This is a shot from my last visit home while strolling up and down South Street with good friends Gus & Holly. It was a super hot afternoon in the city of Philadelphia that day and some Rita's Water Ice was much needed. Thier son Dylan was along for the ride and i caught this while waiting in line for some icy relief.
Dylan
South Street Philadelphia 09'
-j
Somehow someway i have never posted about these two photographers that i truly admire.
First we got Jacob Schere "aka" M2C who pumps out some of the most memorable images i've ever seen of Japan. You can read up on him and check his work out at Lucid Communication Dot Com and make sure you check his design work as well. He's been shooting alot lately and posting so much i'm having a hard time keeping up with his blog!. (his aug 11th post with the golden rope is insanity!)
Then we got Trevor Christian "aka" Bones at Roam And Click Dot Com . This former San Franciscan shooter is also one of the only people i have ever gone out on a photo excursion with. His passion for vibrant color reflects in every pixel per square inch and i'm very glad to know this individual. These days you can find bones banging out shots from the streets of Burlington Vermont and back up to the haystacks of Charlotte. I hope to link up with them both sooner than later cause they are a very strong influence to my work and how i see the world around me.
The images below i should have posted awhile ago but, luckily everyone who was there that day pretty much posted them on the nets already!
I was recently intoduced to some pretty incredible people and i'm very happy to be in thier company.
Here are some links of those incredible folks:
-j
I've recieved some email responses on behalf of the purchasing of the book and basically i wanted to break it down from my perspective.
This project took 5 months and a tremendous amount of time and work to complete. Working with so many peoples schedules, driving back and fourth across the bay to meet with people,countless hours on the computer going thru thousands of photos, editing, resizing, emailing, phonecalls, missed appointments ect...
Now i think that Blurb does a great job with their books and they just stepped up the commercial quality of the pages with 100lb silk-finish premium paper. When you break down the cost of each page in the book , it's about 1.50 per page and If i were to grab any of those prints ,frame it out and throw it on a gallery wall for sale there's a good chance that i would sell it for more than 2 dollars (<---sarcasm). Basically your getting quality finish at an affordable price.
There are 3 styles you can order:
1. Softcover = 39.95
2. Hardcover w/ dust jacket = 59.95 (which i recommend because of some additional images on the jacket)
3. Hardcover imagewrap = 67.95
I also wanted to post some images from the pages you can't see unless you purchase the book and list the incredible people inside from start to finish.
Caught In The Scramble Vol .2 "Inspire"
In order of appearence:
E Da Boss Chris Granillo
Amanda Lopez Malcom Marshall
DJ Quest Miguel Ortega
Max MacVeety Brian Advincula
Jumakae Zumbi Leng Phe
Ali Wong Kiwi Headnod
Watani Fennell Nick Andre Ben Stolorow
Bamuthi Zoneil Maharaj Gia Milanese
K Flay Vanae Tran Wordup
Leah Weitz Sabac Red Angelica Garde
Carlo Medina Matt Walsh Denny Prokopos
Candi Martinez Regina Jackson Kat Ouano
Anana Scott Natalie Yeager Dinyel McBride
Tommy Occhiuto Jamar Seay Jeff Intong
Erika Lawrence Roy 2000 Woodstock
Jenn Porreca Mike Boo
Tim House Jackie Anderson
DJ Shredone Amy Occhiuto
Amp Live Stephanie Stolorow
Melina Jones Jenni Tay
Trevor Crystal Davis
Marlina Contreras Christopher Rocco
-j
One last entry tonight , i promise!
I don't know why i haven't posted about this before because it's one of the highest honors i've had thus far as a photographer. I've been a fan of The Crown City Rockers since i was first schooled to them a awhile back and while working on my book i was offered to be a visual contributor to the new release "The day after forever"
I'm very excited about this and i feel lucky to know these guys.
The album is slated for release on september 29th and here is a quick listen and look of the final product.
"Soul"
Here are some links for the members of CCR and affiliated artists as well:
The Crown City Rockers Woodstock Myspace
Raashan Ahmad Myspace Moe Pope and Headnodic Myspace
Raashan Ahmad Filez.com Moe Pope and Headnodic dot com
Raashan Ahmad Videos The Grease Traps Myspace
Headnod Myspace Crown City Shop
and a lil' b-boy to close it out
Adios
-j
It struck me funny when i got an email saying that someone bought some of my work on redbubble the other day. I had uploaded images there so long ago and thought wow, someone just bought some postcards with my images on it!
Anyways, i had a great weekend and i hope you all did too!
Dinyel's brother Brian got married the other day and i missed a beautiful thing by not being there. Luckily my good friend and fellow photog Christopher Rocco grabbed some epic shots of the magical day. Congrats Bri and thank you Chris for doing what you do.
Seriously tired
-j
What a nice way to finish off the work week!
You can click the cover below to take you to the preview/purchase page and browse through the first 15 pages to get a feel of the layout. I am so greatful to have met such beautiful people in the making of this project and truly hope that you are pleased with the final outcome as i am. I also signed up for and paid to be a part of the blurb book contest for my first Vol. which is running until Aug. 20th and you can cast a vote for it HERE.
I mentioned in a previous post that i would not be doing a show due to finances and lack of confidence of my work but, i am pleased to say that i have been looking into galleries and prints makers to make that a reality.
Much love out to Jenni and Amanda for giving the confidence to reconsider a solo show!
If anyone would like more info on helping me promote my work and Vol . 2 of caught in the scramble please feel free to E me at jjcphotography@gmail.com.
Thank you again to eryone for being patient and understanding through the past few months while working on this book.
Back to work i go it's almost punchout time!
Have a great weekend
-j
Here are some grabs from last nights walk round downtown Oakland. What was gonna be a few night flash shots turned into 2000 timelapsed shots.
Its the first week of the month and i couldn't resist the full moon wrapped up in the night sky clouds.
Stay tuned for the video...
I'm feel so lucky to have the people in my life right now.
Sooo lucky!
sleep good eryone
-j
