While in the city of Pingliang in Gansu Province for an ethnic minority Hui wedding, I got the chance to explore the streets a bit.

Men fish in the Yangtze River as barges pass by Chongqing, China. Increased river traffic and nearby manufacturing in the area has threatened the river's long-term ecology.

Travelers wait for trains at the Chongqing Railway Station in Chongqing, China.

Outside Chongqing city

Dogs play on a muddy road in Chongqing, China.

A railway worker sleeps on a bus in Chongqing, China.

A taxi driver looks at his engine in Chongqing, China.

Busses serve as the primary method of transportation for many people in Chongqing, China.

Waiting for a plane, I had a couple hours to kill in Chongqing.

Black Angus beef cattle graze on land outside of Fairfield for the Malek Angus Ranch operation. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Ty Malek adjusts baling twine on a small hay baler while harvesting hay that he will use on his ranch, the Malek Angus Ranch. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Ty Malek bales hay on fields outside of Highwood, Montana, to use on the Malek Angus Ranch. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Black Angus beef cattle graze on land outside of Fairfield for the Malek Angus Ranch operation. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Wild plants grow in the pasture of the Malek Angus Ranch in Highwood, Montana. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Black Angus beef cattle graze on the Malek Angus Ranch outside Highwood, Montana. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Black Angus beef cattle graze on land outside of Fairfield for the Malek Angus Ranch operation. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Black Angus beef cattle graze on the Malek Angus Ranch outside Highwood, Montana. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Ty Malek bales hay on fields outside of Highwood, Montana, to use on the Malek Angus Ranch. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Black Angus beef cattle graze on land outside of Fairfield for the Malek Angus Ranch operation. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Black Angus beef cattle graze on land outside of Fairfield for the Malek Angus Ranch operation. The Malek Angus Ranch operates Big Sky Montana Beef, a high-quality jerky and other processed meat business.

Last summer I had a great couple of days shooting on the Malek Angus Ranch in north-central Montana for Big Sky Montana Beef, a free-range, grass-fed, high-quality line of beef jerky. Ty Malek’s a great guy and the shoot was a blast, though I did have a close call with a rattlesnake. The jerky’s great if you can find some, by the way. Currently, Big Sky Montana Beef is available in a few locations in Montana, online, and at fairs throughout the western United States.

Scenes of the Gobi Desert - near Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China.

Scenes of the Gobi Desert - near Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China.

Scenes of the Gobi Desert - near Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China.

Scenes of the Gobi Desert - near Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China.

A cemetery stands beneath dunes of the Gobi Desert near Dunhuang, Gansu, China. An area of the desert near this dune will be the site of the world's largest solar power generating field. The desert and surrounding areas is closely protected and managed by the local government, but ethnic groups have been given special permission to use the desert according to their traditions.

Scenes of the Gobi Desert - near Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China.

The moon illuminates the dunes of the Gobi Desert at night near Dunhuang, Gansu, China. An area of the desert near this dune will be the site of the world's largest solar power generating field.

The dunes of the Gobi Desert at night near Dunhuang, Gansu, China.

The dunes of the Gobi Desert at night near Dunhuang, Gansu, China.

Images of the Gobi Desert outside of Dunhuang, China. The local government has turned the desert into a tremendous draw for tourists, a consequence of which is strict rules of environmental preservation. Access to the sands is tightly controlled, though locals whose traditions involve use of the dunes, such as in the cemetery shown above, are allowed to carry on with their customs.

Li Bing Feng, a migrant restaurant worker from Gansu Province, rides his bicycle through the streets of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. Shoot was directed. Clothing (pants by Diesel Black Gold, shirt by J Crew, shoes by Converse Jams, hat by New Err) provided by Fader magazine. Model release available on request.

The embargo is finally up on a shoot I did for Fader magazine. You can read a bit about the shoot over in the news section.