In May 2009, This American Life’s Ira Glass, who’s the source of one of my favorite quotes, aired a story about Florida Judge Peter Miller’s unorthodox practice of sentencing first offense misdemeanors to carry a sign that says “I Stole From This Store” at the scene of their crime. Driving through the city of Palatka [...]

Continuing its evolution, “The Polaroid Retrospective” returns on Saturday night at the Lamont Bishop Gallery with all new work from over two dozen photographers. In an attempt to outdo my previous work from the original exhibition in January, one piece I submitted for this show is a 5′ wide collage with nearly 100 prints, both color and [...]

Photo Courtesy: Max Cook On Thursday March 10 at 8pm the Hirshhorn is screening Bill Cunningham New York, the first feature film by Richard Press.  Why do we love Bill Cunningham?  As Tracy Clayton tells us, “Because he rocks the blue smock better then Mr. Rogers did cardigans.”  Or as Erica Wissolik says, “It’s not about the personality [...]

Before my first street style freelance assignment for the Washington Post in 2009, I called the photo editor for some direction.  What was she looking for?  What was she expecting?  She only gave me one visual example, Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare from 1932.  A world-renowned, distant black-and-white image of a stranger captured by happenstance [...]

“Election Night, 2008,” Copyright Darrow Montgomery/Washington City Paper When I asked Washington City Paper Staff Photographer Darrow Montgomery to send me images for this blog post, I had no idea what I’d get.  Darrow has been shooting for the City Paper since 1986, five years after the weekly tabloid began.  One digital capture I received, [...]

Worn Magazine’s third issue is on its way… In the meantime,  please join Worn Magazine for our second industry mixer to connect with fellow photography and fashion entrepreneurs living and working in the DC-metro area.

“Javelin,” one of 27 images that SERLI chose for the exhibition. Photo courtesy of the artist A two person photography exhibition by SERLI and Singh, “Slices of Life” showcases the diverse styles and personal idiosyncrasies of these two artists through provocative self portraits and glimpses into the world of people who make music. The opening [...]

The Polaroid retrospective exhibition at SOVA has closed, but the process of making these collages continues for me.  Each of the 62 prints in the assembly of V is a 3.25″ x 4.25″ one-of-a-kind exposure made on Fuji instant film and signed with an embosser.  (Ala Andy Warhol, who did this with his Polaroids.)  They [...]

Kushi Mixer (NOTE: The event below is currently SOLD OUT. We will be throwing a similar event in March for all of your who didn’t get a chance to buy tickets.) The time for the DC fashion scene is now. Please join Worn Magazine for our first industry mixer to connect with fellow photography and [...]

Join us on Thursday evening from 6:30 – 11:30 at SOVA on H Street for the opening of Exposed: The Polaroid Retrospective.  Curator Victoria Milkovich contacted us a few months ago about participating in this group exhibition and I showed her some Polaroid and Fuji instant film that I’ve taken over the years.  Except, most [...]