So a couple of weeks ago, while I was still lingering in California on food photography assignment, a surprise phone call from the West Coast photo editor of TIME Magazine came in. She had found my website (yes, this one), liked my work, and needed me to do an assignment in Bend for them. This was Friday afternoon, 4.30pm.

After I had gotten over the initial minor heart attack and wave of self-doubt (ME? Why did they pick ME? Can I pull it off?), I convinced myself that this was going to be just like any other assignment – only on a bit tighter deadline. I made the arrangements for the shoot with the contact in Bend, cut my California stay short, did the shoot on Monday afternoon, and had the final 30 selections to the editor Monday night.

The coolness of it all hadn’t really sunk it though until yesterday – when I found two sample copies of the magazine (current, October 9 issue) in my mailbox.

Here’s the page with my half-page shot leading the story:

If anybody is interested in reading the story, it’s right here (although only the print version shows off the picture).