MAY FLOWERS PART III - I'LL PASS AWAY LATER

Flowers / New York, Ny / 2013

In the last installment of this theme I took this picture while doing a run in New York. I remember I had packed my Olympus OM-PC with the 50mm 1.8 (RIP) and saw these flowers in a flower stand. What drew me on to take this picture was the background which was a perfect purple for the yellow to stand out. I took a minute, composed my shot, clicked, and went on. It was a good day that day.

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MAY FLOWERS PART II - I'M LONELY AND NO ONE CARES

Flowers / Lowell, Ma / 2012
Another addition to this weeks theme taken from my STILL LIFE portfolio. I was actually waiting for the light to emit through the door window for about a good hour. When the moment was right I quickly set myself up and took a few shots. The colors drew me in and I think after taking those shots I spent a little bit just looking at it.

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MAY FLOWERS PART I - A MELODY IN MEMORY

Flowers / Lowell, Ma / 2012

In respects to Memorial Day and the rest of the week I'm going to be posting up shots of flowers taken from my STILL LIFE portfolio. I can't remember if I had ever posted up any of these images on the blog, but they are here on my blog for you to see. And of course flowers have been a subject I seem to keep photographing. It's personality is amusing in a way that it can symbolize many things. And I keep photographing these flowers because they're beautiful when they glow in light. Sort of romantic in that way I guess.

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I THINK I'M TIGHT AND STUFF

Board Runner / Hanford, Ca / December 2013
Caught this guy throwin' down while I did a small run in downtown Hanford. I asked if I could take his picture which led me to the skate park to capture the guys in a previous post "YOUNG BUCKS THROWDOWN THE PARK". It was a good day that day. Hope I can get more of that this coming summer.

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YOU'RE NOT SO FUNNY

Michael Behlen / Fresno, Ca / December 2013
He's pretty awesome in my book. For as long as I've known him he's admitted to the many mistakes he's made, but he's somehow aware of his trials and tribulations and made something out of himself. I sort of look up to him as a person who fathers a child and is still out there making ends meet. Not many people in Fresno can establish that kind of thing. I miss you dude. See you in Cali when I get there.

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I THINK WE'LL BE ALRIGHT

Jia and Nelson / Fresno, Ca / December 2013
It's been awhile since I've seen Jia in a relationship. She's mostly focused in school trying to make grades and such. And then there's this filipino dude named Nelson that swoons her. Kind of nice to see the both of them together. They're pretty tight it seems like. Keep it together you two. You have a lot to learn.

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE

Jonathan / Teazer Fresno, Ca / 2007?

I remembered this guy being very religious. He would drink for taste and play small shows. He's pretty talented as a singer and as a guitar player. But at one point things sort of drifted for him as he changed from being this religious guy to a drunk who never cared for anything. I'd talk to him years ago when he was full of thought. Later on he was a mess. I cleaned up and he got dirty. He's currently dating my friend Anoush now, but I'm not sure how that's working out. Let's just hope things get better for this guy. He's in a new band called Dirty Limbs. Give 'em a listen if you have a chance.

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THEY KNEW ME WELL. I WAS GONNA GO BIG

Neil Swift / Hanford, Ca / 2007?

I used to play in a band with this guy. I never got close to the dude and there were probably reasons why I didn't. He currently has kids with two different women. He was the shit at this point in time. Now he's a bartender taking care of business. Not sure what else I could say. You're still a good guy Neil.... you could've been big.

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YOU COULD'VE BEEN PERFECT

My Old Roomate / Guitar Center Fresno, Ca / 2008?

When I was employed at Guitar Center most of my nights were spent closing the store with guys like these. This particular guy, Robert, was one of those dudes, but became a friend at one period of my life. He needed a place to live for awhile until he got back on his feet. But having him room with me was probably one of the biggest mistakes I made. He brought home a bunch of hoe's he'd fuck, drink constantly, smoke constantly, start fights with people, anything negative. By that time I sort of shut him out and felt that he used me of my resources. He was bad karma. He tried adding me on Facebook awhile back, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to be friends with him again. I know that I should let this kind of thing go, but I can't. I just can't. And it may be bad that I'm saying these things about him, but when you do wrong to your friends..... it just makes you feel like shit.

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LUCKY NUMBER

Jackets and Buildings / San Francisco, Ca / 2011

I was inspired by Mike Adame when he showed me a project he worked on years ago photographing certain types of numbers in this synchronized order. I took that influence and made it my own by finding these things in a certain times of the day and the shapes they create and identify. It's a dead project that never really went anywhere, but I may want to take it up again if I have time for it.

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I RATHER WALK

Walkers / San Francisco, Ca / 2011

If there was anything that I've learned living in the city it was the fact that any weird thing is normal. People are normal in San Francisco. They really are.

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CASE OF THE MONDAYS

Toothbrush Holder / San Francisco, Ca / December 2013

I almost feeling like this guy is laughing at me every time I see it. Let's just hope this week goes by quickly. Happy Monday everyone. Don't work too hard.

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TOO COOL / I'M NEW SCHOOL

Street Walker / San Francisco, Ca / 2011

When I used to have this "Fashion Street" segments in my blog I loved photographing people who were a little unique in their look. I don't know how this guy appeared in the frame, but he was interesting. It's probably that head of hair and jacket that drew me to him at the moment I took this picture. Whoever you are I like your style.

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