It was a dark and stormy night. Well, a dark and stormy after\noon just before Tropical Storm Sandy hit Jersey City. I was in the midst of reading Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere” when the power went out. Not to be outdone, I pulled out the candles and kept on reading…
When the Rain Comes Down...
“When the Rain Comes Down” is inspired by my mom’s love of the TV show “Miami Vice” as well as her subsequent skill of opening me up to new genres of music. Andy Taylor’s vocals are all over this photographic piece. For me the song represents an important and unique place and time. The photo speaks the same volumes for me. I miss and love you, Mom - thanks for the positive influences
I Love the Bronx
This picture was taken two years ago today. It was a full day of exploring my beloved Bronx - The Lit Bar, Beatstro, piano factories and so much more. As I rounded a corner to continue my journey on foot into other boroughs, I was greeted by a this sentiment shared by so many others - “I Love the Bronx.” The upside down heart is the crowning touch - Bronxites are tough, strong and will not conform to society’s standards, let alone expectations. The Bronx is so near and dear to me, if only others could or would explore this unique, historical, cultural and fascinating borough. Oh, did I mention the cuisine?!? I too, love the Bronx.
Cloudy Moon
I’ve always had an obsession with the sky - whether it be clouds, the moon, the sun, the stars - it has just always been my nature to look up. This was one night where the clouds and the moon were in perfect alignment, just a mottled mosaic of light and dark, a subtle murkiness spell cast by Nyx to hide Diana’s secret.
Jade Drops
“Jade Drops” is along the same vein as “Cool Abstraction” in the idea that I don’t exactly recall where this picture was taken, only that it was either in or around the vicinity of the Katharine Hepburn Garden in NYC. While it may have been an art installation, sculpture or just a macro shot of plastic trash, I am just grateful that I had the foresight to capture the moment to preserve it in my catalog.
Be Proud
Once upon a time society reveled in punching down those who were different, or who they didn’t, couldn’t or wouldn’t try to understand. The internet has changed much of that in the last twenty years, some for the worse, but so much more for the better. These two words, “BE PROUD” are spray painted as a random message to strangers on a NYC sidewalk, but for my friend and I that afternoon, it was a clear sign that as men who are black, gay, and have an affinity for boots that this message was meant for us, as well as anyone else who has been made to feel shame, who didn’t quite fit in to society’s norms. Times they be a changing, too slow at times for most and myself, but we will get there. BE PROUD
Electric Blue
“Electric Blue” was taken in the middle of the night whilst I was filling in as concierge at another location on break. The streetlight and the newly formed drops atop the park table was just too much irresistible. This is what I mean when I speak of “finding the extraordinary in the ordinary-” we, life and the world sometimes moves too damned fast that we refuse to just slow down, even for a moment. Yet when I took a fifteen minute break away from work, lo and behold there was a shot already prepped for me and a lifetime’s memory. Slow down once in a while…