“A bird flies over the Hagia Sophia Mosque at dawn in Istanbul.”
I’ve photographed this place many times over the past decade but these are my first images of Hagia Sophia as a mosque. It is one of the most magnificent structures I’ve ever seen mashAllah.
Brother Ali Istanbul Concert Promo Photo
I shot the promotional photo for the Brother Ali “Live In Istanbul” New Years Day 2010 concert. We shot this in the Hagia Sophia Mosque in the heart of Istanbul.
COLOR-BLIND
I’m not a poet. I don’t speak with eloquence. So all I can do is share images that convey the way I feel and hope someone, somewhere hears these images screaming from my photographic digital prose... “We are not invisible. We are right here. Dying right in front of you as you close your eyes and proclaim you don’t see color.”
Read MoreSecrets & Escapes
Secrets & Escapes is a compendium of Brother Ali's time with Evidence over the course of three trips to California, recording in a Venice garage with no regard for pleasing the internet or competing with the music industry. Ev chopped up records on old-school samplers and ran them through a compressor (2 track) so they couldn’t be re-arranged or mixed. Brother Ali sat with the mic and spit rhymes as they came to him, without writing or organizing them into songs.
Read MoreShooting With Children
Ever told a child to “say cheese” only to have them look like they are grimacing in pain?
In this short video we explain how to keep children engaged when shooting portraits. Too many photographers attempt to force children into adult scenarios and expect them to stay engages for hours. Children want to be children, so when we embrace that and let them “play” while we photograph them, we get far better results. Smiles should be authentic and not forced. In order to do this we have to tap into our own inner child and engage them on their terms.
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