new music: Jay Electronica

If you are a hip-hop fan you must be aware of the sad state that the genre is in. bitches, hos, money, cars and semi-clever lines correlating cartoons and pop culture references to sex or "gettin money" or whatever. Well there is still hope. Jay Electronica is an intelligent and gifted MC from New Orleans. I hope he is here to save the world. for now enjoy this song.

In the studio and assemblage

I had been neglecting my studio as of late so I decided to start a massive assemblage project comprised of old contact sheets, prints and test strips that I let sit in a tub in my darkroom that I intermittently pour chemistry over. I then let them dry together and rip them apart. Some amazing accidents occur. They will now be assembled and pasted together with paint and film. We'll see what happens. the following 8 images are long exposures what will be composited onto each other. I am simply moving the clippings around with my hands while the shutter is open as well as flashing with my cell phone. It is a photoshop process about technical difficulties. Although I am creating a series of images no progress is made on this physical project. if anything it is detrimental to my progress in the studio.

Me in the studio

PS 1 and the snowstorm

PS 1 is one of my favorite spaces in New York for the exhibition of art and at this time they have an amazing exhibit on the history of performance art. It totally melted my face off. It is truly amazing. GO SEE IT!!!!! It is comprised of over 100 monitors screening important performances from the past 100 years. You could spend the whole day there. Their outdoor space is amazing as well. I wonder what will be here next.

Me and my sister

The winter break was a great opportunity for me to spend some quality time with my beloved sister Vanessa. Here we are goofin around and getting ready for a friday night in Austin. I miss her always and I'm excited for her to visit in April

frozen fountain

some street shots and sunsets

Wow what a hectic couple of weeks. Last week we had a snowstorm and some of my classes were cancelled. I have been real busy in the darkroom and have yet to scan any of the new images. I wish I could show you my new black and white images but that will take some time. for now bask in the colorful glow of these digital images.

The boardroom at Senergy. Hello Brooklyn.

The BQE from Myrtle Avenue and Washington

The view of Manhattan from my roof in Brooklyn

Side of brick building on the Highline

Sunset from the main building at Pratt

Sunrise from my roof

these last 3 images were taken last summer in front of my house on Johanna

McKinney Falls

On a gray day in Austin over Christmas break my father and I took a walk through McKinney Falls State Park. I became interested in texture and found myself playing with depth of field and focus while frequently zooming in as close as possible. The reflections on the water are fun to photograph. you can choose to focus on the reflection on the surface or the creek bottom. The space of the area is hardly referenced.