My family recently went on holiday to a beach house in Nags Head, North Carolina. If you’re not familiar with Nags Head, it’s located along North Carolina’s coast along the Outer Banks. It’s a beautiful stretch of beaches and the atmosphere is simply perfect. Relaxing. Slow-paced. I would almost say contemplative, but I was far [...]
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The Belgians
We’ve got some friends from Belgium we made many years ago, wait for it… online. It’s true! We really did meet someone that way, and they’re real—and very cool! My wife casually mentioned in an online forum that our family was traveling to Belgium and France for the shooting of my 2008 film, Road to [...]
Ikea
I bet this scene is the same all over the world. (Perhaps sans pirate’s eye patch)
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Pitango/Pitato
We love ice cream at the Cooper house. Even my wife and I have a hard time being grownups around the stuff. Lucky for us there’s a Pitango in Fells Point, Baltimore. But wait you say. Pitango is gelato, not ice cream! Well, in Italy it is. Gelato is italian for “frozen” but is indeed [...]
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Remember
As a parent, you find yourself saying phrases like: Time flies. The kids grow up too fast. It goes by in a flash. The kids have gotten so big! Can you believe that was XX years ago? The sentiment behind each of these suggests it all happens so fast you’re going to miss something. The [...]
Ellie Bellie Kids ads
I shot and directed these advertisements for Baltimore-based toy company Ellie Bellie Kids. I also helped write the concept and story for both. They were a lot of fun to shoot, and done on a small business-sized budget. The result of each honestly represents the company.
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Support Slip | A photography and film project
I’m pleased to announce my new project. I’m raising money to produce Slip: A collection of photographs and short films documenting the people of Maryland’s Eastern Shore who make their living building wooden boats. Your donations are tax-deductible. You can help support an artist and bring attention to the Maryland Eastern Shore communities and people [...]
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Swinging, Singing Swaminarayan
Sometimes when traveling, you tend to over plan your activities and experiences. The best experiences, are almost always those that came out of nowhere. This has happened to me time and again. A last minute trip to see Lucha Libre in Mexico City; a short walk around the corner from my hotel in Mumbai right [...]
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