watch the movie!

and turn it up...favorite song of the moment...KIDS by MGMT

(note: pink dress appears here for its 3rd annual NYE card!)

happy new year!

xx

Living with Less

Redefining Minimalism.

Exercising imagination.

Happy Hanukkah.

Recap 2008 #4

Parents Magazine

Story on fears and phobias

Inspiration board too!

Recap 2008 #5

"Come and Go"

An image made with my brother and my best friend.

We lived down the street from each other in Brooklyn.

We saw each other a zillion times a day and talked even more.

Then, as actors do, he moved to LA.

This image was taken the night before he moved.

His room was empty.

And we processed the move as siblings 

that are photographers

and actors

do

He felt it out

I shot pictures

We said nothing

We shed tears

And we created something real

to each of us

forever

Come and Go won the 2008 First Prize from ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) 

Recap 2008 #6

Halloween!

Our 2nd annual impromptu photo booth in Cobble Hill Park was fantastic.

We had repeat visitors from last year. 

We had great weather.

And we were witnesses to some fabulously frocked trick-or-treaters.

To see the online galleries, click here.

See you there next year! 

Boo Y'all.

Recap 2008 #7

Little Critters.

Unpredictable, exhausting, hilarious, challenging, and never ever ever boring.

Here are a few of my faves from the year....KIDS!

(more on my NEWLY UPDATED website at www.imajphotography.com)

Recap 2008 #8

I dig JPG magazine

And not just because they have been good to me

But for their endless pursuits

to provide avenues for exposure

for the fact that they are about images 

images

and more 

images

I entered Baby Room, Ohio in contest 21 on "Chairs"

And it was 1 of 8 images selected for their blog here and here

I LOVE chairs!

More images from the series "I was here but now I'm gone"

coming soon...

(LA Beach Dude was published in JPG issue 13 in 2007)

5th Avenue Holidays

New York for the Holidays

Embrace the tourist in you

It makes it more enjoyable, really

The time they put into dressing up 5th ave is remarkable

(and the sales?! mmm, girl!)

And the champagne and hot chocolate they serve at Cartier

while you sit on Santa's lap

with a million dollars hugging your neck.

Its nice to take a holiday in your own city.

It can be done in any city, but today, i'm glad my city is

New York City.

As for the Polaroid project...

have been going strong for 5 years now

Only months ago bought my finest Polaroid camera yet

Red faux snake leather lined like so

Its gorgeous, its fragile

Its days are probably as numbered as the film itself

So for 2009, I'll spend a chunk of change

Collect enough film to get me through the year

And finish out with no regrets, some longing,  and many many square shaped moments.

Oh, and of course, a bang.

 

Recap 2008 #9

One of the best things about photography is the opportunity it gives me to collaborate with those I love, those I respect, and those I find ridiculously talented.

Furniture designer, Andrew Raible owns and designs for standard41, a Brooklyn-based company. We are working to photograph his creations in the open air, amongst the elements, paying a bit of homage to the environment in which the materials live.

Recap 2008 #10

Since the blog is very new

And the year is very old

I thought i'd do a recap

of 10 interesting projects from the year

in no particular order

Starting here...

Jan 08

Footwear Plus magazine

Amagansett

cold models

hungry crew

but light that could make you cry

(Aside from the Magazine Tear Sheets, I'm attaching my Inspiration board...something i love putting together before each shoot...i think it helps illustrate to everyone involved what our vibe is for the day...of course, straying is encouraged and inevitable...but I've found that coloring outside the lines is more effective when you actually know where the lines are!)

Winter Light Fascination...and hallucinations of a Wendy's Veggie Burger

On the road 

From Pittsburgh

To Philly

or is it Phillie

Rain, Snow, Sun, 

and Rainbow Hallucinations

The light, the wet

so gossamer

that rainbows appeared where they did not exist

but i guess, isnt that where they always exist?

5 hours of driving

in the winter light

unfolding like the doll 

inside a doll 

inside a doll 

inside a doll

happy december to all...