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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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Tags: Darlinda Just Darlinda!, Striptease Burlesque
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Gallery EF, Tokyo, Japan

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

..March 2006 Tokyo, Japan..

When I first walked into Gallery EF I felt the private side of my imagination. The vulnerable and fragile thoughts, the photos I wanted to take. It’s a place where I could tell you my secrets in trust. And not be embarrassed.

It’s is the only place I’ve felt an attachment or emotion while in Tokyo. It’s completely different from what I’ve seen and felt in barren Tokyo.

The place in my imagination and heart that I’ll only admit myself. Is that what a Home feels like?

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Tags: Crystal Swarovski, Gallery EF, Striptease Burlesque, Tokyo, Tracy
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Lukki (part 2)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

..August 2007 During a 100 degree heat wave, Beacon New York..

This portrait of Lukki was taken in an abandoned factory along a small stream in Beacon, NY. It was a convenient escape from the blazing 100 degree sun attacking us outside.

The factory was bath in shade. You could smell the moisture and touch the musky air. The factory floors were lined with sporadic patches of green moss and random metal debris hanging off the ceilings. Broken glass sprinkled across floor added the human element.

The soft light and green moss complimented Lukki’s green costume and yellow wig. This was the last series of the day and most effective. It seemed to come together at the end of the session. The empty space, the emotion, the vivid colors, the soft light, the costume….One of those photos you can’t plan for.

The first shot was a part of the Striptease Burlesque exhibition shown at Jukka Male Museo in Helsinki, and the Underground Photo Gallery, in Iisalmi, Finland. It wasn’t shot soon enough to include in first version of the exhibition at Gallery EF, in Tokyo or JIBO Arts in Shanghai.

This is still one of the cooler shots from the project. The second shot made it to the final edit.

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