Late last month I got an urgent call from a client asking that I fly quickly across the country to photograph some huge sand and granite operations in South Carolina for Summit Materials, one of the largest and fastest growing construction materials companies in the country. I had less than 24 hours to plan for the trip, book flights, rent a car and plan on gear and clothing for working in the quarries and factories I'd be shooting.

Corporate photo shoots often involve weeks of planning but over 20 years of high paced editorial work around the world has taught me how to work quickly, grab my gear, kiss the family goodbye, and run out the door!