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Tomorrow

Posting this series taken a few days ago at a newly discovered location in Moab. Stay tuned!

The Desert Adventure begins in just four days! We are very excited to welcome our guests to Moab.



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The Desert Adventure *full set

2019-04-20 05:07:19 +0000 UTC View Post

The Desert Adventure *extended set

2019-04-20 04:56:48 +0000 UTC View Post

The Desert Adventure *abbreviated set

Sekaa in the mouth of the canyon.

Photographed by me during The Desert Adventure, while the light quickly crept in.

Moab, Utah

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The Desert Adventure


In honor of the upcoming spring sessions for The Desert Adventure, here is a lovely series done by R. Allyn...

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Flesh of Fruit *outtakes


Some outtakes from this set. Enjoy.

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Forbidden Delirium

Experimental edits of my self shot "Flesh of Fruit" set. 

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Flesh of Fruit

bathing the flesh of the fruit.

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Flesh of Fruit

I hope you are all enjoying your spring. After some beautiful, warm spring days in Jersey, I am en route to the chilly Minnesota to begin my two month tour. 

The good thing about long travel days is that I get a lot of writing and photo editing done. Photo editing is still largely experimental for me. But then again, photography in general is an experiment to me. 

This is a series I did while in Woodstock. I shot this just with my iPhone on a tripod with a trigger. It wa...

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Obscure Object...

A self-portrait series.

Study of the subject/object relationship as it pertains to being-in-the-world. 

Just $1 unlocks a mini set.

Enjoy.

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Obscure Object... *sub - object

sub.object - duress


sub.object - implement


sub.object - sub.mission


2019-04-01 04:06:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Obscure Object

subject - object


becoming - object


object - desire


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Still Life Portraiture

I took some experimental self portraits today in a beautiful studio.

The series explores the subject-object relationship.

I am still learning... but I think these will be interesting.

Check back Sunday for the full set.

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Still Life Portraiture

I took some experimental self portraits today in a beautiful studio.

The series explores the subject-object relationship.

I am still learning... but I think these will be interesting.

Check back Sunday for this set.

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Lesson Learned

A very well known fashion photographer had been asking me to trade for a while. Being a broke college student, I couldn't afford the time off or travel to get down to the city. I really thought the images would benefit my portfolio, so I eventually did make it happen. I was 20 years old.

He was very cordial and personable. He picked me up from the train station, and parked illegally at Grant's Tomb. Being a NYC native, he knew exactly how long he could get away with being parked there. ...

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Greece *full set

In 2015, I visited the motherland. Specifically, I went to Athens. While I did have some relatives there, Athens is starkly different from the island my grandfather is from.

Truth be told, my trip to Athens was a depressing experience. The city was very dirty. Locals and refugees alike were clearly starving and lacking the moral compass of a nourished humanity. People and dogs were picking through trash on the side of the street. There were heavily armed soldiers throughout the city. It...

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Evening Shower

Taken by my very good friend, Photosensualis.

Woodstock, 2017.

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Spring!

Just a note to say, if you are still here, THANK YOU!

My personal and professional life, my artistic identity, and thus, my Patreon feed, is in a state of evolution. I lost quite a few patrons through the transition, so if you are still here, please know it means the world to me. I can't say it enough times.

I'm looking forward to longer days and new horizons. I hope you'll allow me to share with you.

If you are entitled to a patron package, they ship to...

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Don't Let The Sun - Major Key *exclusive

For my VIP patrons :-)

This is probably the second or third time we tried this song out, and the first time we recorded it. It's only an audio recording, because we had no idea how much we would like it! As you can hear, our first few takes were in a major key. We decided to do a smokier take to fit the mood of the lyrics. I still love both.... What's your favorite?

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In the Parlor - *full set

Another set making a worthwhile reappearance. 

A little funny behind the scenes moment:

Michael was photographing me from across the room, and the stool he was sitting on fell apart and crashed to the ground, dropping him on his backside. I glanced up quickly, and his hands and camera were still in front of his face, but I could see his one eye and eyebrow raised in an expression of utter confusion. I spent the next 5 minutes face-down in the sofa, laughing hysterically. Sorr...

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Cavewoman Meets Photoshop

So, I have had Photoshop for a while, thanks to one of my favorite patrons/collaborators. However, every time I have attempted to use it, (specifically for this project) I have failed... Mostly because if I wasn't touring, I had my hands full with caring for my grandparents. Photoshop isn't something one can get the hang of with very little time on hand.

Anyway, now I am dedicating my mornings to sitting through the tutorials and figuring it out while I have my coffee. Which is rather a...

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Morning Prefix

Little behind the scenes moments during the making of 'Morning Fix.'

More to come soon. 



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Morning Fix

I am a little late on my weekly post, and for that, I apologize.

I spent the last few weeks cleaning and moving my grandparents' belongings, as the home needed to be completely gutted to the main support beams. I hand cleaned black mold from furniture and sentimental family heirlooms. It was extremely labor intensive and time consuming. I still have hundreds of photographs left to clean, but I got the bulk of it done. 

I just delivered a truckload of things down to my mother'...

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Warming Up

In the spirit of The Desert Adventure, here is a behind the scenes shot of me warming up in Moab during a chilly canyon shoot. Taken by the wonderful George Streng.

In case you missed the memo, we are offering a women only discount for feminine-identifying creatives until 11:59PM on International Women's Day (March 8). 

As always, Patreon patrons & TDA alumni receive a $200 discount. 

Wil...

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Something Different - *full set.

2019-02-21 00:34:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Something Different

Psychedelic 'film soup' shots now live.

Just $1 unlocks the abbreviated set.

Shot by Venus Love Photography.

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Daybreak

Each morning I awake

And shake my sleepy hair,

Stir my body into day break

But as for me, I'm not yet there.


For my mind is on the reap

Whilst my bones rest in the night.

Surely, time, she does not sleep

Enticed by lonesome appetite.


A Fragment -mmd. 2019.

Photography by Photosensualis.

Woodstock, 2018.

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Daybreak - *full set & poem

Each morning I awake

And shake my sleepy hair,

Stir my body into day break

But as for me, I'm not yet there.


For my mind is on the reap

Whilst my bones rest in the night.

Surely, time, she does not sleep

Enticed by lonesome appetite


I am traveling many miles

Far higher from my port of rest,

Unraveling all the plentiful aisles

That desire does warp and weft


Some hours I spend sorting

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SO...

So, after receiving very little participation, I gave up on the poll.

Peculiarly, two patrons also dropped their pledge this week. 

Please know that I'm open to feedback, and want to make this a fulfilling and worthwhile experience for both you and me. 

In the mean time, I'm just going to keep doing what feels right and let the experience evolve naturally. The patron packages will continue to be a pledge-appropriate assortment of original pieces, s...

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Don't Let the Sun *fragment

I’m bound to your lien, 

That down payment money

Weigh heavy on me.


I drown in your clean,

Amber brown honey

Stay ready on me.


In the evening light,

You owe me.

Don’t, in deceiving night,

Forego me.


This sleepy silhouette

Is in debt;

Indebted to you.

-mmd. 2019.


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*Fragment & abbreviated...

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