my favorite gig photos of 2007 (because I'm a little OCD about the whole thing)

xavier de rosnay from justice


sondre lerche


inara george from the bird and the bee


craig pfunder from vhs or beta


conor deasy from the thrills


emerson hart


joel pott from athlete


fred schneider from the b-52's


small sins


britt daniel from spoon (giving me the stink eye)


the little ones


what's-his-face from the national


i heart <3 james murphy from lcd soundsystem


regine from the arcade fire


natasha khan from bat for lashes


bjork


the chems


kt tunstall


kristina train


jamie t


tragedy!


craig pfunder from vhs or beta again... because i'm obsessed


damon gough aka badly drawn boy


ad rock('s dimples) from the beasties


andy bell from erasure


j holiday


bradford cox from deerhunter


kt tunstall (because we like her around these parts!)


norah jones


lily allen


luke from the kooks

the most delightful commute

I remember when these little bronze sculptures popped up all over the 14th Street A/C/E station in New York. They were immediately delightful. Immediately a mundane commute became a visit with strange little friends. For years I've been trying to capture their personality, and I'm finally happy with the results.

wild parrots

I am totally and completely infatuated with the wild Quaker Conures in Edgewater, NJ. They are so much fun to watch and photograph. I have one myself, she's 12 years old and a vicious, lovable little wench who will kiss you one minute and try to rend a hole in your lip the next. Unfortunately, not knowing much about the breed when I got her 12 years ago, I didn't know how busy and con/destructive Quakers can be, and the unfortunate part is that in captivity they often get bored no matter your efforts to occupy them. Poor Gertie, my Quaker, has managed to pluck all her feathers out as a result of boredom, and no end of attention and treatment from me and some of NYC's best exotic specialists could make her stop...and believe me I tried everything short of sending her off to the colony in Edgewater. So I get to enjoy the plumage on these guys, and can go home and play with my little plucked chicken.

why would i ever go out on saturday, if THIS is how i spend saturday?