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MARA RAGO photography

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About Me

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I'M A PHOTOGRAPHER SPECIALIZING IN FINE ART NUDES, PORTRAITS, PAGEANT, COMMERCIAL & EVENTS. PHOTOGRAPHED "FEMININE FRAMES..THE ART OF MOUNTAIN BIKING" CALENDARS 2002,2003 & 2004. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD 24 ART EXHIBITS DISPLAYED NATIONALLY & RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY. _____________________________"THE SOUL OF MY SUBJECT, THE SOUL IN BETWEEN AND THE SOUL OF MY SELF... THESE THREE COMBINED CREATE MY ART." ~mara~............ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. ~~~~~

My Interests

I LOVE: God, my guardian, the bliss, my mom, that i was with my dad when he met God, my big italian family, suzy, my peeps, my braid, going to saint pauls cathedral to light a candle, love letters, surprises, random acts of kindness, riding the bus & looking at every person before my ride is over & finding something beautiful about them, my modge podged photo'd mountain bike, skim milk with ice, eating a bunch of oreos with someone, then smiling at each other real big (try it.. it's hysterical & dont forget the camera), belt buckles, those gloves that turn into mittens cause "sometimes you just need a mitten", little jenn, my bug, looking at people...i mean really looking at them, elton john (if i ever get to see him, i'll be the crazy one crying in the crowd), my i.b.y cuff bracelet that i made & misplaced, animals, lost dogs, butterflies(the ones that flutter in the pitt of your soul when you know it's right), laughing really really hard, pittsburgh, my studio, my profession, my freedom. "When i am an old woman i hope to have a million laugh lines... that way i can see how much fun my life has been." mara~

I'd like to meet:

GOD, MADONNA ..SHE'S MY 4TH OR 5TH COUSIN.. GO FIGURE. I SWEAR TO GOD IT'S TRUE. (ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL MEET HER)

Music:

ALL MUSIC~ MAKE YOU THINK & CRY MUSIC LIKE DAMIEN RICE & SIA & CHICK FOLK STUFF, HOT LORDS OF ACID, CRAZY THUMPING DANCE, FUNKY CHARLIE SUPERFLY, ERYKAH BADU, MACY GRAY, THE CLASSIC BAD ASS TOM JONES AND YES, EVEN COUNTRY!..
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Movies:

THE SECRET, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, THE HUNGER, DESERT HEARTS, MERCY, & ALL MOVIES PUSS & I MADE.

Television:

HAIR REPLACEMENT OR PANIC ATTACK INFOMERCIALS THAT ARE ON AT 4 AM... OH, AND THE L WORD, DIRT & AMERICAN IDOL OF COURSE.

Books:

CATCHER IN THE RYE, THE GREATEST MIRACLE IN THE WORLD, RUBYFRUIT JUNGLE, COFFEE TABLE BOOKS, PHOTO MAGS, NATIONAL ENQUIRER, & IKEA CATALOGUES

Heroes:

AUDREY HEPBURN & MY DAD CARMINE "RAGS" RAGO. GOD BLESS THEIR BEAUTIFUL SOULS.

My Blog

houdinis box

this song on my profile... houdini's box. i remember listening to jill sobule's cd over & over again. and this song just moved me for some reason. about 13 years ago, i made a tape of different songs...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:04:00 PST

TONITE! SAT FEB 9!!! SEXY SOIREE. MAKING SMUT SWEETER

Hosted By: THE CANDY SHOP & MARA RAGOWhen: Saturday Feb 09, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: THE SPINNING PLATE GALLERY5720 FRIENDSHIP AVEPITTSBURGH PA, Pennsylvania|39 15206United StatesDescription:THE CANDY SH...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:42:00 PST

pap pap pitacciato

i believe it was 8 years ago christmas morning. i called my grandfather to wish him a merry christmas and to tell him i was looking forward to seeing him that day with the family. i asked him how he ...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:02:00 PST

I THANK YOU.

people ask, "why in the world are you on myspace?". my first response was "because it's free networking for my business." and, straight up, that's what i originally came here for.after being on here f...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:32:00 PST

it just figures.

so, i'm at my calendar party and suz comes in the club. when i see her, my stomach started doing flips and i fought back my tears. she looked amazing and i appreciated seeing her. i was determined to ...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:09:00 PST

thanksgiving

i was with my italian family today at lucille's (my mom's). as i looked around the victorian gold thanksgiving table at these people, i felt honored. i've heard others say "my family i was born into ...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:26:00 PST

calendars

i'm asking you to spread the word out for the janine 2008 calendar. post it, bulletin it, shout it out, my peeps. that's all. with appreciation. mara~WWW.JANINE2008.COM...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:08:00 PST

my thursday

i got a gig photographing lawyers at a law firm. because it's in the middle of downtown pittsburgh, i illegally park my car & schlep my lights & backdrop up to the 37th floor & told the receptionist i...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:42:00 PST

nothing is sacred

i'm a little sad today. sorry i'm in a funk. i was starving and had to get something to eat,and i didnt have any cash. so i thought i would check my secret special hidden stash box. i looked in it and...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:11:00 PST

june calendar update

this calendar is my baby. i swear i've been carrying it to full term & i'm about to pop!ok, my graphics girl paula lysy (who kicks ass, by the way) has all of the calendar shots. ball is in her court...
Posted by MARA RAGO photography on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:42:00 PST