I just returned from an amazing trip in Chengdu, China (home of amazingly good Sichuan food). A friend of mine named Murray James, a former classmate from UNT was getting married there to his lovely bride Liu Liu. Besides a picture perfect wedding ceremony complete with fireworks (indoors, mind you) there was this really fun moment of running up with all the guys at the wedding to “steal” the bride from her parent’s home. A bit old-fashioned, but good old-fashioned fun nonetheless. This is the image I captured of that moment.
Also for your eyes and ears, Li Fan was the photographer at the wedding and Murray James is an excellent saxophonist whose album I’m very eagerly awaiting to hear. Murray James studied under Chris Potter at NYU, so naturally I’m putting his album directly onto my “things that don’t suck” list.
I just heard from a model named Mika I worked with who’s now working in Greece. I just had a friend visiting me in Hong Kong from Finland. Europe must be taking over!
Here’s flashback to our shoot. Note that swimsuit photography isn’t exactly my bag, but Mika has such a bold look in the set, I had to share it.
Singer Songwriter Sarah Renfro recently did a few dates in Texas where this video was shot – at the Kessler Theater in Dallas. Those performances are soon to be followed up with the band she’s joined called The Loom. Her first show with The Loom is June 18th at Littlefield in Brooklyn opening for Damien Jurado. Sounds like a show I wouldn’t miss if I wasn’t half-way across the world. But my absence is not totally depressing – I recently photographed a great concert with Wax Tailor and local HK bands Chochukmo as well as Noughts & Exes.
I listen to TED talks, probably more than the average person, but I did find this idea truly worth spreading. Jamie Oliver bluntly states how our world consumes food and offers a solution through his TED wish, which was granted. This is remarkable stuff, and accessible to everyone.
