I big shout out goes to my friends at From The Pit!Β  A big THANK YOU for the love and support!Β  Yer asking… Who is From The Pit?Β  They’re group of music photographers who support each other in New Zealand.Β  I met them through producer AgentX and they hosted one of my Artist Talks and my Photo Talk.Β  They also laughed at my dumb stories and put up with me.Β β€˜I want to THANK Chris Morgan, Dave Simpson and Chontalle Musson for the love and support! I can NOT wait to get back to NZ and have more fun with FromThePit.

I met the best Fashion photographer in New Zealand Stephen Tilley and he was the best!Β  He helped me with all my shoots and shot some BTS for me.Β  We laughed a lot about a lot.Β  I made a friend for life.Β  Can NOT wait to have him visit LA!Β  That way I can help him and show him how it’s done in the big city!

I also wanna give a BIG shout out to my new bestie Samantha Davies. Β Samantha is a young, passionate, talented music photographer based in Auckland. Β She supported and helped me with my exhibition and put up with me. Β Samantha has serious game and I know has a big career ahead of her.

Overall I met so many photographers and they were all amazing!Β  Very passionate about photography and music.Β  They inspired me and reminded me why I love photography.Β  Talking to them and hearing their stories made me smile.Β  Photography is a powerful art and the community around it is all about passion, creativity and fun.