If you would’ve told me last January that I’d be photographing B-boy’s and aerial dancers, I would’ve danced a jig. Well here they
are, my last snaps in the waning moments of 2010. Happy New Year.

fashion:district II – Fall/Winter 2010 from ReadysetDC on Vimeo.

A Celebration of DC Style – Presented by ReadysetDC.com

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.

A photo shoot with Josh Yospyn for his “5 Things” piece on ReadysetDC.

“Sometimes you are the pigeon, and sometimes you are the statue.”

Promo shoot for the upcoming Fashion District at Stroga produced by ReadysetDC.

Check the video produced by Brandon Bloch.

fashion:district – Fall/Winter 2010 – Teaser from ReadysetDC on Vimeo.

Hip-hop heads showed up to a sold-out show at the Black Cat to pay tribute to the legendary producer J. Dilla. Since Dilla’s death in 2006 after complications from lupus, I’ve been to many Dilla tribute shows. This one at the Black Cat last Friday felt the most genuine, the most organic. Local acts from D.C. and Baltimore accompanied by the live band J Laine & the Players covered Dilla hits produced for such acts as Pharcyde, Mos Def and Slum Village. Local artist included familiar names such as the lovely Alison Carney and W. Ellington Felton.

Doors opened at 10 p.m. and Talib Kweli hit the stage sharply at 12 midnight. Kweli’s set was short and he often stumbled on his verses, as if he were spitting these classic bars over Dilla blessed beats for the first time. Dilla’s mom, affectionately known in the hip-hop community as Ma’ Dukes sat on the stage for most of the show bobbing her head to her late sons music. A great night for D.C. hip-hop, Dilla was definitely in the building.

Also posted at ReadysetDC.

Those familiar with or missed the D.C. Tweed ride, next week is your chance to don your best seerscuker for the Seersucker Social. These are some photographs from a recent promo shoot in collaboration with ReadysetDC and Eric Brewer of Dandies and Quaintrelles. More on Flickr. Cheerio.

This weekend I had the opportunity to photograph Sound Bites a benefit concert for DC Central Kitchen. I pigged out on food from many of my favorite local restaurants. Once I awoke from my food coma I got a couple of shots of the performance by U.S. Royalty and Midnight Kids. More on Flickr.