When I was in Pittsburgh last month, James Cook and I went up one of the hills on an ‘incline’ which was like a ski lift/escalator/room. Pittsburgh was remarkably hilly and I had no idea what to expect, but really did like the city.
We passed by this shack that was so run down, but had a running TV inside. At first I was thinking it might be an art installation but then thought better of that and it seems to be the valet hut for a nearby fancy restaurant.
My friend, British journalist Hans Klein, came to San Francisco for a story he was doing on the Church of John Coltrane which is here in the city. I’ve always wanted to check it out but have yet to go. Hans was also in Vegas the previous week where we were both covering the 2006 NPC USAs so it was good to hang out in a different context.
Since the British pound is so strong, it made sense for him to purchase a powerbook in the states (which he’s shown using here).
So this last weekend at the USAs it seemed like people were taking pix with me in them a lot. I take so many shots of people that I am happy to oblige the requests, and of course most being with some great looking women makes it that much easier. This one is with Canadian professional salsa dancer Nancy Di Nino.
So here I am in the City of Brotherly love and I thought this image from a shoot I had today illustrates my take on it. We shot down in a neighborhood called Manayunk where Courtney, the model, used to live. It had a nice feel to it and I learned it’s home to the first canal begun in the US.
A friend of mine Thomas Oed who was also shooting out at this dry lake bed outside Las Vegas took this shot of me getting a little dusty on the playa:
At the Women’s Tri-Fitness competition in Vegas tonight was the Obstacle course which is something I enjoy shooting. I was mostly shooting up front and the first hurdle is the climbing wall which Jenny Ermish-Williams cruised over…
While I was chimping and sitting on a rail shooting Tracey Martin in Edmonton, I saw my own shadow and popped off this shot…
On Tuesday I awoke to the booming thuds of construction work which it turns out was the crack house across the street getting razed. I decided to set up a camera to put together a time lapse animation but the files are too big so I’ll have to figure that out another time. Here’s a final shot of the space from yesterday…
At this time last night I was at The Stud sweating my ass off at a party that Bjork and Matthew Barney were at after his opening at SFMOMA.
Oh man, I’ve always loved cream puffs, but really it was just the ones my mom used to make that I loved best.
Recently a cream puff shop opened up and I saw a huge ass line there and haven’t been back since to try it out. In the paper today they had a whole article about it – turns out it’s a Japanese chain so I’m even more intririgued – looks like it’s time for some Yelp homework!
