Happy Halloween!

These were taken last year on West 69th Street.

FIND NYC

Jonathan Canlas is an incredible photographer who shoots all film, all of the time. He holds Film is Not Dead workshops throughout the country. I had the privilege of attending one last week right here in New York. It was a complete blast and I learned a ton from Jonathan (his work flow, his go-to exposures depending upon the type of film, for example). He's an open book! The top photograph is of photographer Joseph Amundsen (and Jonathan's assistant) and the bottom two are of photographers Peter Mercado and Tim Massie, fellow attendees. I had a fantastic, fantastic time. Jonathan also has a guide for those of you who'd like to get back into film or start using it for the first time: it's called the FIND guide.

50th Wedding Anniversary Party

M & J will have been married for 50 years this December. They were married the day after Christmas. They had no wedding, no wedding cake. There was no bouquet toss or champagne. They went to the justice of the peace with two friends as witnesses. The rumor was that it wouldn't last. As only a party celebrating these two could, the party ended with a pie fight. You can watch it here. Congratulations to two of my favorite people in the world. You can see more photos of the event here (more to be uploaded soon!).

Last Days of Summer

DBP Rehearsal

Jeremy Young as Hoppy the Cricket.

Disgruntled Bit-Players, a sketch comedy group which began in Seattle, had a 10-year reunion show on July 31, 2011. Members of the old group came from all over the country to put on the show: New York City, Chicago, Indianapolis and Iowa City. I had the pleasure of photographing one of their rehearsals. You can read more about them here. Also, DBP: NY is putting on a show September 29th, 30th and October 1st. You can buy tickets here (and act fast, they usually sell out!).

Never Forget

Photo taken September 15, 2001, Washington Square Park, New York City.

POPTPOP

Cary Norton has a personal project called "POPTPOP", an acronym for "pictures of people taking pictures of other people." It made me laugh, especially since I just got this photo back from a little trip to the High Line.