“To be different without being confusing, to be radical without promoting a scorched-earth policy, to be intellectual while remaining emotional and to be emotional without succumbing to sentimentality, to find a new form that is immediately negotiable—these would be the aims I’d shoot for, in our drear day.” – Jeffrey Eugenides to Jim Lewis, in [...]
Martha Stewart
Jan 29, ’13
12:34 PM
It is cold and snowy in NYC today (12.28). I’m eating soup for lunch. I used to make a kitchen sink soup all the time… you know whatever veggies were around and some chicken. My wife, Kerrilynn, got so sick of it she kicked me off soup patrol. I’m eating her lentil and borlotti bean [...]
Charlotte Linton
Oct 25, ’12
1:40 PM
I took a photo of illustrator/designer Charlotte Linton in her garden. She is profiled on the Castor & Pollux LOVING blog. She made tea and I brought some chocolate. It was May and the summer was beginning to show what it had in store for us. Thanks for a lovely afternoon Charlotte.
Harris Savides 1957-2012
Oct 12, ’12
2:15 PM
Harris Savides died yesterday. May he Rest in Peace. “Birth” is one of my favorite looking films of all time:
Lemonade
Oct 11, ’12
4:08 PM
I found some outtakes of my promo photo session with the band Lemonade from Valentine’s Day. These guys play a blend of poppy electronic beach music that to my ears is a very current sounding Cruel Summer + Smalltown Boy (those are songs I absolutely love by the way). I kinda wish I was able [...]
50 Shades of Chicken
Sep 27, ’12
2:15 PM
I shot the 50 Shades of Chicken Book! Shooting this book was hilarious, super fast-paced, and the leftovers were delicious. (Chix pix to come once the book is released.)
Strength of String
Sep 14, ’12
4:19 PM
A little Gene Clark to get the weekend started right. Granted, your weekend might be really weird if this starts it off. But every once awhile a song, or a photograph, or book hits you in the sweet spot and is really perfect. Possibly it is my mood, caffeine level, wrapping up the end of [...]
Sometimes Google Maps is Awesome
Sep 12, ’12
12:24 PM
I can imagine Wassily Kandinsky really appreciating the water splotches in this view of Lower Manhattan. The shapes seems too random for a computer to put them together. Is there a Google Map technician making artistic decisions about the way Google Maps look? I hope so, it seems like an excellent job. I would love [...]
Rebecca Gates on the Roof
Sep 6, ’12
2:59 PM
I had a chance to hang with Rebecca Gates while she was on tour for her new record “The Float.” I also had the chance to hang with old friends/Tsunami band mates this summer and not only share old memories like playing CBGBs but talk about how amazing our contemporaries are that continue to play. [...]