CHRIS
“Chris is my producer and one of those guys who can do anything, like build a house from scratch and then punch through a flaming window to rescue me after our van has flipped over (true story). We call him MacGyver. He carries two or three car batteries through the woods and caves in a backpack like it’s nothing. Those things weigh 40 pounds each. The first time I ever saw him he was sitting at a café by himself, writing in his journal on a snowy day. I wrote, “I wish I was your friend” on a napkin with my email address and handed it to him as he was leaving. He wrote me, “I don’t think my girlfriend would approve, but I sure do like your photos.” So he became one of my models, but he was always too busy saving the day behind the scenes to do any actual modeling. Now he’s everyone’s boss, sometimes even mine. Every summer, we throw everyone into a 15-passenger van with an attached trailer full of gear, and somehow Chris manages the chaos.”