But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? – John F. Kennedy, 1962

More work at www.josemandojana.com

Since I assigned this, I figured I’d kick us off with this portrait I made. ‘The New York Times Magazine’ was my inspiration. I’ve always appreciated the beautiful portrait work featured in NYT Mag, and I just set out to make a strong portrait.

Title: Cover’d

Assigner: Jose Mandojana

Description: Shoot a cover for your favorite magazine or a magazine you’d like to shoot for. Keep in mind where type will lay as you compose.

Carrot Soup

Potato Soup

Fruit Salad

Vegan Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek for Oct. issue of Men’s Journal.

My summer beach hang out avec le rolleiflex.

Summer’s almost over

I found Melissa Manning’s work to be very intimate due to the polaroid look she has going on. So here’s me breaking out some Px-70 from the Impossible Project.

Dr. Leroy Hood photographed in Seattle, WA for July/Aug issue of Discover.

A sport I can’t wait to get back into once my shoulder heals.