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Joyce Rousch Mason

I photographed Joyce Rousch Mason for WNC Magazine last winter.  This selfless individual became the first person in the U.S. to donate a kidney to a stranger. 

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Asheville Citizen-Times Scene Covers

Thanks to Asheville Scene editor Jess McCuan for assigning some recent Asheville Scene Magazine covers. The magazine has updated it’s coverage of local food, art and music and it looks great. Here is a sampling.

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June Verve

The June issue of Verve Magazine hit the news racks a couple of days ago. I had the pleasure of photographing the cover as well as many of the inside portraits. Here is a sampling.

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May Verve Cover

I had a blast shooting LEAF Festival founder Jennifer Pickering for the cover of Verve Magazine. We met Jennifer at a LEAF sponsored after-school jazz music program  for youngsters and found a great spot nearby next to some colorful shipping containers to do the shoot. LEAF stands for Lake Eden Arts Festival and features music,...

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I Miss Mardi Gras!

The great New Orleans Mardi Gras was yesterday. A few years back I photographed this young woman catching beads from an apartment above the parade route. I forgot her first name but she happened to be the daughter of famed New Orleans drummer Johnny Vidocovitch. Mardi Gras is a great time for photos and I’ve...

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Tressa’s Gig

Thanks to local art photographer Frank Zipperer for photographing the jazz quartet I play in called Quadruplicity. We played at Tressa’s Blues and Jazz club in downtown Asheville recently and have some upcoming gigs at Barley’s. I started playing guitar at around age 12 at about the same time I became interested in photography.  So...

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Precious Pets

While working on a portrait for an upcoming story I took a few moments to photograph my subjects’ pets. I was thinking how precious pets are to us pet lovers. I like small dogs but no matter the size, our pets take a up a big place in our hearts.

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Verve photo shoot

Artist and shop owner Forrest Hogestad, poses for a power suit makeover feature in Verve Magazine. We spent the afternoon walking around downtown locations in the snow. Below her is a before and after of investment executive Karen Clerici.

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New Version of Jazz Theory Session Video

Pianist/Composer Bill Gerhardt conducts his Jazz Theory Session in his Asheville studio.

Keeping Jazz Alive from matt rose on Vimeo.

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Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk

I had the honor recently to photograph the honorable Mayor of Hendersonville, Barbara Volk at City Hall. I had to include one of the very cool chandeliers gracing the hallways in the historic building in downtown Hendersonville.

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