Archive for October, 2009

Tokyo in a year….

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

..June 2006 New York..

Dear Marie:

I’ve been meaning to write for a while. I can never get a decent amount of free time to write. Things have been hectic for months and I don’t see it getting slower. Most of my time is devoted to shooting my exhibition in Tokyo. It’s a year away but I only really have 6 more months to shoot. I need 5 months to print murals that will be hung from the ceiling, a month for shipping, and installation.

I plan on inviting the Emperor and Empress to the opening. Maybe even a couple of sumo wrestlers and a random geisha. On top of this I’m shooting assignment work. The remaining free time has been with my niece. I now wake up at 6AM everyday. Drinking tea on the terrace overlooking the ocean. It’s a cool way to start the day. I do need to start getting more sleep. I don’t want to waste the summer away. It’ll be gone as soon as you know it.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. Miss grabbing crepes. I don’t want to promise that I’ll be in the city because my schedule is not normal anymore. Would be good to see you again. Hopefully I’ll have a stretch of days when I can escape my responsibilities and catch up with everyone I’ve lost contact with. It’s a long laundry list of things. Who ever thought I’d have a list of responsibilities.

Not much else happening besides my exhibition and watching my niece. We may go to the zoo soon. She’ll be amused. Hope your well. Take care.

Paule

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The Edge of the World

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

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Darlinda Just Darlinda!

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

..April 2006 New York..

Darlinda Just Darlinda! The first shot taken for Striptease Burlesque. A year and a half before the exhibition was shown at Gallery EF in Tokyo.

Windy, cold April night on Charles Lane. The wind whipped off the Hudson, up the West Side Drive, and down the alley way called Charles Lane. First time I got a shot using flash light lighting to work. Can’t believe she stopped shivering from the cold for a 10 second exposure.

Like the other photos for Striptease Burlesque, I wanted the portrait to look cinematic. I’ve always thought there was a lot of drama in this photo. The location and Darlinda’s personality created an interesting image.

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