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S. Everett

http://everett.smugmug.com - http://www.flickr.com/people/ishpop/

About Me

http://ishpop.tumblr.com/ I think we all walk through life searching. Whether we admit it or not, we are craving that one sentence answer to our questions about meaning, about love, about pain, about self. I find myself deep in that journey and along the way, somewhere, photography decided to insert itself in all of the answers it seems.When I am confused, excited, melancholy, energized, it seems there is a walk I can take with my camera that will allow me to express that emotion, that feeling, that predicament.To see the world is to see oneself. The reflective process of adding meaning to all that is outside of myself allows me to find meaning inside of myself.Images are still, yet the form, the nuance, the everything that can come forth from them, well, I find it fascinating.Simply put, photography is expression for me, and a medium for me to dialogue with the internal and external forces that define my existence.I am currently using the following gear:Analog: Olympus OM2n w/ Zuiko 50mm 1.8 Olympus 35sp Yashica Electro Bessa T w/ Jupiter 3 Yashica A (broken) Yashica 635 Rolleiflex Automat Type 4 Polaroid 680Digital: Olympus E1 w/ DZ 11-22, 14-54, 50-200 Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.7 Zeiss Distagon 28 2.8 Nikon 50mm 1.4I also have collected vinyl for the last 13 years and DJ in Chicago on occasion. I dance as well, as frequently as possible. I've been following the urban dance scene for a long time now, especially house dancing.Oh, and I really like to laugh. :)Here are some photos of mine:.. ..

My Interests

Yoga | DJing | Dancing | Photography | Film | Literature | Travel |

I'd like to meet:

My favorite Dancer Yoshie, best dancer i've ever seen: .. width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

Carl Craig | Miquifaye | Daniel Wang | 4hero | Pal Joey | Kerri Chandler | Chris Gray | Dixon | Lars Barthukan | Up Bustle & Out | Bjork | Da Grouch | Fela Kuti | DJ Krush | Fabrice Lig | 9 Lazy 9 | Harvey | Theo Parrish/KDJ | Francois K | Jeff Buckley | Sade | Peven Everett | Jao Gilberto | Harvey | Larry Heard | Amp Fiddler | Fertile Ground | Del | Kirk Degorgio | Aril Brikha | Zap Mamma | Monday Michiru | Metro Area | Souls of Mischief | Stevie Wonder | Raoul De Souza | Roy Ayers | Wunmi | Cannonball Adderly | Tracy Chapman | Amos Lee | Robert Hood | Kyoto Jazz Massive | Jazztronik | Tony Humphries | Immortal Technique | Moonstar | Jeff Mills | Mirah | Iron ad Wine | The Mars Volta | The list goes on...

Movies:

Donnie Darko | Oldboy | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Ping Pong Bath Station | Away with words | Steve Tsou Shorts | The Wind Will Carry us | Whale Rider | The Pillow Book | Chung King Express | This Revolution Will Not Be Televised | The Agronomist | Ninja Scroll | Swordsman 2 | Yi Yi | Rize | Mullholland Drive | Half Nelson | Babel || The Squid And The Whale | The City Of Lost Children | The Last Emperor | Eat Drink Man Woman | Evil Dead | I Heart Huckabees | Chinese Box |

Television:

PBS | Bravo | Food Network

Books:

Letters To A Young Poet By Rainer Maria Rilke | Glass Bead Game By Herman Hesse | Alchemist By Paulo Coelho | Vurt By Jeff Noon | Idoru By William Gibson | Perdido Street Station China Mieville | The Post Corporate World By David C Korten | Fast Food Nation By Eric Schlosser | Parable Of The Talents By Octavia Butler | An Open Heart by The Dalai Lama | The Concious Interlude By HS Lewis

Heroes:

My Mother | Amy Goodman | Herman Hesse

My Blog

UK Jazz Fusion Dance - Wow!

Posted this as a "Bulletin" by accident...  one more try as a blog: As usual, the dance styles that have existed out there in the world are fascinating and once again, I find myself awestruck fin...
Posted by S. Everett on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:24:00 PST

A brilliant amateur photog speaks his mind...

I was inspired to get further into photography partially due to Bruce's photos on Pbase, and I noticed he posted this comment on a forum recently, it was such a simple opinion but made me think twice ...
Posted by S. Everett on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:03:00 PST

Some Chicago Graf/Murals...

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Posted by S. Everett on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:55:00 PST

Some Detroit and Chicago dance history...

So although I have been following urban dance scenes since high school, there are so many regional dance styles that you really wouldn;t know much about unless you travelled and/or competed in these a...
Posted by S. Everett on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:30:00 PST

The funniest Youtube videoo you will see in a while...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-NLPH8JeM Genius!
Posted by S. Everett on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:35:00 PST

Olberman on Bush, watch this video~

This man is on point right now, this is his latest speech about Bush:http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Olbermann-SpecialComme nt-BushRoseGarden.wmv and in case you missed the last one about the Septembe...
Posted by S. Everett on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:05:00 PST

New Photos: Unity Temple by Frank Lloyd Wright

Spent Saturday doing art, visiting this temple then hanging at the art institute where there was a dope photography exhibit base on the idea that an image can have a social impact on society. Here are...
Posted by S. Everett on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:57:00 PST

few photos from OM Records 10 year anniversary Party...

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Posted by S. Everett on Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:46:00 PST

Some nature photos from the last few months

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Posted by S. Everett on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:57:00 PST

This thing we feel in our hearts...

It is sought by us all, more desired and thought about than almost anything else. Life goes in cycles, as we open up, close down, open up, close down. Headed for something, looking for something, mayb...
Posted by S. Everett on Sun, 11 Dec 2005 04:58:00 PST