Khruangbin

White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX

Khruangbin's "Con Todo el Mundo" Tour

JZ April 3, 2018

What a pleasure to witness Houston natives Khruangbin perform at White Oak Music Hall! Nearly seven years after I first experienced their cool vibe at a Cactus Music in-store, they played to a packed house. They are touring their latest album, "Con Todo El Mundo" which has received great reviews. Here's a sampling from The Houston Chronicle's Andrew Dansby, NPR, and Pitchfork. Give the tunes a listen on Apple Music. The last time I photographed the band was during an afternoon South by San José set at SXSW 2017. Here are the sunny day photos and the Houston Chronicle coverage. After you take a moment to view the photos of their performance, please check out Khruangbin on Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud, and Bandcamp.

Day for Night

Music and Art Festival 2017, Houston, TX

Day for Night 2017

JZ December 24, 2017

Khruangbin at South by San José

JZ March 21, 2017

Another March, another SXSW come and gone. The highlight was seeing Khruangbin close a busy week by performing to a packed house at South by San José. The band, which fuses 60's Thai funk with surf and psych rock, would be equally at home on a Tarantino soundtrack as on a Glastonbury Music Festival stage. Experiencing the performance was a special treat for this Houstonian, as I first watched this Houston-bred band perform in 2011 at Cactus Music, Houston's oldest indie music store and my home away from home. That was shortly after the band had formed. It was great having them back in Texas, after touring in Europe and headlining in the US (including Houston's new White Oak Music Hall). After you take a moment to view the photos of their performance, please check out Khruangbin on Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud, and Bandcamp. I am already looking forward to seeing them perform in June at Eleanor Tinsley Park for Free Press Summer Festival

Arthur Yoria portrait sessions for Splice Records

JZ February 22, 2017

For the past couple of years, I've had the pleasure of working with the artists of Houston-based Splice Records. Recently, I collaborated with singer/songwriter Arthur Yoria, creating portraits for his upcoming album. In addition to shooting in the portrait studio, we had the good fortune to shoot in historic Studio A at SugarHill Recording Studios. A huge thank you to Dan Workman for allowing us to stick around after Arthur's recording session at The Treehouse at SugarHill had wrapped! Arthur's latest single, "Shake," is available on Splice Records. Expect more from him on that label later this year. Here are a few photos from those photo sessions. I hope you enjoy them. Cheers.

Scuba diving in Bonaire

JZ July 6, 2016

I just returned from another incredible week of reef diving from Bonaire, a small Dutch island, located off the northwest coast of Venezuela and home of the healthiest coral reef in the Caribbean. This was the third time that I stayed at Captain Don's Habitat, an eco dive resort centrally located just north of Kralendijk, the island's capital. A tip of the hat to Rita with Maduro Dive Fanta-Seas for helping with the car rental, diving, and lodging arrangements (including securing a free room upgrade and a better dive package than I was able to find)! It was a great week of diving where we encountered everything from frogfish, to seahorses, to a school of squid. Here are a few photos from the trip, ranging from macro to ultra-wide. Enjoy. Gear used