This morning I had the chance to meet little Madisyn Skye for a newborn shoot. Isn’t she precious? Madisyn’s parents were the winners of one of my newborn photo sessions that I gave away last month. Madisyn was a fun challenge to photo & I learned a few things from her like: When dealing with […]
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Today I got a shout out in the University of Michigan Health System’s Gifts of Art June press release. Now I’m considering submitting two new pieces for this year’s employee art exhibition. It would be sweet to win the People’s Choice award again. And yes, I’m an award & attention whore…. The entire press release […]
There’s not one square inch of Washington D.C.’s Union Station that isn’t worth photographing. The grand architecture & detailing there are a real visual treat from the floor to the ceiling! I Don’t think anyone can argue that.
One day, just one day, I will make a photo that is this bad ass & this black & this classic! Until then, I keep trying. Photo Credit: Models: Jim Kelly & Gloria Hendry Movie: Black Belt Jones Photographer unknown 🙁
This past weekend, I visited New York’s Museum of Modern Art & fell in love in the photography gallery. I always fall in love in their portrait gallery so this is really no new news! What made me fall during my most recent visit was Carrie Mae Weems’ “From Here I Saw What Happened and […]
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Thought this was pretty fun.
One of my all time favorite songs performed by Nina Simone is “Lilac Wine.” The song is as simple and sweet as the blooms of a lilac tree itself. When I left my 9-5 today I noticed that that lilac tree was blooming & I instantly heard Nina crooning in my head. This is all […]
Where are your heroes, my little Black ones You are the Indian you so disdainfully shoot Not the big bad sheriff on his faggoty white horse You should play run-away-slave Or Mau Mau These are more in line with your history Ask your mothers for a Rap Brown gun Santa just may comply if you […]
Erykah Badu’s latest album “New Amerykah, Part 2: Return of the Ankh” is finally here & I’m all in! Of the 12 tracks, I am cracked out 11. I’m sorry, but I just cannot get into “Jump In the Air and Stay There.” Lil Wayne is way too annoying and roach like in appearance! Anyway, […]
After seeing all of the 2010 Oscar nominated short films, I was pulling hard for “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” to bring home the gold for best animated short but it was not meant to be. The award winner was Francois Alaux and Herve de Crece’s “Logorama,” which is still a great thing! I was going […]