Long Island City circa 2007

Digging through old images...found this one of the Hunter's Point neighborhood in Long Island City, Queens. The Pepsi sign has been since moved and that site is the future site of the Queens Library.

Something about this shot was eerie to me and felt sort of like it was older than I am...so here it is.

Steph's Dad on the couch

Steph's dad back at Memorial day hanging out on the couch. Pardon the dust.

Loan Modificaion

Saw this and was compelled to photograph it. Seems to me very much a staple of life today. People upside down in large amounts of money, everyone else trying to "help" them while trying to feed their own family. Perhaps too cynical of a view, but I see this stuff everywhere, especially in the poorer areas.

Favorite part is the "No Plantation Politics" sign. What an interesting phrase.


4x5 Recovered Negative shot on Fuji FP100C45.

More from Oregon

Tree + awesomeness + Oregon coast = dude in awe.

Slowly

The new Cary Norton dot com is slowly coming together. I cant for it to land. More on that later.

Photos to follow

Cannon Beach pano

Please, look at this LARGER. I promise it is better. Really, I'd like this thing huge somewhere.


This is Steph taking a photo of Cannon Beach (aka Goonies rocks) and a few other tourists making a photo with them as well. Yet another favorite Poptpop...yet another from the Oregon coast.

I love HP5 film.

Megan

Megan having her hair done / Self portrait.

Matthew Mayfield

I've been MIA for a while it seems (to me) but at least for good reasons. Lots of running around town making photos. Lots of trying to put out other weird little fires (it's the little crap that takes so much time).

One of the _good_ things that has taken some of my time lately was to photograph Matthew Mayfield for his upcoming full length release. We had a specific goal and to my delight it called for shooting film and working with a bare bones setup. I love, love, love simplicity.

He had a specific idea in mind. Think old. We shot on the rolling white wall with the Crown Graphic, RZ, and Leica. On the large and medium formats we shot instant film as well (mostly to scan the negatives of them...as it lends itself to the feel we were going for).


Above is a photo of the setup, mid-shoot. Talk about simple. Wall, subject, camera, north light in the studio. Done.

Holger Thoss

Mr Thoss, again. Another of the three amigos I've come to love in New York.


Sadly, Philippe was shooting when we all got together when I was up in May, so I have no photo for him...right now anyway.

John Dolan

Here again is John Dolan, one of the three dudes who have greatly affected my outlook on creating photographs. In the foreground is Holger...his shot comes next.

Anne Watkins

Here is Anne again. I knew from the second I met her we'd get along and I try to see her any time I'm in New York. She's an outstanding gestural watercolourist (is that a thing?) (her work can be found Here) Such a lovely person.