Just an update to say the series of Partner Yoga images for Elysabeth Williamson was recently featured on the website of Vickerey, the clothing company who’s yoga outfits were featured in the series.  They put together a great multi-media piece that can be seen here.   Enjoy!!

posted- 2/21/10

Here’s some from a series I recently did for Elysabeth Williamson, a premier Partner Yoga instructor and developer of Principle-Based Partner Yoga™ techniques.  The images were used to completely redo her website and brand her “product.”

The shoot was a complete blast and Elysabeth and her crew were a joy to work with.   They all were amazingly accomplished in their practice and an inspiration to be around.  As someone that attempts to practice yoga on a regular basis, I couldn’t help being somewhat jealous of their abilities. But hey I guess that’s good inspiration to practice even more.  Enjoy the pics and check out Elysabeth’s new site

Here’s another new portrait from the Warriors for Peace series.  This one is of Liam Madden, an Iraq War veteran living in Boston, MA.  It was a real pleasure to meet and hang out with Liam and the other members of IVAW Boston that he lives with.  I loved the message that we decided to include in Liams photo- “Evolve into Love” which just happened to be drawn on combat paper (paper made from the pulp of his uniform).  It is so fitting, so grounding, so simple and just a perfect phrase, goal, call to action and request for all of us.  It really does seem to be Liam’s mantra.  And I might just have to add it to my list of mantra’s as well.  I mean really, what else are we really here for anyway?  Shouldn’t that be the ultimate goal? And if yes, than shouldn’t we be making it more of a priority?  Check out Liam’s story and portrait below and feel free to share your thoughts.

Liam Madden was a “good Marine” who graduated the top of his class. However, the Iraq war, which he served in as a sergeant from 2004 to 2005, prompted his search for explanations for who wielded power in this world and why it appeared so deceitful and brutal. He became dedicated to speaking out and spent three years… as a peace activist, including time as the chair of Iraq Veterans Against the War’s board of directors, co-founder of Appeal for Redress, and appearing on countless media outlets including CNN, Keith Olberman, and 60 Minutes. Liam now believes peace comes from within. “I am left with the conviction that the infinite, all encompassing energy of love is the only reality and all else is an illusion derived from the insane belief that we are separate from each other.”
Liam Madden, Iraq War Veteran, Boston, MA

Last week I did a shoot for one of the premier partner yoga instructors in the country: Elysabeth Williamson.  Elysabeth was teaching the first ever partner yoga teacher training course. The course was given up at the absolutely beautiful Gold Lake Resort about an hour and half from Denver.  I spent the morning documenting the training (2nd image below).  In the afternoon we were able to spend a bit of time creating some commercial images that Elysabeth plans to use for promotional material. We were a bit cramped on time and then of course the rain came but we were still able to get a great series of images, thanks to some great work by all those involved. For those that don’t know about partner yoga- it’s worth checking out.  It’s a beautiful practice that challenges the participants in so many ways, not least of which is opening ourselves up to the beauty in those around us- a noble effort if there ever was one.  A big thanks to Elysabeth and all the participants for allowing me into such an intimate space.

This was one of my favorites from the day.