This winter I have the extraordinary opportunity to tour the west coast of the US and Canada as the official tour photographer, videographer, archivist (and salesman!) for Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker with Talmi Entertainment. Here are a handful of the photos they’ve published so far, but many more…

Themed as a classical painting in contemporary real life, with a character named Victoria Andrews – Her Husband Lost at Sea – concept by Ashley Sara Murphy  

She swept the lifeless white petals on the ground with the toe of her black shoe. “This will make an excellent palace for my army of shih tzu warriors,” she giggled.

I got all dressed up as Blade Runner to match my friend dressed as Pris (Pris Shot First) and we went to see one of the best bands out there, Tera Melos on Halloween 2013.

Bowery Street after a Tera Melos Halloween-themed concert. Jamie Paige Van Beveren dressed as Pris from Blade Runner.  

One of those moments where you imagine a landscape then set out to find it. The girl, naturally, comes with – or takes you there, as the case may be.

My first experience working near or around Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Teri Gender Bender, Deantoni Parks and Nicci Kasper – AKA Bosnian Rainbows – also my first experience shooting for IPaintMyMind, go figure.