Earlier this past summer I photographed a Brass Ball Bobber “69 Chopper” motorcycle for my friend Dar Holdsworth. He and his team at Darwin Motorcycles in Oklahoma City built very high class, high quality motorcycles and ship them all over the world. This motorcycle was destined for Mexico City. He also ships to China, Dubai, […]
4x5x365 – Day 42
After photographing a bike outdoors, I rolled a 69 Chopper made by Darwin Motorcycles/Brass Ball Bobbers into the assembly room at their shop. I was shooting digital for a magazine story and set up my lights to get an “environmental” shot showing the bike with Dar and Bryan working in the background. Once I was […]
4x5x365 – Day 41
I love photographing motorcycles and the enthusiasts who build and ride them. I think they make interesting character studies. This photo is of my friend and customer Dar Holdsworth, owner of Darwin Motorcycles, makers of the Brass Ball Bobbers line of motorcycles. Dar is a former Army vet who decided to build his own custom […]
4x5x365 – Day 36
Feast your eyes on one of my favorite photos so far from my 4x5x365 series. I went down to Brass Ball Bobbers in Oklahoma City and took this shot of master motorcycle builder Bryan Nikkal on a motorcycle he recently completed building. He and owner Dar Holdsworth design and build the most beautiful, well built […]
Tornado Victim and Navy Veteran loses his “Dream Bike”
Motorcycle Industry Can Help For the past two days I have been on assignment with an electrical utility client, photographing the extensive damage as well as the recovery efforts and the race to restore electrical power after the devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. As an avid motorcyclist, I couldn’t help but notice the damaged and […]