Colorful brothas in Brooklyn

gotta show love to some brothas who are willing to let it all hang out.
props to the Etaniel, Asadullah, Kamean and the rest of the brooklyn crew in East NY.

Recent work

Portraits from the past month and a half.  My photo life has improved since picking up some lighting equipment.







Its fun to shoot with strobes!

Enric Sifa

Enric is an inspiration to many, a Rwandan born musician of incredible talent (myspace.com/enricsifa) and an endearing presence if you ever have the chance to meet him.  While in Kigali I befriended him, or shall I say, he befriended me. Anyways, every chance I get to go to Portland I make sure we catch up.

Portraiture

Knowledge of self is a key to personal progress.  I find that recently I have come into knowing who I am as a photographer more than ever. I seek to document the faces of the voiceless, the eyes of the dispossessed, which so often show much more joy than pain.



 
This photo is of a school girl in a village outside of kigali Rwanda in June 2009.

Hip Hop Documentary: Beyond Beats & Rhymes

I am a big fan of hip hop.. have been for most of my life... But so often I find myself defending it from what its become in the commercial scheme of things.  Watching this video was both informative and very reflective for me.  I suggest anyone out there should see it, its a great place to start.  


HIP-HOP: BEYOND BEATS AND RHYMES is a riveting documentary that examines representations of gender roles in hip-hop and rap music through the lens of filmmaker Byron Hurt, a former college quarterback turned activist. Conceived as a “loving critique” from a self-proclaimed “hip-hop head,” Hurt examines issues of masculinity, sexism, violence and homophobia in today’s hip-hop culture.

Halloween in NYC

October 31, 2009 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan NY
ghoul on the LIRR train heading into Penn Station

trip for three to the beach

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jumpin for joy

Can't express how great it feels to get some good work accomplished. Stay tuned for more fun pics to get posted this week!