matching curves

Sun setting at Second Beach 

Oscar

A Nikon D5000 and a four month old baby showed up on my doorstep in the same afternoon. 

This was the result:

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Nola

I asked my mother to play this song  - Nola, by Felix Arndt - countless times throughout my childhood. And when guests were over, sometimes I'd have to beg to get her to play it; I wanted/want the world to know the greatness of both my ma and this song:

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me myself and beyond

 And no message could have been any clearer.

If you wanna make the world a better place,

Take a look at yourself, and then make a change.

                          

rip, MJ

Aping Hurrell and Owning It

I recently helped recreate a photo of Rita Hayworth taken by Hurrell. As lovely as the original is, I'm glad for the focus on my face, with body in [fun blocky] shadow. I think we achieved a modest yet adventurous take on old hollywood glamour portraiture.

       photo by Hurrell. 1941.                                                                      photo by peter onys. 2011.    

Muhsinah.

Muhsinah's music is a sound I'd like to make myself.

Goodie, grimey, introspection full of dance.

and ma, she's worse than me for lagging on the phrasing!

www.muhsinah.com

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What's a mistake anyway?

Here's a photo that would never have been taken intentionally, but thank lucky stars and accidents that the shutter closed at the 'wrong' time with the camera on the 'wrong' settings.

Unbridled sunlight.