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Recently I was introduced by my best friend Dan to a restaurant in the West Village on Waverly called Joseph Leonard. At the time, a new spot that had just opened by restaurateur Gabriel Stulman, an associate & good friend of my friend Dan. We went for dinner that evening and I have to say that the ambience was incredible… small, cozy, “lived in” (despite being brand new), personal with delicious food and Tanqueray’s and tonics flowing (I may have snuck in a rum and a glass of wine as well, but don’t tell anyone). During appetizers, I realized that the owner, Gabe, and I had met before and shared a love for hip hop. Bellied up to the bar, for dinner, my seat of choice in any restaurant, not a fan of tables for some reason, we spoke at length about the state of affairs of the music industry and where we thought it was heading. While MOS DEF pumped through the speakers in the restaurant, we reminisced about the good old days: Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, and The DOC. The vibe was great, a classic night out in NYC. I think that the 3 of us closed the place down that night but agreed that we would do it again soon… a great meal, top beverages and intellectual conversation.
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Every year Jonathan makes a pilgrimage out to Trinidad to experience the pure joy that is Carnival. Although I have never been, I feel like I’ve come close when I look at Jonathan’s images. Here are a few of my favorites:
POSTED IN Personal Projects | COMMENT (1) I’m going to keep this entry brief because everyone already knows how badass this guy is. It is with extreme honor that I call this man my friend. I have on a number of occasions spent time with him working, creating images for various clients (NIKE, 24 Hour Fitness & FRS), as well as kicking it out on the town (NYC, Austin). Probably the most unassuming living legend of them all… easy going, real, honest, generous and funny as hell, he is the first to raise a glass to toast to the good life. The term… “Living the Dream” was written for him! POSTED IN Resist Simple | NO COMMENTS POSTED IN Recent Shoots | NO COMMENTS Back in 1998 I had the privilege to photograph the members of Cash Money Records for the cover of XXL magazine. Juvenile, BG, Turk, Baby, Manny Fresh, Slim and the youngest of the click… Lil Wayne, at that point about 15 years old. At that moment, Juvenile was the lead man with the incredible tune “HA” that introduced a new sound to the world (The Jay-Z remix was in heavy rotation for a year at least). That would only be the beginning for Cash $ as Manny Fresh laced the beats for the crew for years to come. POSTED IN Resist Simple | COMMENT (1)
A friend of mine Khary Darlington the founder of awomansjournal.com sent me a text message today and asked me “what kind of camera should I buy?” If I had a dollar for every time this question was asked of me, I’d be a rich man! This is a perfect moment to show you my arsenal and give you my perspective on cameras. I always say that it’s not the camera it’s the eye. POSTED IN Behind the Scenes | COMMENT (1) Back for another installment of the We Resist Simple campaign. This time Jonathan lets us behind the scenes of his shoot with legendary tattoo artist Mr. Cartoon.Check out an excerpt of the blog below…… “Hands down, one of the realest dudes in the game, Mr. Cartoon (tattoo artist, artist, branding genius, low riding fool) came to visit the east coast as he was doing a little promo piece for Metro PCS. I asked him if I could photograph him while he was here. Their team carved out a minute from his hectic schedule of lacing people with ink to get a little press and publicity on. It proved to be a very memorable session, well, 2 day session actually, 3 as a matter of fact….”
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