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konstantin

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About Me

born in odessa, ukraine; living in nyc. i am a photographer, specializing in music as well as documentary and portrait photography. you can see samples of my work here, and much more at www.konstphoto.com as well as flickr.com/photos/violentgrind i've been known to be involved with a group of miscreants called the world/inferno friendship society.

My Interests

photography & art in general, cycling, punk rock

I'd like to meet:

fuck ups and losers

Music:

the world/inferno friendship society, grazhdanskaya orobona, the ex, berurier noir, sticks and stones, les thugs, conflict, against me!, misfits, nanuchka, tv smith, rudimentary peni, new model army, guignol, thomas fersen, les tetes raides, daau, the robocop kraus, think of one, bombes2bal, the clash, truckstop honeymoon, johnny cash, mdc, tragedy, louise attaque, crimpshrine

Movies:

jean pierre jeunet's work, trainspotting, il decamerone, il bisbetico domato and other movies with adriano celentano; movies with louis de funes;; there should be an art section, but since there isnt one: photographers: josef koudelka, andre kertesz, martin parr, bruce davidson, roland cros, richard avedon, henri cartier-bresson; other artists: gustav klimt, egon schiele, hieronymus bosch, rene magritte, g.sus, henri de toulouse-lautrec

Television:

seinfeld, family guy, king of the hill, the simpsons, that 70s show. game show network! newlywed game and the match game especially

Books:

irvine welsh, george orwell, ernest hemingway, ayn rand, dante alighieri

Heroes:

egor letov

My Blog

Iron Maiden at Madison Square Garden (w/ Photos!)

So last night I got the privilege of shooting Iron Maiden at Madison Square Garden for New York Magazine, and it was mind blowing! I saw Maiden once before, when I was 14. I had to take a 3-hr bus rid...
Posted by konstantin on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:37:00 PST

Prints on sale!

A limited number of my prints (both photo and silkscreen) has been put for sale in my friend Rachel's little arts and crafts store in Farmingdale, NJ, near Asbury Park. Its off Rt. 34 at a flea market...
Posted by konstantin on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:08:00 PST

Inferno/AM! Tour Photos

Just finished uploading all my shots from the tour, or at least the digital ones. Still have about eight rolls of film to develop and scan. But for now, here they are: World/Inferno F.S. & Against Me!...
Posted by konstantin on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:55:00 PST

Against Me! Acoustic Show! Photos!

Against Me! played a special acoustic show in Chicago on Thanksgiving, which was one of the best shows I've seen them do. They did a lot of songs that they rarely if ever do live. Some of them was jus...
Posted by konstantin on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:17:00 PST

The Most Ridiculous Return Home!

Tonight I got to spend a night home after two weeks on the road. Inferno played in Philly and Bilmas was kind enough to drop me off at my house. I get my stuff and go to the door, and realize I don't ...
Posted by konstantin on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:58:00 PST

riding for ms, v.3

in a week, on sunday oct 14 i will be taking part in the ms bike tour, an awesome bike ride that raises money to fight multiple sclerosis. this will be my third time doing it. hopefully i'll be able t...
Posted by konstantin on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:21:00 PST

Portfolios on flickr

since i post a lot of my photos on flickr, my favorite shots tend to be overshadowed by my newest stuff and get lost in the mix. to solve the problem, i created two portfolio sets of all my favorite p...
Posted by konstantin on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:43:00 PST

i have been immortalized...

in a painting by karacrab: link: deviantart...
Posted by konstantin on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:53:00 PST

bike kill

on saturday i went to bike kill for the first time and it was fucking awesome. so crazy and so fun. it felt dangerous, unregulated, extreme and radical. half the people there were drunk and the other ...
Posted by konstantin on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:08:00 PST

MS Bike Tour

On October 15 I will be riding 100 miles in the MS Bike Tour. I did this last year, and it was super fun. You get to ride on blocked-off highways around manhattan, through Lincoln Tunnel (!) and then ...
Posted by konstantin on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:54:00 PST