intern jams.

i’ve been interning at fast ashley’s, a sister company of impact digital and industrial color, for a few weeks now. honestly, it couldn’t get any better. if you ever need to book a studio in brooklyn, this is the place to be!

chris and lauren.

more to come in this crazy portraiture series. stay tuned.

dear santa.

here’s some new work from my crazy portrait series. woo!

..what?

i’m working on a new project, and i’ve got more of these crazy portraits on the way.. stay tuned!

i got a photo internship!

venus gives the latest news on women in music, art, film, and fashion. i’ll be working in the DIY section. take a peep at the fall issue. WOO!

graduation!

bunny killer.

i think this the most expressive person i’ve ever photographed.

smile time.

these were the best moments of my day.

fake hurricane photo-time.

these are the pictures i shot a few weeks ago on set:

so what’s with the natural desire to falsify reality? creative teams build these massive props, destroy whatever they can get their hands on, “beautify” reality through alternative lighting sources and nobody stops for a even a second to ask a simple little question – why? what’s the point of of it all, why is it done, and for who’s benefit? advertising campaigns, marketing groups, filmmakers, photographers, installation artists.. why do we create the reality instead of just living it? there’s enough beauty in the world for me, and sometimes it’s overwhelming. so why must we create more, instead of seeking out what’s already there?

the strangest part is this: if we have the power to create an alternate reality, why must it be so hellish? why is it about destruction, sadness, trauma, and human grief when we have the ability to create celebrations of life? why would you ever bother watching a movie like “hostel,” why do you need to see someone pretend to rip an eye out of a socket? what’s the point of scary movies, and why would you purposely make yourself feel scared, upset, or angry by watching something like that?

i guess i’m just noticing a trend, and it’s starting to get to me. the news is angry, sad, upsetting. so are a majority of rated “R” movies, and the PG-13’s are even getting pretty raw. what’s up with that? why do humans have a desire falsify reality to re-create tragedy?

if you got answers, i got questions.

stranger danger.

last year i went to savannah for patty’s day. my friends and i were approached by strange people who gave us fake money to teach us a lesson about sin, god, and greed. we had a nice conversation for a while, then it got really awkward when they got forceful with “the word of our lord” and whatnot. we ended up walking away right after i snapped the last shot on my fisheye. oddly enough, this is what came out. i haven’t retouched or added anything at all.

strange, eh?