Tag Archives: SBIFF

West of Memphis: More Than a Movie

One of the films I was asked to photograph for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival was, Amy Berg’s “West of Memphis“.  I quickly realized two things… 1) This was much more than a film… and 2) I was not plugged into current events when I was in high school! Here is a summary of...

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2012 Santa Barbara Film Festival: Part 2: Movie Stars

There were over 23 Oscar nominees at the Santa Barbara Film Festival last week!  So many talented and inspirational people that truly excel at what they do.  Here are some of my favorite images of the most recognizable faces. The first set of images are from the World Premiere of the film ‘Darling Companion‘ starring...

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2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival – Part 1: Size and Scope

I’ve been lucky enough to photograph the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for a few years now and it’s one of my all-time favorite jobs!  Not necessarily because of the movie stars (although that is definitely a lot of fun), but the size and scope of the event is so exciting.  From red carpets to...

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The King’s Speech

Last week at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Colin Firth presented the Montecito Award to Geoffrey Rush, and then “The King’s Speech” director, Tom Hooper presented cast members Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter the newly created ‘Ensemble’ Award. Here is the calm before the storm….  The limo or SUV drops off...

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Christopher Nolan and Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio presented Christopher Nolan with the Modern Master Award last week at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival…and as usual for the awards at the festival, it was an awesome evening! I keep trying ways to photograph the event to show those that didn’t attend what it looked like…Here’s an image of the crowd...

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