I’m slow as always in updating this site, but there’s been a lot going on… There were some big developments in August, but that story is going to have to wait for a bit later… so let’s just say I had a nice quiet month with some lovely time on assorted beautiful farms, both shooting Alfred & Jenny’s wedding in upstate NY and spending time with friends and family in the most beautiful part of Normandy where my mom’s from. It was good to have a bit of rest, because things are getting crazy again…

The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe are in full swing, and just yesterday I went  back to re-photograph “Urban Scuba” by Brian Sanders’ JUNK – since I still haven’t yet developed the abilities to stop time, teleport, or just levitate invisibly, it took another pass to get the overhead views of this performance that I wanted. A remote camera clamped into the lighting rig, and voila!

Today I took care of prepping some framed pieces that will be included in the Bread and Roses Community Fund’s 2009 Tribute to Change. I’m quite honored to be included in this tribute to the most excellent documentary photographer Harvey Finkle.

Speaking of framed prints and documentary photography – I just put up some of my photos of the CIW’s work for farmworker justice at the White Dog Cafe in West Philly, just in time for their Dance of the Ripe Tomatoes event. Do you know where your tomatoes come from? The prints will be up until Nov 5th.

Tomorrow morning I’m speaking to a class at the Art Institute, and then running off to shoot a rehearsal of ‘Postcards from the Woods’ by Merián Soto/Performance Practice. Wednesday will be a bit nuts, as I’m flying to Minneapolis at the crack of dawn, hitting the ground running (or rather the ice, slipping) to photograph “Being Branded”  for Deneane Richburg. I’m very much looking forward to seeing her work, but the last time that I photographed for her, a little wipeout in the ice rink resulted in a very swollen elbow for six months or so, so the goal is to not break anything while shooting.

Sadly I won’t get to hang out in Minneapolis, because I’m flying back at the crack of dawn on Thursday in order to be back in time to shoot ‘Small Metal Objects‘ – hopefully the forecasted rain won’t be too much of a problem.

Then I get a little bit of breathing room again, although not really, because I’ve got this big exciting secret project in the works… but it’s got to stay on the down-low for a little bit longer, so stay tuned, OK?
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Dates worth noting:

• September 20, 7pm – Photographic Memory – Film program at International House, featuring John Pettit’s documentary about my archive among other things…
• October 10 & 11, 12pm-6pm – Philadelphia Open Studio Tours – I’ll only be there on saturday, as I’ve got to bop down to VA  to shoot another friend’s wedding on sunday – but some friends will be holding down the fort. But come saturday if you can, I’d love to have you over.
• October 15, 6pm – Tribute to Change – Bread and Roses Community Fund celebration featuring two of my prints.
• October 17 – House of Cars – Innovation and the Parking Garage opens at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Keep an eye out for one of my images from Kate Watson-Wallace’s CAR somewhere in there…
• Nov 4th – last night to see my prints at The White Dog (or go tomorrow…)
• November 13, 7pm – house concert featuring Pezzetino and other special guests TBA.