Aloha,

2015 has started off firing on all cylinders, with a boost of Nitrous.

I've had the amazing opportunity to have been in China, Thailand & St. Louis Missouri already this year. Seen truly amazing things & been able to meet great people. Some I'm lucky enough to call friends. While in China not only did I go to a Chinese wedding, but took part in all the festivities the day before and after the actual wedding day. They were some of the most welcoming people I've ever met. Even with a great language barrier I felt that I belonged there. Great Food, Drink and lots of Laughter. I thank Ma, the unofficial translator who made the whole experience that much better!

After China it was a quick flight to Thailand! Awesome weather, beautiful sites & truly lives up to the name Land of Smiles! If you love spicy food you are in the right place. I was able to take a cooking class to see how to make some of that delicious food. (ps I tried to make the Mango Sticky Rice when I came back home and failed.) If you go I recommend The Siam Rice Thai Cookery School. www.siamricethaicookery.com Our Teacher was really funny and an amazing cook! I don't know how she can keep so many recieps in her head all at once and have everyone cooking something different.

Then I was home for about a month before heading to St. Louis for SHUTTERFEST 2015!  So much I could say about SHUTTERFEST. It is a community of photographers and people in the industry all trying to help each other succeed. There really is no sleeping for at least 3 days. For myself I mainly took business classes during the day and then would shoot all night and the only thing I would change is to be able to clone myself to be in more places at once.

I was able to photograph some amazing models. One of the shoots was at the St. Louis Car Museum & Sales. Where I was lucky enough to be around a subject matter I have loved before I could even walk. Automobiles with the added bonus of Beautiful Models! Once again great people and we were all there to collaborate to make some awesome photos!

I'm now sitting in my backyard, the sun is shining, birds are chirping & I'm praying for a great summer of spending time on the St. Croix and of course Car Shows. If you see me at a carshow come up and say hi!

Until next time Sawatdee (Thai hello & goodbye)

Luke