Amy Winehouse - Image from Island Records, UK
This weekend I learned of the passing of British soul singer Amy Winehouse (1983-2011). Though I have never had the opportunity to photograph her, I always wished I’d had the chance. Read more »
THE MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE COBRA!
Petaluma, CA.
I’d never heard of it before this trip. It’s about an hour or so north of the Bay Area, a part of CA I’d never explored before. So I hopped in the rental car, and drove through the scary torrential rain to the rolling hills and open wide space of Petaluma. Holy crap this place is beautiful. I managed to outrun the rain heading northward, so I had a few semi-dry hours while in CA at least. California is so unbelievably beautiful… even when it’s rainy. Sometimes I have a hard time containing this west coast heartache, especially when we’re buried in snow and ice. Read more »
THE FRUSTRATORS!!
I love New Jersey. I do, really. I love a lot of things about where I live. But sometimes, California calls my name. And once she starts calling, it’s only a matter of time before I eventually break down, give in and go for a visit.
So that’s what I did. Read more »
Beth and Alex on the grand staircase of the Tuscany Inn
Beth and Alex got married on a positively spectacular day back in May. I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day (or bride, for that matter!). Beth was radiant and literally glowed once she put her gown on. The couple selected the lovely Renault Winery in Egg Harbor, NJ as their wedding location and I couldn’t be more excited to shoot there again. The place is just plain gorgeous. And don’t get me started on the food… EXCELLENT!! All in all, this day went off without a hitch and we had so much fun playing with all of the lovely scenery that the Renault has to offer. I was able to bring along the talented and lovely Heather Hibbert as my second shooter to help capture all the fun. Read more »
I’m writing this blog post for a few reasons. First I need to be more diligently updating this thing, because I have SO much to post. I’ve been a crazy insane-o person this year, working more than I ever have in my life and doing fun rocknroll things that prevent me from posting as much as I would like. Because while a photoblog is mostly photos, I still have the need to explain the set and fill in the blanks with my commentary. Read more »
Joe's still the man.
Recently our great friend Amanda held an art show up in Jersey City, and since she’s going away to art school, she decided to hold a nice show closing event and featured Honah Lee to wrap things up.
The space was small, hot and sweaty, but it was an awesome show. Just as the song “Californiabation” ended (“West coast medical weed knocks me out… East Coast medical weed’s just not allowed…”), Read more »
You may or may not have heard of Prima Donna, hailing from Los Angeles. If you haven’t heard their particular brand of sixties-ish Sonics era garage inspired rocknroll, do yourself a favor and change that. Like, right now. It’s okay, go. I’ll wait.
After a wicked week of craziness, sadly our west coast friends had to make their way back to California. After a brutal hangover morning at home, Jim and Tanya and I shook off our hangovers temporarily to go and say goodbye to the Cobras before they headed back to the city and then back home.
"EYYYY SPAGHETTI HEAD! I'M ROCKIN' HERE!!!" WILD times with these Cobras!
With my foggy memories from this whirlwind tour, I forgot to mention that Lori, Tim, and Jim and I kidnapped Trell (the Cobras’ keyboardist) and took him home to Trenton with us after Don Hill’s. Muahahaha!!!