first mailer of the year —>round one

cage the elephant

the boys from cage the elephant had great energy, but most importantly… great humor. and to top it off – they’re really making some damn good music! this was for a piece for guitar world magazine. here are some cutting room floor stuff >>>>>> © van ditthavong 2010

judge joe

american way sent me over to fort worth texas to capture a portrait of judge joe spurlock.  the piece was to be about the judge’s involvement in helping mongolia transition from communism to a democracy (wow! meeting folks like this really makes you think what the heck are you doing with your time!). his office ...

biker fox

have you heard of biker fox?… no? well, i didn’t either until this assignment for spirit magazine came – and so i was off to tulsa, oklahoma to meet the man variety magazine calls “a geniuely singular personality” and “unforgettable.” hmmm…. this is intriguing.i met art director emily kimbro in a small neighborhood in tulsa. ...

borders

i was still in washington dc when i got a phone call from leslie baldwin asking if i would be interested in working on a project about immigration. she explained that texas monthly was doing an entire november issue about the topic and was looking to showcase a photo essay in one of the sections. ...

on the printed pages of +++}>gold&blue magazine

a st. mary’s university publication it’s nice to see during this reality t.v. crazed world that other deserving folks are out there getting press for making a difference. it might not be on the big stages of an abc or nbc studio – but no matter, i’ll take’em where i can get’em. dottie laster is ...

good ol’texas bbq

    boston has its baked beans and clam chowder. new orleans got the cajun thing. new york… chicago – pizza. and texas, well – BBQ is serious business. so serious, that some of these competitors have smokers worth more than your car! this story was for london’s thomas cook travel magazine. we were out ...