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Now That I Can See
Last week Nate Pelz picked up my camera and experimented a little shooting out the window on our drive from Brooklyn to Harlem. After I uploaded the card (which also had some photos on it) I dropped the raw footage– along with some video that I had shot– into a pending blog post folder. I [...]
Henri Cartier Bresson
In the midst of running some errands in the city today, I stopped at the MoMA to finally get a glance at the incredibly comprehensive Henri Cartier Bresson exhibition. Bresson was born in 1908 and lived to be almost 100 years old. He is widely considered to be the father of modern journalism. I must [...]
Noah Purifoy
I mentioned before that I find the California Desert to be one of the most beautiful/tragic/inspiring places I know. Among the many different nuanced sites, roadside bars, natural wonders, and folk projects, you can add Noah Purifoy’s Joshua Tree Environment to the list of hauntingly beautiful things to see. Just outside of Joshua Tree National [...]
Nikon Festival top 50
While I was in Brazil for Ira & Andrea’s wedding I had a couple extra days on my own at the end. I spent a good chunk of that time staying out of the rain and editing footage from the wedding, but I also took about 24 hours to put together a 140-second short film [...]
We need your help…
I’ve been working on a side project for the last 6 months that is now finally (beginning) to come to fruition. After 1 photo shoot and a very brief video shoot, I’m moving forward with an international “blogumentary” project entitled “Shake The Dust.” The documentary, which will ideally be shared in the form of videos, [...]
Inspiration
Is it weird that I’ve had this GAP tear-out of Scott Schuman with me for a year and a half now? Wrinkled and slightly moldy, it’s hanging alone above my desk while I wait to order some artwork for my workspace. Well, a couple of months ago, Schuman posted this photo on his blog, which [...]
Adam.
Tonight I went to Soho to see a movie I’d been anticipating called Adam. What I didn’t realize is that it was opening night, I was at one of four theaters nationwide at which it was playing, and the director along with the lead actor, Hugh Dancy, were there to introduce it. Only in New [...]
Top 50 of 1,993. Now I need your help.
Well for those of you who didn’t know this, I applied for a job in Sonoma county at a winery called Murphy-Goode. The job description is simple: “We want to hire a social media whiz (your title will be “Murphy-Goode Wine Country Lifestyle Correspondent”) who will report on the cool lifestyle of Sonoma County Wine [...]
La Biennale di Venezia 2009.
I was lucky to have a correspondent at the 2009 Biennale in Venice, Italy a couple weeks ago. Good friend, former roommate, current pseudo-roommate, traveling companion, shooting partner, and sometimes boss (whew), Ira Lippke, took a recent break after a long 5-wedding month to check out the Biennale before heading over to the South of [...]
Dust all over the place…
Well, I can’t give you any actual shots from the shoot yet, but here’s some behind-the-scenes shots. More to come tomorrow or the next day…
Beach/hill.
I’m working on a long term project of putting together images that I capture of humans interacting with nature. I don’t have a set thing I’m looking for, but I do want them to be sort of surreal. These first couple of images are 2 of the other ones I’m thinking of using.
Top wedding… for several reasons.
I don’t usually post wedding photos… not for any particular reason but I just don’t. I couldn’t resist today though because yesterday was a day of “best-of’s” for weddings I’ve shot. I have a feeling this couple is going to experience lots of mazel for years to come… Best Wedding singer(s) (as well as best-dressed [...]
Fauxchella, part I.
So this last 6 weeks has been a crazy time for me. A time of funerals and moving and couch-hopping and jet setting and bank accounts emptying and nerve-racking meetings. And the days ahead are filled with tons of shoots and grant applications and phone/in-person meetings. Its not slowing down. So sorry for my absence [...]
War Photographer.
Saw a great film the other day recommended by my friend Desiree. Please see it if you get a chance. It’s not only a great dialogue about the photographer’s role when it comes to humanitarian crises, but it’s filled with beautiful and tragic imagery by world famous war photographer, James Nachtway. Check out a great [...]
Sweet Sweet Rebel. Quail Fall 2009 Collection Fashion Show.
Last night Michelle Williams, founder and designer of the clothing line Quail, hosted a party and fashion show in New York for her 2009 Fall collection. Unfortunately, due to an emergency back home in Indiana, I was not able to photograph the event. However, my roommate and incredible photographer, Ira Lippke, covered my butt and [...]
The Places We Live
Thanks to Ira for the heads up on this one. So wonderful! Check it out here: http://www.theplaceswelive.com/
Walking on Water Part I
These images are a part of a larger body of work that I’m working on. More on that later…
The Intimate Line – SEPIA International
I love viewing art that lifts my soul. In fact, good art, to me, lifts the soul. I by no means am suggesting that art should make you happy– possibly quite the opposite. But art, to me, should resonate in our chests. It should reverberate deep down in the pit of our stomachs. It should [...]
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.
