So happy that Shannon & the Clams announced their new album, "Year of the Spider" and first single, "Midnight Wine".

Back in March I was able to make art with them all in person one wonderful sunny afternoon. I remember asking Shannon what "Year of the Spider" was about and she essentially told me this, “I am terrified of spiders,” says Shannon Shaw. “My mom always told me that they’re drawn to me. Like, they would drop down and dangle in my face as a baby, or they’d get in my bed.” You can read more about this on their website.

This is one of a bunch of different set ups we made together that day, Shannon's brother Paddy was also a dream of a photo assistant and it felt so good just being around good people creating art just to create.

Thanks Shannon & the Clams, I'm honored we were able to work together and can't wait to hear the whole album. I also learned yesterday that Shannon watercolored the images of the band on the cover, what a multi talented human. You can read more of the story about this upcoming release and pre order the record from their website shannonandtheclams.com

Big thanks to Nick Fancher for always inspiring me too, this shoot happened when my brain was fresh off of watching his “Creative Portrait pt. 2” tutorial which can be found on his website nickfancher.com