UPDATE: Check the post at ReadysetDC.

Big thank you to everyone who came out to InstantDC. What a night. We packed over 200 into Fathom Gallery through the evening for iPhone photography. Every now and then someone would ask, what camera did you use to get that photo? My reply I’d just whip my iPhone out of my pocket and wave in front of my face. Even though the exhibit was clearly advertised as a mobile photography exhibit, some people couldn’t quite grasp how these beautiful prints were taken with an iPhone. The best part of the entire experience was meeting fellow iPhone shooters who’ve I been a fan of for a long time like Greg Schmigel and being introduced to new work of Jon Betts, Andrew Cohen, Jenny Markley, Miki Ballard, James Campbell, Diahn Ott and Jorge E. Bañales. Oh and Jim Darling, his work is…meh.

Here a few shots from the evening.

This past weekend I biked in the annual D.C. Tweed Ride produced by Dandies and Quaintrelles. What a day. The weather gorgeous, the people beautiful, and bikes dandy. A portion of the proceeds from the Tweed Ride went to Arts for the Aging. Not only did I bike, I also photographed the ride. This was no easy feat with my hulking Canon 7D hanging from my neck. Don’t bike and photograph boys and girls. I’ve organized the photos into sets and here is the first in which I’ve simply titled – Portraits in Tweed. Stay tuned for the rest coming later this week.

Above are a couple of shots I took with my iPhone this week, and what a week its been for iPhone shooters. Friends of mine are being recognized for their work in this growing genre of photography. Firstly, Ed Hoover crowned winner of the first ever Mobile Phone category at FotoWeekDC for this shot. Secondly, Jim Darling wins the Close Up Contest by Banana Camera Co. Jim was also featured along with my buddy Greg Schmigel in Mashable/Apple’s post “iPhotography: 10 Pro Tips for Snapping Perfect iPhone Photos..” I’ll be exhibiting with both Jim and Greg at next week’s InstantDC come check us out.

Aiight, that’s enough blog readin’ now get out and shoot! Have a great weekend folks.

This month 10 of my images will be on display at Instant DC, a mobile phone photography exhibit hosted by Fathom Creative. I’ve got a love/hate relationship with exhibiting my photos, more of a love really. I love seeing peoples reaction to my work, printed and hung in a gallery, especially when they don’t know I’m the photographer. Voyeurism at its best, ha. What I hate about it is the process of selecting images for these exhibits. Why? Well it’s always an experience when you step back evaluate your body of work. I’m always learning and I look at the process of selecting images for exhibit as a chance for growth. This was the first time, I’ve evaluated my iPhone photography exclusively and saw that it was a patchwork of subjects.

If you can, I’d love for you stop by and give my iPhone shots a look on paper not pixels and also introduce you to nine other iPhone shooters. Instant DC is on display from November 18th-21st at Fathom Creative/Gallery. The opening reception is on November 18th at 6pm Shout out to James Campbell for putting this whole show together.

Here’s a sneak peek of a couple of images I’ll be showing:

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For those that didn’t make it to Fashion District last month or those that were there and just want to relive the night, sit back and enjoy this video produced by ReadysetDC’s Brandon Bloch. A couple of weeks before the event, I shot promotional photos of the designers. Photographing them at Stroga was a pleasure, and I’m glad I got to spend some time with them leading up to the show. Check the recap at of Fashion District at ReadysetDC.

D.C. ya’ so sexy.

Whew, DC was bustling this past weekend. With FotoweekDC in full swing and the first weekend of the month, gallery shows are opening their doors showing off their latest exhibits. FotoweekDC took a backseat Saturday night, as I visited Street/Studio 2.0 at Irvine Contemporary and Monserrat Gallery. The exhibit showcased prominent street artists Shepard Fairey, José Parlá, Swoon, Romon Yang (Rostarr), David Ellis Chris Mendoza, James Marshall (Dalek) and Gaia. I traveled light between the two galleries as I didn’t have my DSLR with me. All my CF cards were with another photographer ***cough*** Ed Underwood ***cough*** being downloaded from a recent shoot, yes ALL my CF cards. My rig that evening consisted of my trusty iPhone4 and handy G11.

Oh and all the Shepard Fairey pieces, I think there were about 20 or so, all sold before the exhibit even hung at $2,200 a piece. DAMN!!

What better way to cover the turn of the century photography exhibit TruthBeauty at the Phillips Collection then with my trusty iPhone? Like the exhibit documents pictorialism spanning the 100 years between 1845 – 1945 photography was just being considered a recognized art genre. Look, I’m not gonna sit here and claim to be an art historian, I’m far from it. I will make the bold comparison of the pictorialist movement with that of the mobile photography movement today. Mobile photographers are taking some damn good shots and are finally being recognized as dare I say…photographers?

Here are a few of my iPhone shots below from the Phillips After 5 TruthBeauty event. For more check out ReadysetDC.