Album Cover Photoshoot for Chicago Singer Marcus Matteo’s Debut EP Break Free
Shooting the album cover for Chicago singer Marcus Matteo’s debut EP Break Free was fun to say the least. It must have been the first time I photographed someone cutting off their own clothes.
Black & White Music Video: Caleb Minter Gone Too Soon
Caleb Minter asked me to create a black & white music video for his single ‘Gone Too Soon,’ which is dedicated to his older brother Clarence Minter Jr. who was killed by gun violence.
Music Video: Fallen Leaves by Marcus Matteo, featuring Daniel Peters
The mood of the song ruled the day when it came to coming up with the art direction for this video. Long cuts, smooth movement and soft yet dramatic lighting was used to bring out the emotion’s of Marcus Matteo’s voice and the precision picking of guitarist Daniel Peters.
Chicago Music Video Videographer: All of me / Stay with me by Marcus Matteo
All of me / Stay with me cover by Chicago R&B and pop singer Marcus Matteo and pianist Tom Vaitsas by Chicago music video director John Gress
Chicago newspaper portrait photographer: Thomas Zoells of PianoForte
Chicago newspaper portrait photographer: I love creating environmental portraits of people in unique spaces and this photoshoot for Swiss newspaper Le Temps was no exception. The French language newspaper is one of the largest dailies in the country and serves Thomas Zoells home town of Geneva.