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The challenge of finding the right location

By |July 15th, 2015|Categories: Syndicated Content|

I get to see a lot of amazing places in my work as a photographer, and at times the effort that goes into putting the camera in the right place is nothing short of mesmerizing.   I have dived, rappelled and jumped out of planes to get the right perspectives. We have paid orange farmers […]

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Notes To My 17-Year-Old Self

By |July 13th, 2015|Categories: Syndicated Content|

My own heartfelt, and exceptionally personal letter:

1. When people think it’s weird that you always carry a camera, ignore them. Or better yet, realize that you’re insanely lucky to have found something you love doing pretty early in life even though this won’t dawn on you until later.

2. Fall in love more and worry less about whether or not it will last “forever”. Don’t let that stop you from dating because shortly you’ll figure out that sometimes the big loves last and sometimes they don’t but that doesn’t change how great they are.

3. Photograph mom and dad more. Also both grandmas and grandpa. Ask them lots of questions when you take their pictures because you’ll wish you did more of both.

4. Worry less about money. Better yet, don’t worry about it much at all. Money will come and go and it’s not a marker of success.

5. Stop comparing yourself to other people. Trite, I know, but really it’s worth getting this one right since it tends to cause heartache.

6. Be less prickly with mom and dad. Sure, the teen angst thing, I get that now, but really, they’re right a lot of the time and you’re young and you don’t know it all. Spend lots of time with them. You’ll get to do this later too but really, you can never have too much time with family. For that matter, never turn down time with family no matter how busy you are.

7. For that matter, busy is overrated. Don’t buy into the “busy equals successful” thing. Spend time without distractions. Make eye contact. Be present.

8. Don’t sweat stuff. You’ll realize soon enough that most stuff is petty and life is a lot more pleasant when you go through it with a smile.

9. Put on sunscreen every day. Mom will finally get through to you about this one day and you’ll feel silly that you didn’t do it for all those years. While you’re at it, take vitamins. They couldn’t hurt.

10. Get your sleep hygiene in order. Trust me, you’ll spend a good chunk of time in your 20s wishing you weren’t borderline nocturnal.

11. Be equally as excited about college as you are. Know that later on someone will tell you that there were photo classes in the architecture department (what?) and you’ll wish you’d known about and taken them. You don’t know this now but you’ll go on to do a separate degree in photography so when you get to college stop pretending you don’t love taking pictures and that you “want” a job in finance.

12. Physics class rocks. French class also rocks. So do your Folklore and PACS classes. These won’t play heavily into your adult life but they’re very enjoyable so don’t sleep through them. Ever.

13. Love more, judge less. This applies to loving/judging yourself too!

14. The iPhone (and iPad and smart everythings for that matter) will one day exist. Beepers and cell phones with huge batteries will be very passé. You will feel ridiculously outdated when you see 4-year-olds with cell phones or infants with iPads who intuitively understand the technologies knowing that you still see them as “adult” devices. On that topic, that laptop you fantasize might one day be actually portable and affordable rather than a pipe dream will be. Don’t worry.

15. Learn how to code. In multiple languages. You’ll regret being code illiterate.

16. Go to France. Go go go. It will be amazing and will change your life.

17. Stop ignoring mom when she wants to teach you how to cook. You’ll be one day realizing how cool it was that she wanted to teach you by companionship rather than instruction.

18. Drink fewer Frappuccinos. You’ll rarely drink them again and they’re kinda silly concoctions if you think about it.

19. Decide now to be a photographer rather than deciding later. I’m telling you now that you actually already know it’s what you want to do, you’re just not saying it out loud.

20. Really really ree-ally enjoy photo classes because you’re allowed to shoot whatever you want. Try everything.

21. Buy a Polaroid camera. Scratch that. Buy 5 Polaroid cameras. Make sure at least one is an sx-70 and two are 690s. Store them. Baby them. Start taking Polaroids now of anything you think is interesting.

22. Put down the camera and actually be in pictures other people take. One day you’ll regret that there aren’t very many pictures of you.  Start taking self-portraits.

23. Make images from your gut rather than your head.

24. Keep playing piano. Don’t stop writing music and keep backup copies of the pieces you wrote because the computer they’re on is going to crash and you’ll lose almost everything and be very glad you have those Xeroxes. Also, keep practicing and don’t take it for granted that dad has a piano because one day he won’t and you’ll miss being able to play regularly. Also, sing. It’s really fun.

25. Do a little less homework.

26. Go to more museums and start paying attention to artists and what they’re doing. You’ll be better informed later.

27. Ignore people who tell you that you can’t run track. To be fair, you are not the world’s best runner but you should ignore people who tell you that you can’t do things because you should try them anyway. By the way, being on the diving team will be a ton of fun so enjoy that.

28. Don’t let mom give away her excellent shoes and handbags from the 60s. They’re gorgeous and you’ll miss them. Also, realize dad has seriously great taste.

29. You are not as uncool as you feel. And for what it’s worth, “cool” is really a high school thing so it passes.

30. When you have one of those “movie moments” where you feel like you’ll quintessentially remember it for the rest of your life, savor it. You will.

31. Take more pictures. Do more art. Be more free.

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Congratulations Kelley O’Hara and the entire USA team on winning the World Cup. What an amazing game!!!

By |July 7th, 2015|Categories: Syndicated Content|

  Congratulations Kelley and the entire USA team on winning the World Cup. What an amazing game!!! #kelleyohara #teamusa #gousa #womensworldcup #worldcup #soccer #futbol #futbal #ilovesoccer #chocolatemilk #fifa #fitlife #paularesu #justshoot #shootthepeople #underarmour #win #usa #usavsjap A photo posted by Paul Aresu (@paul_aresu) on Jul 6, 2015 at 12:18pm PDT

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Feeling Very Proud.

By |June 30th, 2015|Categories: Syndicated Content|

Feeling Very Proud.:

(Posting this direct from Heather, my agent’s, blog,)

Feeling Very Proud.

Repost from notesfromarepsjournal.com

The amount of talent in this industry is incredible. And, the amount of compelling imagery out there is endless.  I appreciate being able to see such beautiful work and connect with such talented people everyday.   From where I sit, I know that every photographer in our group is passionate about what they do and they strive to shoot the most unique imagery they can. So, when any of them are recognized by our industry for their imagery, I feel very proud.  Congrats to everyone out there who submitted and to all of those who were recognized by Communication Arts for their Photography Annual. And, of course, congrats to our group!

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It’s wonderful to see my work out there in the world! This…

By |June 17th, 2015|Categories: Syndicated Content|

It’s wonderful to see my work out there in the world! This...

It’s wonderful to see my work out there in the world! This NBCUniversal / Comcast project was a fun one! A huge thanks to the amazing creative team at Ogilvy & Mather for a great concept and amazing attention to detail - I am thrilled to have been a small part in making Comcast Cares Day great. And to my talented and beyond-dedicated crew - you guys are the best! Thanks for working like crazy to make this happen!

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Delighted to have my polaroids featured with a poem (below) from…

By |June 17th, 2015|Categories: Syndicated Content|

Delighted to have my polaroids featured with a poem (below) from...

Delighted to have my polaroids featured with a poem (below) from...

Delighted to have my polaroids featured with a poem (below) from...

Delighted to have my polaroids featured with a poem (below) from...

Delighted to have my polaroids featured with a poem (below) from...

Delighted to have my polaroids featured with a poem (below) from the insanely talented poet/designer Ellen Freytag on BobCut Magazine today. Big thanks to Ellen and Anthony for such a fun collaboration! 


Mass x Gravity = Wait

A hollow halo,
an empty pillow:
Light, you shine through
all my decades’ draperies
til the space between things
occupies me more
than the things themselves:

wall surfaces between pictures,
hallways between rooms.
Forget the lamp table bed:
look at this warmth air shadow,
all the invisibles mooring
objects to one another.
A home holds its histories like breaths
in the amber glow of waiting
for the next memory to begin.

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Crafting visual stories set to my own Journey

By |June 9th, 2015|Categories: Syndicated Content|

Moving from a small town in Norway to San Francisco to attend art school was a massive cultural change. And that’s being modest…   I soaked it all up searching for my identity and spirituality and found true resonance in the “Symbolism and Mythology” class. Joseph Campbell quickly became a favorite as he made initial sense […]

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