos so I started a project making wine labels out of the street art...which only made sense to pair it with the language of the street - Lunfardo. I designed a mock product-line of wine called Vino Lunfardo. I think perfume bottles would work quite well too. So far I've had a few clients interested in the concept but nothing concrete.s.

Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Mr. Ferragamo…put on your tango shoes. In May of 2011 I was contracted by Comme Il Faut in Buenos Aires to capture their footwear line in a rather artistic way. In a private boutique space tucked away in a charming passageway in Recoleta, we spent the afternoon inspecting the growing obsession ( mine included ) with the delicate rows of tango shoes of this Porteno atelier.

Fernet Branca is an artisanal beverage gone mainstream and mixed as a cocktail with coca-cola. It originated with a recipe construed up by Monks in Milan, Italy and was brought over to Buenos Aires in the 1800's. For years it was used as a digestive and past down from one generation to the next out of tradition. About 20 years ago some marketing genius decided everyone ( yes, everyone ) should be drinking fernet and turned it into the national cocktail of choice. Consumption has more than doubled in the past 10 years and you can get it at every single bar in the country.

It tastes like a mix between gasoline, the dentist, and Buckly's cough medicine but after a few months you'll be strangely hooked on it just like I was.

A surf destination known for its short boards, pitching waves, beach babes, and cocaine. At 6am all was orderly and calm. Just a few stray dogs and some left-over chairs.

Prints available for purchase upon request.

Wedding moments turned back in time.

David Godichaud is an award-winning French Photojournalist whom I designed a promotional desktop calendar for with his black and white images from India. 2010

Jill Pemberton is a Canadian-based designer that distributes her line internationally to retailers in Europe, UK, Australia, and throughout North America. From 2007-2010 I was contracted to Art Direct look books, coordinate photo-shoots, source models, and design promotions for the company. Much of the work is under exclusive copyright of the company and cannot be reproduced. Here are a very few samples of some of the work completed during this time.

000 squared was developed by Manhattanite Robert Sharp in 2010 to offer men a functional and designer line of fashion accessories from belts, to cuff-links, and watches. I was contracted to come up with a signature and brand for the company as well as hang-tags, business cards, and interface design.