Hello friends,
2010 has been good to us. I mean, tricky and a touch unpredictable at times, but mostly ... great. That said, I think we are collectively excited to bid adieu to 2010 and welcome in the new year. Hello 2011, you look ravishing tonight!
For this reason and others of the top secret sort, we got together this week to try the new year on for size.
Man, I love these folks!
All images by Allison V. Smith (which explains why she's not in any of them...)
Brother Darren recently travelled to Utah to photograph Court McGee, American mixed martial artist for ESPN Magazine. McGee died of a heroin overdose but was resucitated long after all signs of life had faded. Now sober, McGee is a prize MMA competitor and winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's eleventh season of Ultimate Fighter in 2010. Not bad for a dead guy.
Brother Darren illustrated a story for the current issue of Fortune Magazine. Apparently, our sad slow economy has improved enough to require us to keep our star employees happy. Which, um, we should probably do anyway, right? I think this is good news for all of us.
Darren's gift box building drives the point home. Employers handing out gifts make me miss the old days. But just for a minute.
Mr. Braun had the honor of shooting the cast of Friday Night Lights for the cover of last month's Texas Monthly Magazine. If you have not yet become a rabid fan of the TV program, I can't imagine what you're waiting for. Sadly, my top secret celebrity boyfriend, is only appearing in a few episodes this season and was not present for the shoot. Boo! Darren defied space and time in capturing this group together for the shot and I believe he's earned a nice pat on the back for his hard work. Good job, Darren!
Bloomberg Businessweek discusses the newly threatened office romance. Is there no treat sacred enough to survive this economy? Brother Darren paints a picture...
The article in Texas Monthly starts like this:
"ABEL GONZALES JR., AGE FORTY, is the high priest of frying at the State Fair of Texas, which is to say, the world."
In the Great State of Texas, we have several claims to fame which we hold dear. Texan Abel Gonzales, the reigning Fry King of the Universe, makes us Texans proud.
Brother Darren photographed our deep-fryin' deity for Texas Monthly. Read more here.
Brother Darren has hardly spent one moment still all summer! Truly one of the busiest summers on record, this guy has been bouncing from one city to the next for months. Here are a few behind the scenes shots of Boy Wonder at work for Scientific American, Bloomberg Businessweek, Texas Monthly, ESPN and others...
