PHOTOGRAPHY---SHOOTING SHOWS, TOUR PHOTOGRAPHY, PORTRAITS, SELF PORTRAITS, CAMERAS, MY NIKON D200, VINTAGE CAMERAS, PHOTO FRAMES, PHOTO MATS. Is it obvious that I'm in love with photography?RUNNING---marathon training, road races, muddy and rainy trail running, cross-country.FOOD---edamame, sweet potato fries, WENDY's, watermelon, strawberries, lemons, potatoes, Gatorade. Japanese, Italian & MexicanART---books, music, writing, graphic design, drawing, painting, fabric, knitting-scarfs & blankets only, tattoos, singing, pink-the color.COMPUTERS-photo & graphics software, editing tools, fonts.PEOPLE & THINGS: TATTOOS, Dalai Lama, firefighters, Noam Chompsky, Mos Def, Pink Panther, Ann Taylor & Michael Kors clothes, plus amazing shoes!OTHER RANDOM INTERESTS/ACTIVITIES: politics, law, black cats, white cats, boston terriers, sex, sleep, reading people, flowers, libraries, book stores, architecture, philosophy, individualism, leadership in life and in business, game theory, unpretentious resourcefulness, Russia the home that has my heart: , FREE movies & the wonderful benefits of BAKING SODA! .
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I'd like to meet:
"Any man or woman who is willing to think. All those who know that man's life must be guided by reason, those who value their own life and are not willing to surrender it to the cult of despair in the modern jungle of cynical impotence, just as they are not willing to surrender the world to the Dark Ages and the rule of the brutes."-ARTHE GUY WHO ANSWERED THIS QUESTION:"If this were a perfect world. Where would you be and what would you be doing?"I've had this one before. I'd be right here doing this. It is a perfect world somewhat and we all have the power to be and do what we choose. There is nowhere I'd rather be and no name I'd rather call myself."-JM& THE PENGUINS OF COURSE:
Music:
"No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious and charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderul."...and...Ryan Adams, Shiny Toy Guns, Mae, ANTI-FLAG, ALKALINE TRIO, Jason Mraz, THE STROKES, Regina Spektor, VAST, Heavens, Damien Rice, Imogen Heap, Pete Yorn, Vaux, BREAKING BENJAMIN, Howie Day, Garbage, Powerman 5000, ALSOU, Bif Naked, Sum41, Charlotte Martin, Guns N Roses, U2, Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Tori Amos, Jack's Mannequin, Guster, Travis, Unwritten Law, Maroon5, Led Zepplin, Frank Sinatra, Keane, Train, Ella Fitzgerald, Lifehouse, Billy Holiday, Norah Jones, Elliot Smith, Lifehouse, MADONNA, Coldplay, Staind, Pulp, Sarah McLachlan, Blue Merle, Green Day, Kanye West, The Doors, The Presets, the 80's and more.
Movies:
Good Will Hunting, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Fight Club, American Beauty, Office Space, Closer, Magnolia, igby goes down, Bronx Tale, Gladiator, Man on Fire, Swing Kids, Kill Bill, Minority Report, Dogma, American Psycho, American History-X, The Last Samurai, Full Metal Jacket, Forrest Gump, The Manchurian Candidate, Old School, Along Came Polly, Private Parts, MADE, Matrix, Election, Swingers, Billy Madison, Brown Sugar, Say Anything, Half Nelson.
Television:
UGLY BETTY, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, WEEDS, C.S.I., S.V.U., Crossing Jordan, On DEMAND, The Daily Show (John Stewart is a very very smart man), The Family Guy (is great to listen to even when you can't watch it), Las Vegas.
Books:
Atlas Shrugged, A Man Without a Country, Basketball Diaries, The Plague, Anthem, Jane Eyre, Peter Pan, We The Living, Catch-22, Mary Poppins, Invisible Monsters, Lord of the Flies, 1984, Simulation and Simulacra, Slaughter House 5, Narcissism in American Culture, The Transparency Edge, A Separate Peace.
Heroes:
Audrey Hepburn because of her personal grace, aesthetic beauty and timeless style. Andrew Zaeh because he is the best photo mentor a little naive Russian could ever have. Ayn Rand because of her integrity and a belief in living life as an individual. Amy Guip because of her ability to solve creative problems and flawlessly execute ideas. Annie Leibowitz because I could learn a lot from her creativity, experience and approach. Richard Avedon because his simple, classic shooting style was crisp perfection evident in every image he captured. Gordon Parks for his ability to hang on and make a living doing what he loved despite the circumstances of his youth. Lance Armstrong, because of his strength to overcome the worst obstacles in life despite all odds. Kurt Vonnegut because putting him on this list does not require a reason. The Dalai Lama because his presence on this list needs no explanation. Any girl who can kick ass like this...
Sas Christian because her portraits are detailed, vivid and emotional.
I strive to portray the same in my personal work.
