5 BORO Bike tour 2012

On the weekend I completed the 5 BORO Bike Tour within a team for Whole Living Magazine- 5 riders including myself
As hard as it was to get through the whole tour with a flat tyre in every NYC borough , except for the short stint on the Bronx, (a total of 4 for the day) it was totally enjoyable. 
Often tough going in particular sections we helped each other along the way- total team spirit..

Link to the Whole Living magazine blog post

look out at the end of the month for the stop motion video I did for the blog...

September 11

the memorial lights from Pier 6 in Brooklyn

CREST FEST 2011

git down there

Crest Art Show 2011

couple of my entries and placement..

Katch Design Company 2

Katch Design Company shoot.
Updated images for their website and to use on InteriorConnector.com

Museum of the City of New York

Museum of the City of New York has just launched a new collection portal- 50,000 images of New York here many not only from the early days of photography but also New York City.

Its an amazing resource, take the time to have a browse around.

http://collections.mcny.org/MCNY/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MNY_HomePage#

Katch Design Company

My first shoot for good friends Pamela and Stephanie Katch.
These lovely ladies are the dynamic sister duo behind The Katch Design Company and Katch ID.
Shop here for any of their designs.
Below is the Supreme Beam(s) I photographed for them. 

El Diablo Tacos Shoot with Meghan Guthrie

Some of the selects from the entertaining shoot for El Diablo Tacos

Styled by Meghan Guthrie 

 More after the jump...

Summer Streets NY 2010 Final- Vimeo

Here's the final version via Vimeo

Summer Streets NY from Jason Hamilton on Vimeo.

Alternatively you can watch the huge final HD version here. Summer Streets NY  

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did riding, shooting and editing.

SUMMER STREETS NY on youtube

NY Summer Streets [draft cut] Slient

Summer Streets in New York, NY, for 3 weekends in August -where a 6 mile stretch of North- South running streets from the Brooklyn Bridge up to 72nd Street and then into Central Park is closed to vehicle traffic.
See the Route

The streets feel empty even though they are open to cyclists, runners, rollerblading and anyone just wanting to stroll along.

So much fun having a huge vacant street as your playground. 

I shot this trial stop motion video from my apartment in Brooklyn up to Central Park, actually I did two laps but decided to only show the first leg.
Footage is still a little RAW!  and none of this has been shot on video, its all still images edited together using video editing software.
Its not finished yet but wanted to put it up so some people could see it... 
Will let you know when the finished version is on Youtube and Vimeo 

Look out for Grand Central and the tunnel around 1:30 - such a fun part of the ride.

Get on your bike!!

Food Ingredients Test (and meet)

Little morning test with Joyce Sangirardi, a Stylist who contacted me after she saw my website.
She had a great idea of instead of just meeting for a coffee we could do a small test and see how we worked together.
In the process of working out dates to shoot and where, we found out we only live a short walk from each other, here's hoping that will mean we can test more often. 
Two shots for an ingredients type page. 

You can find more of Joyce's work and details here. 

My Birthday

Normally I tend to try and document the whole day but this time I just took one photo from my apartment

Vintage Clothing

UPDATE !!
Amy a great friend I mentioned back in March, has started a blog photographing everyday people on the streets wearing vintage or vintage inspired clothing.

New blog - VIntage Seen

and Amy's NEW solo ETSY store Wildfell Hall Vintage

Enjoy!!

New York Photo Festival winners announced.

The listing of  the winners, great contemporary photography...

http://www.nyphotofestival.com/?p=11212

Crest Fest 2010

Crest Fest 2010 and the Crest Hardware Art Show is coming up.. June 19th .
Details can be found at http://cresthardwareartshow.com/ or on the posters below.

On my way to JFK

My Mum is coming to NY!! 
For someone who doesn't like flying at all, it's a huge feat. Almost directly on opposite side of the world, it's a long flight, just over a whole day worth of travel, around 20 hours or airtime- not including stop overs. I'm excited to show her the city I love living in. Then my Dad gets in roughly 3-4 weeks after. Will be great to have them both here. 

Vintage Vintage Clothing

Great friend Amy (based in NY) has vintage clothing up to her eyeballs...
She shares an Etsy store and blog with a friend who lives in Canada.

 shared Etsy store is here  and blog link to their musings about clothing and accessories.

UPDATE !! Amy has also started out solo

New VIntage Seen Blog started July 2010

and NEW ETSY store here

Marcus Hay

Marcus is someone who's styling work I have admired for years. 

Always inspiring and working with great photographers I enjoy seeing Marcus' work and his often eclectic mix of old and new. 

We share mutual friends from days gone by back in Sydney and although we both have vague recollections of actually meeting way back then, we "officially" meet through Edwina White in New York. 

We see each other occasionally but I hope that we can work with each other soon.

Have a look at his blog for inpiration, tips and working annecdotes.

Marcus Hay Fluff n Stuff

Volvo 142

A Volvo 142 S, no less !! 

Back in November I mentioned the Volvo 122 I saw in Carroll Gardens, here's a couple o' pictures of a 142 Sport I spotted in Williamsburg. 
The 142 (the coupe or 2 door version of the 144) was almost the first car I ever owned. I can't remember the specifics of the car I nearly bought, other than it was dark blue and already had an almost new radio/cassette deck and 4 speakers installed...