WOW….
I am amazed at the generosity of my friends Luca and Marcelo at Gracie Mag. They have been able to make my photos the cover of 3 of the last 6 issues, and I could not be happier or more proud. This recent cover was a blast to shoot. I arranged to work with Marcelo and Joey Nonaca one weekend but we had rains recently and the otherwise sunny, easily photographed Southern California outdoors was covered in gray. So, we decided to get together for a late lunch to discuss logistics for the shoot when we were completely surprised with a magnificent sunset in San Clemente. The magazine wanted something that showed the California lifestyle and BJJ. We shot up and down the pier and this was the result. I have been looking forward to this magazine ever since I was given the assignment.
Thank you Marcelo for taking the time out of your schedule. Joey was just awesome! He was a great model :) Thank you Luca and Marcelo. Thank you Professor Flavio Almeida for being the person that introduced me to Gracie Barra and the BJJ Lifestyle.
You can take a deeper look at the upcoming issue here.