Brimfield

This has quickly become one of my favorite events of the year.  For one short week in May, Brimfield, Massachusetts is heaven on earth for people who love searching for treasure.  Whether it's antique lace tableclothes, 1970's surf boards or the most perfect antique turkish kilim rug (that i purchased for a steal 10 minutes after walking in).  See what i captured on film....and brought home with me..

Group F/64

Group F/64, a sort of secret society for elite photographers, was co-founded in the early 1930's by Imogen Cunningham, Henry Swift, Edward Weston and most famously Ansel Adams.  The group was formed with the purpose of creating a 'common aesthetic principle' - one that was also quite modern for the 1930's.  F/64 referred to the very small aperture setting on a large format camera and the end result being sharply focussed and carefully framed images.  Ansel Adams became famous for his shots in the High Sierras and Yosemite using this exact style and technique.  The results are in his own words, "...an austere and blazing poetry of the real".

Tetons - Ansel Adams

Yosemite - El Capitan, Ansel Adams

Imogen Cunningham

Nude - Edward Weston

Yosemite - Ansel Adams

Cabbage Leaf - Edward Weston

Ansel Adams Self Potrait

Ansel Adams

Mom

Even though it's a day late I couldn't very well not showcase the woman who made me who I am today.  I've been very lucky that my mom is not only my biggest inspiration but also my biggest supporter.  She's loaned me money, made me cupcakes and offered words of encouragement.  Love you, Mom.

Cherry Blossoms in the Spring

"I want to do to you what Spring does to the cherry trees"  -Pablo Neruda

Brooklyn Cherry Trees

BK C T's



What Brooklyn cherry blossoms do to lovers



Monday Blues...



Lonnie Pitchford





Robert Johnson




Pinetop Perkins




Muddy Waters




Howlin Wolf




Buddy Guy & Junior Wells




B.B. King