In form of Awesome Photojournalists!!! Well, I didn’t quite say that, but before we even started I knew we had assembled a terrific team to cover the 5th Anniversary of the La Vuelta. In year’s past I’ve had very little help, but this year with the race growing to over 550 riders and 3 distinct cycling groups I needed help. Enter Chris and Simone. Chris hails from Mississippi and I’ve known him for a almost a year now thru mutual friends (I think that’s right) and Simone and I met while I was photographing Climate Ride California. They both have amazing skill and it was easy to ask them to come to Puerto Rico and help me out. Even better, I enjoy hanging out with them. So how could you not come down to Puerto Rico with me, have the best frozen mojitos ever?—Simone disagrees
Chris is the kind of guy who not only has every single piece of equipment he’s also read the instruction manual cover to cover…in English, French and Spanish. His technical prowess is nothing to laugh at and in the trickery of the Puerto Rican elements he’s a treasure to have. And Simone, well, Simone has a way of seeing things that I just don’t see. A creative spark and composition that allows her to make the most mundane object shine thru the medium of the lens. Ironically, some of her best work is on her facebook page so you can’t see it. But should you like her website work…just bug her to accept you as a friend.
Simone – http://www.ribbonphoto.com/ & http://www.blog.dearmartini.com/
Chris – http://www.pikephoto.com/
So, what do you do when you’re photographing a 3 day-375 mile bike ride around an island? Do you really take photos the whole time? Well, yes and no. Sometimes we get bored and take pictures of each other and our drivers while waiting for the riders to cycle by or catching each other in the act of photographing while flying by at 50mph on a motorcycle. All we needed was a ton of sunscreen, strong wrists (insert joke here), a bathing suit, and an uncanny ability to throw caution into the wind and get the shot. We had a lot of laughs, a couple scraps, definitive bruising but most importantly we shared a weekend full of great memories and kick ass shots. It was a weekend that felt like two weeks long. So here’s a couple photos of the crew. I’m sure you’ll be able to tell which is Simone and which is Chris. And a special thanks goes out to our drivers: Christian, Juan & Luis. Without them our job would have been impossible. Thanks guys.
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