Tina Paymaster Photography

Splash. Making cocktails at .

After I shot the preview event at .bend with , we had the idea of getting a bit more behind the scenes to see the smokers that Jordan and Mark use to cook their meat to perfection . This was super cool for me as I love learning about the whole process of each dish and getting to document this part was awesome!

One of these people I’ve known for a while now. The other two I just met. All are such incredible humans from their food to their personal values. One of the things I hope to do more of this year is tell the stories of the amazing people behind the creations I get to shoot. Being able to go behind the scenes of this collab between and .bend was so amazing. To see two creative minds work together to bring about something new was really amazing. And an added plus is that everyone on both of their teams were just the nicest most down to earth people. If you’re in Bend and want to experience this unique culinary collab between Texas BBQ and modern Thai, reserve your spot at Dear Mom Feb 4-8.

| Part 2: The Underground Thermal Sanctuary. This stunning space is a silent escape with 3 soaking pools of varying temperatures (hot, ambient and cold), a mineral pool as well as a steam sauna and dry sauna. The design is pure luxury and exactly what’s needed after a long day! and I got to experience this space after a 6 hour shoot and nothing felt better!