I knew I was going to like Jessica from the moment I met her a couple of years ago. When we first met, it was was under completely non-photo related circumstances. She had expressed some interest in learning the technical side of some audio production stuff that we were both a part of and I had the opportunity to hang out with her and learn some of those things.

In March 2024, I got to hang out with Makenna at Camp North End in Charlotte, NC. We captured some amazing steam-punky, industrial, sexy shots and I hope you love them.

It’s always fun to find and shoot with creative kindred spirits. I honestly don’t remember how Sie and I got connected first. I’m pretty sure it was through social media but I don’t remember how it happened or who reached out first. Either way, I’m glad it did and we’ve had the chance to shoot together several times now (a quick glance at my IG feed will confirm this!).

I’ve had the beginnings of an idea for a long time: I’ve wanted to find an old vintage pack of pin-up playing cards and capture people in the various poses and clothing shown on the card. Think of it as modernizing these decks. If you find any of these old cards, you quickly realize that – in 50’s style – diversity was not their strong suit.