my officially unlocked iphone 4
so its finally happened! i am now the proud owner of an officially unlocked iphone 4, courtesy of at&t and apple!
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the land of misfit toys
misfits aren’t misfits among other misfits..
- Barry Manilow
during the summer in new york city, union square park at 14th street has always been a fantastic place for both city natives and tourists alike. although surrounded by stores and shops of all kinds, it has always served as one of the few places in the city where one could hang around for an entire day and not spend a single dime if they didn’t want to. due to this, city natives, particularly those that grew up hanging out there, have affectionately named this area of the city, “the land of misfit toys”.
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searching for nostalgia
true nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories..
- florence king
i realize now that this entire time i’ve been searching for nostalgia with my photography.
for the longest time i’ve been trying to piece together the words, ideas and of course images that i wanted to use for my book. each time my attempt seemed to be missing… something. Continue Reading →
New Trident Spot
the folks at saatchi and saatchi have launched their new trident campaign and their first spot is an amazing one! i am extremely proud to be apart of this team and urge you all to have a look and voice your opinions. oh yeah! and chew trident!
kodak needs to adapt
while film begins to make a comeback, kodak struggles to keep up with the times..
the kodak company was established in 1881 by george eastman. he came up with the name with his mother during an anagram game, and like the letter ‘K’ as it seemed strong and incisive he wanted to adhere to the three concepts of a name being short, easy to pronounce and something that would only be associated with what it was. this he definitely achieved, with the name he created still being one of the major firms associated with photography.
however, it seems that the company is having trouble adapting to this new and rapidly changing age of technology. this is definitely something that is not easy to do, with almost everyone owning a digital camera that does not require film. the changes do not stop there either, with advanced computers that photographers can view their photographs on and print from, as well as do countless other things like communicate with friends, play partypoker and run websites. if a company is going to survive nowadays, it must be able to move with the times and it does not seem like kodak is able to flourish in this environment. companies like panasonic and sony are more in touch with people’s modern-day desires and are overtaking kodak.
the irony lies in the fact that there appears to be a subtle revival of film, with a number of camera shops opening up all over the place. photographers are slowly returning to the once-popular medium of developing film, and processing labs are beginning to notice a positive difference in their sales. hopefully kodak can be salvaged. it is one of the best-loved and most well-known names in the photography industry and it would be a shame to lose such a high-profile contributor.
..ra
dreams of a lucid dreamer..
a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
- oscar wilde
for years i’ve had this recurring lucid dream. i am not sure how exactly how to translate it as i don’t see any inherent deeper meaning. i am not sure if it happens before, during or after major events or changes in my life and i am not sure if it represents a person, place or thing. what i do know is that i’ve been dreaming it for years and once again i dreamed that dream last night..
passion and chaos..
every passion borders on the chaotic..
- walter benjamin
the realities of our life are usually more entertaining than our fictions. the ways we choose to negotiate our versions of good, bad, right and wrong are often comical at best. we take great care of our self-delusions and seek out that place where we can just float.. or maybe i’m speaking about myself again and this has nothing to do with any of the observations i’ve made..
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when i’m distracted..
moving fast is not the same as going somewhere..
- robert anthony
i love pictures. doesn’t really matter who took them or with what equipment they were taken.. i love captured images. these days with so much going on in my life – like the looming possibility of moving across the country or the more immediate issues of maintaining paying work, training for the miami marathon and trying to get into law school, its damn near impossible to get myself into a studio or to work on the gazillion imaging ideas i have in my head..
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overflowing..
we fear doing too little when we should do more. Then atone by doing too much, when perhaps we should do less.
- robert trout
so apparently there is a downside to this “follow your bliss” stuff i’ve been selling. there is so much that moves me, so much i am interested in that i find some things being put to the wayside as i move from topic to topic, person to person, place to place. i’m being split into so many pieces that i am not giving my all to any of these things i love. that has to change immediately.. Continue Reading →
9/11 Tribute Video
for the 10-year anniversary of the events of september 11th many people have come together to pay homage to the tragedy in their own way. my brother, kahleem poole, put together a wonderful tribute video along with the help of the people at the fight nerd.
the video entitled, “the fighting spirit” (found here: The Fighting Spirit) stars several luminaries from the NY-based martial arts community, including veterans like Renzo Gracie and TUF finalist Pete Sell who share their stories and experiences from that day ten years ago.
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