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Horror #13-Anyone for a Trip to the Lake?

I have been playing catchup ever since I returned from Ireland, but I have finally finished of the digital on some old shoots. So as I have mention before I have been working on a series of my top 10 horror icons as a fashion/ portrait project. My first victim was Leah Jung (who had some great things to say about the project on her blog.) Leah was able to channel her inner demons to produce some images im proud to call my own. With the help of Margerita Tisato doing some beautiful makeup we were really able to kill it with these images. One beautiful lady down, nine more to go!

If you havent been by in a while the website has been updated with new work, so swing by and check it out.

Two wheels and the Irish coast

(The Before)

May 24, 2010

Today was a challenge of my biking and directional skills. First of all I must say that gears are great! It’s been a while since I road a geared bike, (as I ride a fixed gear back home) and it’s very nice when your legs no longer want to respond to hard labor. My mission for today was to bike from Dublin to Wexford a ambitious 132km or 80mi. My overall goal is to get to Cork which is about 300km. This would have been longer than I have ever gone, especially solo cross country. The day started off on the wrong foot, I woke up too late and didn’t get on the road till 11am when I was shooting for more like 9-9:30. Regardless I went on my way south, first stop Brie. Well not really a stop but more of a time check to see how long this was going to take. I saw signs in town for a costal walking path. I decided to check it out and see if it was bike-able. It was not! I meandered half on foot (mind you I was wearing my clipless bike shoes) through sharp rocky paths and for a bit up a steep flight of stairs with 60lb of bike and gear on my shoulder. It was nice at first to be away from all the cars but by the end of the mere 5km (which took me an hour) I welcomed my motorized road mates. From her on the day went pretty smooth, I rode along the coastline stopping to take pictures or refill my water bottle.

About 4 hours in I hit my midway point Brittas Bay. I stopped at a pub with a view of the coast to grab a bite to eat. A side note, I was the only one in the pub besides the bartender, so it was a quiet lunch. I was feeling very positive about the ride ahead though my legs may have disagreed, but I ate and move on down the road. The rest must have made my body think that it was done for the day as the next 14km to Arklow seemed to take forever. I pulled off the road and called my good friend Dan who I am staying with back in Dublin. I realized that in the time allotted for the day I was not going to make it another 69km to Wexford before the check in office at the Hostel closed for the night. I realized I could still ride another few hours so I had Dan look for a cheap place to stay in the next town down Gorey. Gorey and even Arklow had no Hostels as they are not touristy towns. This was a problem for me as I am on a budget and could not afford the 70 euro for a hotel. After riding around neighborhoods searching for a open wifi signal for over an hour I finally decided to cut my losses and just find a spot the bunk down for the night. After asking for a room at a hotel, and discovering it was way more that I hoped I got a recommendation for the woman at the check in desk that there was a cheap B&B down the road, so she called them and got me a room. The place was nice and I was able to have my own room, which was fine since I was going to be in a 6 person dorm in Wexford. I paid for my room unpacked and went into town for a bite and a pint. Apparently 9:30 at night is too late to eat at a pub in Arklow, so I went to the only open place a Chinese restaurant where I once again ate my meal in completely empty restaurant. What an appropriate end to this weird day. I must say though despite the struggles the weather was perfect, the scenery was amazing, so all in all is was a good ride.

Windmills of the coast. I’ve never seen any in the middle of the ocean before.

May 25, 2010

Happy Birthday to my Big Sister. I am riding back to Dublin because at this point Cork is way to far for me to get even if I had two more days. The route is the same so I can take more of the pictures I passed up yesterday due to my time crunch. Once again the weather is perfect, which I have been told is odd to have so many nice days in a row here. Total distance approx 170km in 11 hours which is officially my longest ride to date. I think its pretty good considering I did it solo.

(The After)

(Immediately After that)

For more of Yoda’s Adventures in Ireland click the image below.

Irish Adventure: Day 2

Today is rapidly ending my second day here in Ireland. Here is what I have discovered on my journey so far;

1. Everything here looks like a pub, or at least what I have come to know as a pub from my time in Boston and New York. Wait is that a pub? No its a laundry mat!

2. American tourists are so willing and over eager to chime in on your conversations, dare I say maybe even more than the Irish.

3. The iPhone is the new polaroid camera.

4. I have a strange facination with door knobs.

5. There are more churches here than citizens.

6. Cornish Pasties are Delicious.

7. Guinness, need I say more!

8. Everybody loves Yoda!

So far I say two thumbs up to Ireland! We have been having extremely nice weather. Apparently you rarely see shadows, and there have been some sharp ones ever since the fog lifted shortly after landing. I rented my bike today as well, which was an ordeal since the shop had my reservation for the end of next week and it came with none of the accessories I was assured it would. With all that settled now, I am stoked to start my cycling adventure on Monday.

Tomorrow I am off to some ruins and the jail that housed many of the Irish revolutionaries. Stay tuned for more. No really stat right there, ill be right back!

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Feeling Green

This photographer has decided he needs a change of scenery. The urban expanse of concrete, glass, and steel that is NYC is great, but this former Pennsylvanian is craving greenery and some fresh Guinness too! So what’s greener than the Irish countryside? Ok, maybe Al Gore saving a whale! Well in just 4 more days I will be leaving this great and chaotic country of ours to discover what the Emerald Isle can offer. I will be traveling around the country for a few days by bicycle then a side trip to London may be in order. Keep your eyes glued to the screen and I promise to make them happy.

Also for those who did not follow my last blog StArt Trek, then you may have missed my little side project Where’s Yoda? I can’t think of anyone better to accompany me to the Emerald Isle than the greenest jedi of them all. So come back soon, and for you twitter junkies you can follow me here.

Sláinte

Horror Icons

I know I have been talking a lot about shoots I have been doing with little imagery to show. I am in shoot mode right now so editing has taken a side step, but here is a peek at my Friday the 13th shoot with Leah Jung. More to come soon!

First Friday in the City

A few images from the 6×6 opening this past friday at Charming Wall. Show number 2 coming this Friday details to follow.

Art!!! 6×6 Gallery Opening at Charming Wall

The flier is pretty self explanatory, but here is the info for the opening this coming friday. Come on out and see some art and feel free to come chat me up about whatever your heart desires. The show is at Charming Wall, 191 W4th Street from 6-8pm.

Hope to see y’all there.

Wall Art

A good friend of mine Lucille, works at Charming Wall gallery here in NYC. They have this little project called 6×6, where you take a 6×6 canvas and do your thing. I got two last week and here is what I came up with. They will be on sale at the gallery and on their website next month.

Friday #13, Behind the scenes with Leah Jung

I love the beginning of a new project, especially one that combines more than one of my passions. This new project I am working which I have temporarily titled Horror meets Fashion. This first set is a bit more horror than fashion but for me its the concept that the look for each model to be inspired in some way by one of my top ten horror films that makes this series so interesting. For my first victim I had the pleasure of photography Leah Jung. Leah was a pleasure to work with, and we had a blast making images. While I edit and retouch I thought you may enjoy a sneak peak and some behing the scenes images brought to you by my lovely assistant Meghan Mcinnis. Also a special thanks to makeup artist, Margherita Tisato.