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I Can’t Believe It’s Not Shutter: #POWWOWHAWAII
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Beetle-Muse: Keaton to Ledger
“This might be a good look for me.”
Someone posted this in my Facebook timeline. Heath Ledger’s Joker was well played, but even in the afterlife, his character has spawned some great photoshopped portrayals. RIP.
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50 Years of Ricky Powell aka The Doloist
Ricky Powell‘s photography is constantly writing history and passing it down at the same damn time. Don’t let tweeting events in real time usurp hearing it from the horse’s mouth. Nay-ver that, doggie. Outside of that one tweet that might ripple into a micro wave of retweets, talking about the memories people have of each other is just natural behavior, unfettered from the use of technology. I imagine the guests, young and old at Ricky Powell’s Milk Studios exhibit opened up the floodgates of tales about the figures shot by like-minded photographers Angela Boatwright, Mel D. Cole and Joe Conzo. If you were in the house (I wasn’t…boo!), all you had to do was just listen. It’s commonplace to have the elders school the youth at these events. They know whatever it is that’s poppin’ for you right now is cool, but they made it popular, ya dig?! I imagine someone set the scene of the train zipping past subway writer legend, GHOST—a story more gripping than one about drawing on dirty car windows (“wash me”). My good friend Ingrid is one of those keen listeners who managed to soak up a gang of knowledge and flicks from the Rickster’s All-Star Classic. Peep Customfad for her recap.
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Snapshot: Re-introducing Jamil Gs
Jamil Gs has really good looking subjects. I say that objectively about the women and men he’s photographed. Like his contemporaries Terry Richardson and Kenneth Cappello, Jamil Gs also shoots icons of celebrity (Diddy, Paz de la Huerta, RZA), buxom models and tropical landscapes, but he reaches a new plateau of their beauty. When you think you have a clear image of their standout features, he’ll go into his bag of tricks of light and shadow to peel away their unforeseen layer.
When Jamil Gs redesigned his website this year, it was my point of business to blog about it. I’ve shadowed his work back when I was at Complex HQ ogling his calendar (daily) which hung in the mag’s photo studio. Another one of his earlier works that stood out was of Gloria Velez posing her culo for KING magazine. I peeped the portrait of “Miss Big Pimpin‘” hanging above a gallery doorway in Miami. Imagine seeing that image every time you exited during a long weekend in MIA—your nights would be as bright as day.
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Photo: Had by HGOT
The F is for Flattering.
I was had by Hot Guys On the Train, a covert operation snapping photos of attractive men on the F train. Beware.
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And… why so serious.
Christian bailed.
Thanks to the Tri-Lambs and this morning’s e-mail chain spurring my flash of brilliance.
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Photo: New York is Dying
A friend shared in my grief when he e-mailed me this photo. It might have been taken from Curbed or a blog that didn’t survive long enough to see the photo have an afterlife. To the dearly departed.
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Flyer: Gogy Esparza Unveils Light Time
A cut above the rest.
You might know Gogy from Frank’s Chop Shop in the Lower East Side. I know him as one of the homies, and a man with a keen eye for art shooting candid photos of folks like A-Ron and The Alchemist. He’ll be showcasing his photography starting tonight at the La Esquina Café. The exhibit has been a long time coming for Goge, I’m proud to see his work come to the light. Check it out through July 6th.
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EPK: How To Book DJ Treats
Created by Ducksworth NY
That’s all folks. Download the electronic press kit here.
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A Mobile Photo Essay by DJ Treats
Hold the line.
What do I have to show from two weeks connected to London’s Orange wireless network? A bill that is as much as the cost of a new phone, capable of snapping a bunch of cheap-looking photos. The sad thing is: my collection of pictures taken during my travels through London are best viewed on a mobile device, not a computer.
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