Thursday, December 31, 2009

ONE LAST DAY...2009


As 2010 quickly approaches I have realized how behind I am on thinking of some resolutions. I've come to the conclusion that I've simply just subconsciously put it off. Often times around the time of new years eve (hey, that's me!) we are all somewhat pressured into making our resolutions to be tinted with the wants and expectations of the ones around us. For example, little Joe's resolution is, "I'll try my hardest in school to get better grades." for mom and dad etc, etc. But this year I am making a pack to myself - my resolutions will be for me, and no one else. Try it, I dare you.

Happy new years!

Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past.
~Henry Ward Beecher

New Year's Eve, where auld acquaintance be forgot. Unless, of course, those tests come back positive.
~Jay Leno

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Brooklyn - July 2009
Cooney Island - July 2009

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Skin











Baby contortionist learns her body

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Contrast Girls

Sophia and Pilar, Spring 2008

Monday, December 7, 2009

Tracks













Boston - Winter, 2008

Friday, December 4, 2009

Wrestle Brothers



p.s. Happy Friday. Don't forget to check Post Secret on Sunday morning!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Even though I'm back in the freezing New York, I thought this picture fit my feelings for today quite perfectly. I've been feeling especially cheerful today. Maybe it's because I'm back where I belong, or it could be that today was the first snow fall (just barely, but it happened!) But I have a hunch that my mood is because today I felt something I haven't in a while - hope. Rekindled hope. Have a happy night, amigos.

Sunday, November 29, 2009



 Sophia over my Thanksgiving break...

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Monday, November 23, 2009

AVEDON FASHION 1944 - 2000

I feel compelled to begin this post with a story. This summer during the transition of the months June and July, I was living in Brooklyn and taking pictures everyday surrounded by many other photography lovers like me in my neighborhood and Manhattan - life was...perfection. One day some of my friends and I made our way over to the International Center of Photography (ICP) in midtown. I didn't know what to expect as we entered the huge glass doors, but as soon as I entered I was transfixed by everything in my sights. While some my friends lingered in the gift store, I made my way downstairs to the Richard Avedon expedition. Prior to this, I knew little about Avedon; so walking in, I saw his work with a fresh mind. His style has had a major impact on me and my photography since that fantastic visit to the ICP. His love for genuine beauty shown in unique, yet classic and glamorous ways always end up in the back of my mind when I take portraits.
Looking through this newly published book of his accumulated best photographs, I was struck once again with the feeling of awe and admiration that overcame me that day at the ICP, but also a new realization of details previously gone without notice.
Here are some selected photos that show various themes, and others that I just purely love...

Marella Agnelli, New York, December 1959
Dovima, Paris, August 1950
Vicomtesse Jacqueline de Ribes, New York, December 1955
Sunny Harnet, Paris, August 1954
Audrey Hepburn, New Yorks, January 1968
Marella Agnelli, New York, December 1953
Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya, New York, May 1, 1966
From many of his photos - like the ones above - we can see that Avedon
must loved the length and beauty of a woman's neck.

Some of my favorites:
Penelope Tree, New York, July 1967
Veronica Compton with Bruno, New York, July 1949
Elise Daniels and Monique, Paris, August 1948Veruschka, New York, January, 1967
Many of his photos depicted action like this one.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

I found this scene when looking up - like many discoveries in the world. A side street of Dobbs Ferry, New York. October - 2009

Monday, November 16, 2009

Practice
November 15, 2009

Sunday, November 15, 2009