jónsi – “go quiet” from Jónsi.

“Go Quiet” is a film of Jónsi performing the “go” album acoustically, shot at home in Reykjavík, Iceland over new year 2010 by Dean Deblois, the acclaimed director of “Heima“.

A great friend lives out in Portland, Oregon. She makes beautiful creations and is always sending me new music. The xx is her latest reccomendation. I’m psyched on this band.

Jónsi Birgisson, the lead singer of Sigur Rós, has released a song from his forthcoming solo album titled “go”. The music of Sigur Rós has always been influential to my photography and thinking. I often listen to it while driving, working at the computer, and sometimes even when I am photographing. It’s intriguing to watch Sigur Rós transition over time and I find myself thinking about the transitions my own photographs. I find time to be fascinating and believe it’s one of the many reasons I am passionate about making photographs.

William Elliott Whitmore – Dry

I photographed my friends Tom and Mark in New York. Together they form the band Centennial. They’re working on interesting music and soon-to-be-released visuals. Give a listen.

Centennial, Brooklyn, New York, 2009

I’m enthralled with Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros.

I photographed my friends Tom and Mark in New York. Together they form the band Centennial. They’re working on interesting music and soon-to-be-released visuals. Give a listen.

Tom and Mark, Brooklyn, New York, 2009

Doesn’t get much better than this. Maybe one day I’ll have the chance to photograph her. Maybe one day I’ll make a book of her, Joe, Ray, Ari, Leonard…

(via The Years In Pictures)

I was selected as 1 of 3 winners for Joerg Colberg’s Conscientious Portfolio Competition 2009. Here’s an excerpt from the published interview between Joerg and I:

“I tell my subjects that I am in control of the situation and act confident with my movements. I connect on a basic level and common interest, be it a book, a friend, a movie, etc. I often position my subjects in a specific place and tell them where to look. Sometimes we speak to one another and other times we’re quiet. There’s always the need to have subject and I to feel that the portrait is being given rather than taken. I believe that I’m a good listener, honest conversationalist, and strong observationalist. I find these important traits to make the photographs I make because when the subject believes we’re going to make a great photograph, we become closer to being able to do so.”

Read the rest of my interview with Joerg Colberg here.

George and I, A River Blue, Alebtong, Uganda, 2009

Glósóli kind of day.