At the GLAAD OUT Auction with my oldie but goodie image “Black Back”. I was very happy that GLAAD chose an image of mine for the auction and be able to contribute to the cause.

There was some outstanding art for sale. My favorite piece there was Alic Trossman’s “Wel Come”, it made me laugh out loud.

The main showcase piece for the live auction was Henri Matisse lithograph, that didn’t impress me at all and it went for half the market value.

Jordan Eagles work was the one that got the best bids. It was an absolutely gorgeous blood/copper/resin piece that looked like a stained glass window. When i looked up his work i was totally blown away. All his pieces are based on blood, but they have a power and depth that is incredible.

At the GLAAD OUT Auction with my oldie but goodie image “Black Back”. I was very happy that GLAAD chose an image of mine for the aution and be able to contribute to the cause.

There was some outstanding art for sale. My favorite piece there was Alic Trossman’s “Wel Come”, it made me laugh out loud.

The main showcase piece for the live auction was Henri Matisse lithograph, that didn’t impress me at all and it went for half the market value.

Jordan Eagles work was the one that got the best bids. It was an absolutely gorgeous blood/copper/resin piece that looked like a stained glass window. When i looked up his work i was totally blown away. All his pieces are based on blood, but they have a power and depth that is incredible.

Tonight i went to Housing Works yearly fundraiser “Fashion For Action”. I had donated 2 photographs. When I got there i was surprised to find a full on “department store” in the Altman Building. Many designers had donated racks and more racks of  garments, shoes etc. I couldn’t find my pieces anywhere as the walls where surprisingly empty. Hm, I though, did i miss anything? But it turns out that Housing Works found out on the day of the event, that nothing could be put on the walls. So they decided to put the photos together with the merchandise. Fair enough, Nadia Ali was with the designer pumps and the guitar guys i found amongst the Batman scarfs. I was happy to be part of it and hopefully help raise money for a good cause.

DJ, producer and lighting designer Pedro Pons shot in his industrial space. We jammed for only a few minutes during a meeting break and made Metropolis come back to life.

Last night during Fashion Night Out, I shot 5 gorgeous 7 ft tall models, wearing little else but Bootzwallas latest collection  and lots of body painted skin. Street artist Andy Golub gave our topless Amazones finishing touches on Hudson St and basically stopped traffic.  Then our sexy entourage started moving around the Meatpacking District, I had my assistant carry a big silver beauty dish and an Profoto strobe pack – courtesy of Fotocare rental., so we had our own mobile studio lighting with us. A definite high point was when the girls stopped at the Van Leeuwen ice cram truck (best ice cream  in the city and elsewhere!) to get their chilled fill and our last stop was Hogs and Heifers, needless to say to that went down. Camille Currie of PowerImagePR made it all come together drama free.  I will post more pics from out Bootzwalla invasion in the next days.

I’ve known Tedd Patterson, veteran innovative DJ, producer and remixer for a number of years now. His monthly “Vibal” parties at Cielo keep me on the dance floor all night for sure. We’ve talked about a shoot for a very long time but it never came together until recently, when I got a call out of the blue, that Mr. Patterson was indeed finally ready for his close-up. We decided to start out in the studio, i put him in front of my infamous black wall, used one soft box one him and after a short warm-up period, we got some very strong iconic shots. Watch out for his new picture on the Cielo poster!

Tedd Patterson up close

Tedds tatoo

Yesterday I shot super talented DJ Anthony Velarde. Anthony needed a variety of images for his new website. Anthony was looking for a variety of images for his new website www.anthonyvelarde.com and social media. We shot for a while day, starting out in studio. I used mainly pone light a small softbox on black to achieve a stark and moody look. After that we ventured out to my favorite area in Bushwick, where i can find lots of empty streets and textured walls. We shot quite a few more setups out there. Anthony posed, walked, ran and jumped for me and we got many fun, energetic and stylish shots as you can see here.

Rising Star DJ Anthony Velarde

I am being represented by Asymmetrik at another art festival in Switzerland this month. Biases aside, it’s going to be absolutely fabulous!

This is what those awesome guys from Blue Movie created to announce our shoot together.

Stephane : hot, sexy and oh-so-dreamy.

Here’s why you want to be in attendance when he brings the house down.