Archive for February, 2009
Sleepytime in the Western World. Blitzen Trapper.
Blitzen Trapper played a great show at the Bowery Ballroom last night. Check it out (by the way, thanks Tina for helping with the press situation .
Yet another day in New York.
The weather has been– impeccable i think is the word– lately. Blue skies, explosive sun. If only it wasn’t 30 degrees. But I can’t complain even about the temperature when my cousin tells me it’s been -36 in northern Maine. Electric sky: For the seasoned but relatively pretentious bather: Incidentally, bathing is overrated. Not that [...]
The Magnolia Bakery. West Village, NYC.
It was inevitable: I had to eventually blog about these wondrous cupcakes. Although I must admit I’m partial to Cupcake Royale when it comes to fancy fluffy cupcake deliciousness, that might just be because I’m missing Seattle. If you’re ever in NYC, and more specifically the West Village, grab yourself a cupcake from Magnolia… then [...]
My space.
After 8 months on the road it is so refreshing to have a space. She’s humble… but I love her… Ladies and gentlemen: my very own bedroom.
Walking through New York at night
I love New York public transit, don’t get me wrong, but New York (yes, even in the bitterly cold weather) is for walking. And so I try and walk as much as possible. I live in a neighborhood that’s central to pretty much everything so I only really need to take the subway when I’m [...]
Taking a walk through the village.
I did a serendipitous photo shoot today with my friend Desiree here in my neighborhood. It wasn’t very planned and we only shot for just under and hour, but I think the resulting shots have got me pumped to do another shoot of this nature (and title) in the future. Maybe as soon as spring [...]
Matt, Des, & Burundi.
Burundi is country filled with a rich history that is, nonetheless, spotted with turmoil and unrest. Nearly 5 centuries old, the tiny country, surrounded by well-known news-worthy nations such as the DRC, Rwanda, and Tanzania, has seen its share of crises over the last hundreds of years. Not unlike many other African countries, Burundi’s story [...]
Londoners show solidarity with Palestinians
While I was in London, the siege on Gaza was just making headlines. On the day after 360 Palestinians were killed from Israeli retaliation, a group of people gathered at the Israeli Embassy in London to make a stand and demand that their voices be heard on the issue. I went over there with some [...]
A day for the books… again.
I posted some of these photos last week, but I’ve wanted to post them again with a few additional shots now that my new (HD) blog is up. These were all taken on a wonderful, balmy Sunday afternoon here in New York.
Bloggers of the world, UNITE!
When my friend Laurel, who is the photo editor for The Printed Blog, informed me that the latest issue was out, I scurried all over Manhattan to try and photograph the three distribution locations (Wall Street, The Times, & Columbus Circle). Though it was a fun adventure, the only remnant I found was a single [...]
Matt’s eyeballs are shaped like footballs.
…or so the eye doctor told him. So now he has glasses. I think he looks like a proper pre-med student at Columbia now. We had breakfast yesterday and then walked (in the beautiful New York weather) to the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine on Amsterdam and 112th street. If you’re ever in [...]
Don’t go to Bryant Park right now…
…unless you have a ticket to a show. With Fashion Week in full swing, it’s madness over there. Some shots there yesterday:
3 stories.
I would try to tell them but I wouldn’t do them justice. Poet, Aaron Belz, put it well: There is a story that has no imagery to go along with it. It is a story of a farmer and his wife, alone in a farmhouse, deep in an Oklahoman night. What they do, how they [...]
At least I’m home safe…
It’s 2 AM, and it’s one of those nights that I’m just not that excited about the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority. Usually, I love those guys. But tonight they annoyed me. After pasta and salad at my friend Bonnie’s apartment in Brooklyn, I headed out for home (a bit late… 12:30 let’s say?). [...]
Falling Whistles
I met a guy named Sean Carasso through a mutual friend last summer at a fund-raiser. The cause: the Congo. After spending some time in the Congo and witnessing the massive war there, Sean was moved to do something about it. Well Sean and I kept in touch every once in a while through Facebook, [...]
Last shots of Samuel, I promise.
Just wanted to throw a couple last shots I took while Samuel was here… Then we can all move on with our lives.
Benny’s Burritos…
…Are apparently hit or miss. But they have $3 margaritas and they aren’t too bad if you’re interested in some decent New York Tex-Mex. (Coming from California, I’m still a little bit pretentious about Mexican food in New York). I’ve been to two of Benny’s restaurants and I’ve found the Greenwich village one to be [...]
Okay, here we are.
The blog is up. It’s been a rough ride this weekend figuring it out– a few moments where I nearly threw my computer out the window– but it’s here. It’s still a mess, so bear with me this week as I get it fixed. In the mean time, here are some pictures from yesterday. I [...]
…moving into a house half built.
No one likes to move into a house they’re not done building. My parents did that recently. They were building the home of their dreams. But deadlines, which never seem to get met when it comes to, well… anything, were unattainable. And so, in their fifties, with three grown children, my parents moved into a [...]
Samuel… NYC
My friend, photographer, and roommate’s brother, Samuel, arrived tonight. We ate pasta… recession food. We’re blogging next to each other right now.