Plymouth Rock

Plymouth, MA- During the weekend in Massachusetts for my Grandma's 80th Birthday, a bunch of my family and I played tourist and went to Plymouth Rock. The weather was awesome and it was a nice walk along on the water. The whole idea of Plymouth Rock kind of amuses me. It is the most ordinary looking rock, just really big. You can only look at a rock for so long.

Endless Night Vampire Ball at Sky

While covering the Endless Night Vampire Ball for New Times, I pulled aside one of the dancers for a quick little shoot. Overall the night was very interesting with some crazy costumes. Check out the full slideshow over at New Times.

Lynn Radio: Mark Kincaid

I tagged along with my friend and dj Mark Kincaid for his radio show at Lynn University's Knight Radio. You can tune into his live sets Tuesday 5-7pm and Thursday 3-6pm eastern time. You can also listen to some of his mixes over at his Soundcloud

We took a couple photos on the way out for him to use for promotion. The statues of people are part of a scene of a group of people taking a picture for an actual photographer statue. I thought it was weird that they are looking different directions.

 

Birdhouse Miami to NYC Skate Tour

On a recent assignment from New Times, I got the chance to meet Tony Hawk on his Birdhouse Miami to NYC Skate Tour. Unfortunately I missed the demo by the pros, but was able to get some behind the scenes photos of the guys hanging out. A guy known as Funky added to his autograph collection by having the skate pros tattoo their signature on his back. "Funky" supposedly has the record for tattooed autographs. Check out the full slideshow over at New Times.

Bonnaroo 2011

Manchester, TN- Here's some of what I wrote for an article:

"It was summertime in Manchester, Tennessee and the skies were their signature blue and were dominated by the brutal sun. The campgrounds were treacherous with dust in the air and the occasional horse droppings.

The landscape of Bonnaroo is truly unique. The farm’s grass, the trees, the various tents and attractions. The cast of characters of Bonnaroo will amuse you. There are crazy hats, hilarious signs and an enthusiasm for the festival that carries it though."

I was walking across one of the fields to go from one tent to another when this guy caught my eye. 

I have a photograph of him from Bonnaroo in 2008 that's in my portfolio. I recognized him by the cross on his forearm, among other things. When I first met him he literally just sat in the same place, frozen in his own little world, for quite a while. Let's just say this time he wasn't exactly alert. 

My com padres 

Of course one needs refreshments when its almost 100 degrees out. 

Originally I wasn't that stoked about my photos from Bonnaroo. I was bummed that I did not have access to the photo pits this year and actually didn't photograph that much. That's kind of what has kept me from posting these photos for a while.What I did shoot was more from the perspective of a normal festival attendee.   Looking back on them now, with a lot of time in between, I think the final edit does portray what I wanted. As I look at these photos the feeling of oppressive heat and being really dirty comes back to me. Still, I can't wait for next year.