Rich Aucoin @ Steam Whistle

I was finally able to see Rich Aucoin in a bigger venue and, as expected, it blew my fucking face off.

See the set here.
.
.

TTC Driver Hallucinates. Channels Keanu Reeves

See the set here.

Dirty Blonde

Try hard, fall hard.

A Dangerous Night

Polaroid XXXXX

Zoobombs

So it's been my loss for never having seen or heard the Zoobombs before. The way he carved long undulating arcs through the air with his guitar was weirdly arousing. That and the soulful and drawn out electronic wailing their style created... energizing. Unlike any band I've ever seen.

Click for the rest of the PICS and the VIDEO.

The Ghost is Dancing

Went to the Velvet Underground to shoot the Zoobombs and saw the Ghost is Dancing unexpectedly. I was blown away by their energy! ... and their showmanship!.... and the sweatiness... definitely the sweatiness.

See the rest and the video at The Untold City.

Polaroid Thursday: Avoid the Asphalt

Getting it Done

Saw this family in Kensington Market. That little guy is all business.

See the set here.

Stream of Lights - NY a Tourist's View

Recently went to New York for the first time. I'm still waiting for my film to get developed but I took 13 digital shots and I feel they do a good job of relaying the gritty and electric night-time energy of the city.

Film shots soon.

See the set here.

NXNE

After the first day I was done in but I had no idea how much things had yet to ramp up... not the slightest.

The shows got louder, the people got drunker and the city, wet with sticky heat, burned in electric fire. After 72 hours of drugs, beer, screaming, and music the people were tweaking with manic energy and still begging for more. Grimey, beer-soaked sexuality steamed within the crowds and, inside it, I undertook one of the most intense photographic episodes, craziest weekends, and overly excessive binges of my life.

Photographing for NXNE. 38 bands, 3 days, and 1 paper-towel diffuser.

Click here for the set.

Polaroid Thursday: NXNE COMING!

Darkroom Fumblings

I spent my first afternoon in the darkroom. Unloading the film in the perfect darkness was terrifying. My roll survived though and after 40 minutes of pouring, agitating, and dumping I felt like a craftsman for the first time. I feel more connected somehow. I guess a strengthening of the bond between me and the process. Thanks Stina.

Polaroid Thursday: Summer Kicked me in the Balls Edition

Joel Burns

I've recently been able to work with some very creative and driven people. Being around talent not only helps keep me on point, but, as I take in their views and watch them work, causes me to be a little more tangental in my thinking. The question I can't help but ask myself is this: would I take this experience over a hardened cyborg endoskeleton? No, I would obviously default to the cyborg death machine. I would kill mercilessly until Jean Claude Van-Damme overcame me through a limber act of man-glory.

Also, I think I've wasted two rolls of film in my minolta XG. It keeps shooting past the max. exposures for the roll. I haven't developed them yet so i'm hoping for the best though.

Polaroid Thursday: I'm Gay for Robert Downey Jr. Edition

First exam COMPLETE