Brad Pitt and I share the exact same birthday (month, day, year) outside of that, our stories diverge considerably. Mr. Pitt went on to become an internationally famous superstar, while I have led the much more interesting life of the starving artist. I come from a long line of storytellers (whose gift for gab stretches back through the mists of time to our native Ireland) and professional malcontents who were seemingly born to create something in the arts, be it music, writing, sculpture, painting, or photography. I started writing at age 12 with a screenplay with my cousin Ryan about a planet where everyone looked like Elton John entitled "Don't I Know You?" More screenplays followed, several of which received epic Super-8 production with budgets that sometimes ran up to $10. A few even had sound!  More writing followed: songs, poems, short stories, numerous unfinished novels, etc.. Somewhere in there was an attempt at being a rock star...
Still living at home, at age 22, my father dropped an elderly Nikromatt 35-mm film camera into my lap, in the hopes that I would "make a go of it" as a photojournalist. That didn't happen, but I did develop an abiding love of photography that along with writing and archival work have been among the chief passions of my life. When it comes to my photography, I try to be as creative as possible while at the same time striving for a documentary/archival quality. The only set rules I adhere to, when it comes to making pictures are: 1.) Try not to make the picture blurry, and 2.) Don't drop the camera.
Comments (13)
durleybeachbum
...I do wish you wouldn't go out in your underwear.
Sea_Dog
. . .If the guy in the next booth doesn't stop pointing his camera at me I'm going to through my pork chop at him.
flavia49
outstanding picture!
sandra46
great image!
blinkings
"I love you, Pumpkin". "I love you, Honey Bunny". "All right, everybody be cool, this is a robbery!" "Any of you fking pricks move, and I'll execute every motherfking last one of ya!" Pulp Fiction.
mbz2662
:)
Chipka
Oh, the woman is DEFINITELY Honey Bunny! Of course I was also thinking that she was saying something along the lines of: "...the size of watermelon, I tell you...and it was full of eggs. Again. I was just beside myself, I tell you. That's the third time this year that's happened!" I love these candid shots and why am I vaguely reminded of John Inman (Mr. Humphries) by this shot.
mgtcs
Amazing shot here, spectacular timing, lovely scene!
beachzz
"Dear, do you think we could have pie for dessert?"
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
auntietk
You got me staring, thinking, but my mind went blank. Any words I could put in her mouth would somehow be too trite. Now I KNOW she's saying something absolutely ordinary, but actually picking something somehow closes a door I'd rather leave open. Outstanding shot!
bmac62
Listen, Onslow...people will think you don't own a shirt! Click Here.
npauling
I told you I didn't want to come to this place, just because you were too lazy to put on a shirt, this shake tastes awful...... A super capture of this everyday world.