The Lone Photographer
I might not have a huge following as a photographer but, my heart is in it more than you'll ever know. I put 110% into what i do and sleep so well at night knowing that i express my creativity on a daily basis. I know that if i could no longer document the world around me through images the way i see, i would have a hard time facing all of the other situations that life throw's my way.
Such a amazing feeling, being in love with something so perfect.
Holiday weekend is here and i hope everyone stays safe and has fun. I also want to thank all of you on facebook for promoting my Vol. 2... from Tim House to DJ Shredone thank you guys sooo much!
and i'm out
-j
Madison Square Park Oakland, Ca
Last saturday i was lucky enough to document the "maddy park sessions" skate,hip hop,graf event. Big ups to Anthony Cole of teamrazorfang.com who invited me to capture the day. It was a super hot day and my 24-70 almost melted in my hands after 7 hours of shooting but, i think i grabbed some bangers and i had a great time.
Shouts to the Chosen few, Bossasaurus, Pep Love & DJ Lex.
-j
HIIP
I've been cravin to post shots for awhile now and i just haven't had the time. I will step it up and continue to post on the regular as much as possible.
Last Thursday night at 111 Minna i was asked to cover the Hip To Help fund raiser. I had a great time while in good company.
Big thanks out to Hip to Help and DJ E Da Boss and especially the children!
-j
Razor Fang
This is where i'll be this saturday
Hope i see some familiar faces out and about!
J
Essence
Been super busy on the 9-5 lately , to the point of exhaustion and i haven't been out blasting shots in over a week. I have alot i would like to write about and alot i would like to do these days but, my obligations to my day job has me quite tired and unable to do so. As time moves on things will change so, just bare with me till then.
Off to 111 Minna right now to cover an event and i leave you with a photo for your thoughts.........
-j
Interview take 1
Posted plenty of images of my man Wordup in the past and as long as i keep takin them imma keep posting them.
Went on a walk with Word and Juan Medina awhile ago and documented the interview.
The outcome.....
-j
Ritas
This is a shot from my last visit home while strolling up and down South Street with good friends Gus & Holly. It was a super hot afternoon in the city of Philadelphia that day and some Rita's Water Ice was much needed. Thier son Dylan was along for the ride and i caught this while waiting in line for some icy relief.
Dylan
South Street Philadelphia 09'
-j
Break
A very short video of the up and comming Crown City Rockers album "The day after forever".
Photos for video and album done by yours truly,
Lucid P.O.D Homestead
Somehow someway i have never posted about these two photographers that i truly admire.
First we got Jacob Schere "aka" M2C who pumps out some of the most memorable images i've ever seen of Japan. You can read up on him and check his work out at Lucid Communication Dot Com and make sure you check his design work as well. He's been shooting alot lately and posting so much i'm having a hard time keeping up with his blog!. (his aug 11th post with the golden rope is insanity!)
Then we got Trevor Christian "aka" Bones at Roam And Click Dot Com . This former San Franciscan shooter is also one of the only people i have ever gone out on a photo excursion with. His passion for vibrant color reflects in every pixel per square inch and i'm very glad to know this individual. These days you can find bones banging out shots from the streets of Burlington Vermont and back up to the haystacks of Charlotte. I hope to link up with them both sooner than later cause they are a very strong influence to my work and how i see the world around me.
The images below i should have posted awhile ago but, luckily everyone who was there that day pretty much posted them on the nets already!
I was recently intoduced to some pretty incredible people and i'm very happy to be in thier company.
Here are some links of those incredible folks:
-j
Appearence
I've recieved some email responses on behalf of the purchasing of the book and basically i wanted to break it down from my perspective.
This project took 5 months and a tremendous amount of time and work to complete. Working with so many peoples schedules, driving back and fourth across the bay to meet with people,countless hours on the computer going thru thousands of photos, editing, resizing, emailing, phonecalls, missed appointments ect...
Now i think that Blurb does a great job with their books and they just stepped up the commercial quality of the pages with 100lb silk-finish premium paper. When you break down the cost of each page in the book , it's about 1.50 per page and If i were to grab any of those prints ,frame it out and throw it on a gallery wall for sale there's a good chance that i would sell it for more than 2 dollars (<---sarcasm). Basically your getting quality finish at an affordable price.
There are 3 styles you can order:
1. Softcover = 39.95
2. Hardcover w/ dust jacket = 59.95 (which i recommend because of some additional images on the jacket)
3. Hardcover imagewrap = 67.95
I also wanted to post some images from the pages you can't see unless you purchase the book and list the incredible people inside from start to finish.
Caught In The Scramble Vol .2 "Inspire"
In order of appearence:
E Da Boss Chris Granillo Amanda Lopez Malcom Marshall DJ Quest Miguel Ortega Max MacVeety Brian Advincula Jumakae Zumbi Leng Phe Ali Wong Kiwi Headnod Watani Fennell Nick Andre Ben Stolorow Bamuthi Zoneil Maharaj Gia Milanese K Flay Vanae Tran Wordup Leah Weitz Sabac Red Angelica Garde Carlo Medina Matt Walsh Denny Prokopos Candi Martinez Regina Jackson Kat Ouano Anana Scott Natalie Yeager Dinyel McBride Tommy Occhiuto Jamar Seay Jeff Intong Erika Lawrence Roy 2000 Woodstock Jenn Porreca Mike Boo Tim House Jackie Anderson DJ Shredone Amy Occhiuto Amp Live Stephanie Stolorow Melina Jones Jenni Tay Trevor Crystal Davis Marlina Contreras Christopher Rocco -j
The Day After Forever
One last entry tonight , i promise!
I don't know why i haven't posted about this before because it's one of the highest honors i've had thus far as a photographer. I've been a fan of The Crown City Rockers since i was first schooled to them a awhile back and while working on my book i was offered to be a visual contributor to the new release "The day after forever"
I'm very excited about this and i feel lucky to know these guys.
The album is slated for release on september 29th and here is a quick listen and look of the final product.
"Soul"
Here are some links for the members of CCR and affiliated artists as well:
The Crown City Rockers Woodstock Myspace
Raashan Ahmad Myspace Moe Pope and Headnodic Myspace
Raashan Ahmad Filez.com Moe Pope and Headnodic dot com
Raashan Ahmad Videos The Grease Traps Myspace
Headnod Myspace Crown City Shop
and a lil' b-boy to close it out
Adios
-j
In My World
It struck me funny when i got an email saying that someone bought some of my work on redbubble the other day. I had uploaded images there so long ago and thought wow, someone just bought some postcards with my images on it!
Anyways, i had a great weekend and i hope you all did too!
Dinyel's brother Brian got married the other day and i missed a beautiful thing by not being there. Luckily my good friend and fellow photog Christopher Rocco grabbed some epic shots of the magical day. Congrats Bri and thank you Chris for doing what you do.
Seriously tired
-j
