Honored to spend some time with the @aoracingusa team and their epic @porsche 911 GT3 R last week, ahead of its @air__water reveal over the weekend. What a thing.
New work for @astonmartin with the gorgeous Valhalla. One for the books. Unreal experience getting to Direct something of this magnitude, working with a legend, Alonso, the incredible team at Aston & @design_bridge , and collaborating with a small but mighty dream crew. To be trusted with this, to be given the freedom to run with it and expand on the initial concept, to work so closely on the edit, music, grade⌠honored â and so inspired to make more. Thanks to everyone that made this dream come true.
Director - Alex Bernstein @bernooo
DOP - Deon van Zyl @deonvnzl
Editor - Rob Frenette @matchcutedit Gaffer - Javier Catalan @javier_catalan_
AD - Ainara Trigueros @ainaratrigueros
1st AC - Alex Benhamou DIT - Nico Di Masso HMU - Patricia Abril @pati.abril Line Prod - Hugo Aguado @sodafamilyproductions
Producer - Martin Coceres @martincoceres_production Arm Car - Service Vision @servicevision_scorpio
Music - Ian Miller @ianmiller.studio / Power Haus Creative
Colour - Salvador Madriz @salmadrizzz
Aston Martin
Brand & Campaigns Senior Manager - Joe Purvis @joepurvis
Campaign & Content Senior Executive - Jess Gohl @jessgohl
Precision Driver - Darren Turner @darrenturner007
Design Bridge
Creative Director - Sam Hall @samuel_ally
Producer - Sophia Pendar-Hughes Client Director - Lucy Jones
Aston Martin Valhalla.
some of my favourite moments.
director Alex Bernstein @bernooo
dop Deon van Zyl @deonvnzl â¨gaffer Javier Catalan @javier_catalan_
AD Ainara Trigueros @ainaratrigueros
1st AC Alex Benhamou
grip Yago Rayâ¨DIT Nico Di Masso â¨hmu Patricia Abril @pati.abril â¨line prod Hugo Aguado @sodafamilyproductions
prod Martin Coceres @martincoceres_production â¨scorpio Service Vision @servicevision_scorpio
colour Salvador Madriz @salmadrizzz â¨music Ian Miller / Power Haus Creative
editor Rob Frenetteâ¨â¨AM team â¨Brand & Campaigns Senior Manager. Joe Purvis
Campaign & Content Senior Executive Jess Gohlâ¨Precision Driver Darren Turner
Design Bridgeâ¨Producer Sophia Pendar-Hughesâ¨Client Director Lucy Jonesâ¨Creative Director Sam Hall
One day youâre home, the next youâre strapped to the bed of a pickup, shooting a studded RUF CTR Yellowbird and a full-on Pre-Runner ripping up a snow-covered mountain road in Montana. A morning to remember. Fingers frozen, gear not stoked, images not reviewed till I thawed out later in the day â one of those times youâre just so fucking excited to see what came out of the camera. Felt good to get back to my magazine roots.
Milo would have been 11 today. Back in March, we said goodbye. Itâs taken me this long to share, but I couldnât let his big day go by without a good cry. Milo taught me about friendship, loyalty, patience and unconditional love. All things I needed to learn to become a good husband and a good dad. We found him at a No Kill shelter in LA. He was brown and I swore had green eyes like me, he was completely out of control and insane and I needed him badly. He was $25, and after signing the paperwork, they said I was his 5th owner⌠And he was only one and a half years old. He tested us, and I knew nothing about training a dog or welcoming a tornado into my one bedroom apartment. And seemingly, out of nowhere, after lots of battles, we were one. He followed my every move. He trusted me. He listened, and he was smart! He fell in love with Sheree, I did too. Heâd traded me out for her when she was pregnant during the pandemic. Protecting her, and our baby, sleeping on her lap, always. He had such human eyes â a real personality. I miss him every fucking day, and losing him was more painful than anything Iâve yet to experience. For that, maybe Iâm lucky. Iâm lucky I found him. Iâm lucky he loved us so much. We spent a week car-camping together once up in the Sierraâs. My great friend Andy Sapp took that first photo of us. Itâs my favorite memory. I was certain Milo would get to meet our second kid, and then, his time was up, just like that. Dogs are so fucking resilient. They donât tell you theyâre in pain until itâs too late. Incredible and heartbreaking, all at once. I really miss my friend, and I feel a bit lost without him, as I did before I got him. Iâm glad he chose to spend 9 years with us. I thanked him a thousand times while his eyes closed for the last time. I kissed his wet nose and held onto his velvety ears. My daughter, Arlo, asked me if he floated away to the beyond, if I took a photo of that moment, and if he took any of his toys with him. She also told me not to be sad, because Iâll get old and join him one day. Perspective. I was driving to the desert a few days later, alone, and this song came on. I swear he wrote it for me. Love you, my boy.â¤ď¸
Sitting at the airport, thinking about this week. The light in Barcelona is always special. I spent most days at Circuit de Catalunya scouting, prepping, pre-lighting⌠lots of espresso, a few rain drops, some lucky weather when we needed it. We ripped around the track in an arm car, turned the garage into an incredible studio and I talked cars and legendary NA motors with Alonso. Worked with some amazing people, made new friends and Iâm feeling so grateful to continue this journey with Aston Martin. This was an all-directing job, a dream, but having the little Q2 with me every second made the chaos seem tangible and Iâm glad I can look back at it all to savor the moment. Ok, thatâs all. Thanks to the whole crew who made this happen. đ¤
Like liquid metal, this is the @porsche 918 Spyder. Was it just another supercar in 2013? No. It was a 214mph technological masterpiece, leaping the automotive world forward with an NA 4.6l V8 & a hybrid system for a face-melting 887hp. And it did it with class and subtlety. I could stare at it for days â and it was an honor to point my camera at it in an epic brutalist architectural underground for this personal project with @recomfarmhouse .
