Bike Polo Project!

June/July 2009: For the past month and a half I have been working on a documentary about Boston bicycle polo. By working on, I mean being barraged by trial after tribulation directly followed by a misfortunate event. Despite all of our disappointments along the way, the documentary has its first rough cut (yachtzee!) and I will post it after a bit more post production work and love. Picture quality also unfortunately suffered.


































About the project:

Every week a conglomerate of bike enthusiasts trek to the Western Avenue roller hockey rink in Lower Allston. Armed with their "beater" bikes (so named because they can take multiple paving impacts) and a six pack, they take to the courts in teams of three with the intention of scoring a goal at the posts located at the rink ends.

I'm going to be following the bikers for the next few months, stay tuned to more and BETTER pictures!

Fire Fire!

April 17-- On the first beautiful night of Spring 2009, my friends decided to have a bonfire. The landlord had recently removed all the scrap wood from the backyard due to the "fire risk" issued by the Inspectional Services, so they used old railroad tracks from a nearby trainyard instead. Nothing too documentary worthy, except that scraps of trash, fence and a railroad kept this sucker alive for three hours. And, well, fire is pretty sweet.

The word of the day is: Sunburst

April 17--It's amazing what a bit of sunshine and decent weather will do for you. The cloudless sky and 60 degree weather melted the dismal exteriors of Bostonites. These are some photographs documenting the end of winter and the beginning of gorgeous spring foliage. And, of course, small aperture openings.

Allston, Rock City

March 15--I had to take some fashion pictures for a school assignment, and unfortunately a grandeur plan I had devised was unable to be executing due to scheduling difficulties (will post it when it finall becomes actualized!). Luckily my street is a derelict trash heap and I have very charismatic friends. More and better ones to come!

King Nut Editorial Photographs

March 22-- I did a few editorial photographs commenting on the King Nut salmonella scare due to rodent excrement. Ohio-based King Nut company discovered some rodent squatters left more than a few holes on the wall in September 2008. In four months, approximately 1,000 cases have been reported in 42 states, with symptoms ranging from minor stomach illnesses to severe dehydration. Only one death has been reported.

Tapes N Tapes

Feb. 24, 2009: Tapes N Tapes played the Paradise Rock Club last Tuesday, giving a performance which cannot be described as anything but "alright." The indie-alternative rock genre certainly does have a stereotypical sound, and as far as Tapes N Tapes is concerned, they did delivered. Whether people were too occupied by nostalgic thoughts of the weekend past to dance and the band was tired from the toils of tour we'll never know, but I've seen a bigger display of energy at a classical jazz concert. Thank god for my press pass, or I would've bitterly resented the fact that the money could've bought me a record and a better time.

Synchronized Swimming

Feb. 28, 2009: Synchronized swim teams from across the nation gathered in Boston University's FitRec pool for the Invitiational Synchronized Swimming Competition on Saturday. The sport combines a synthesis of ballet's grace and swimming's lung compacity. Faces caked with oil-based makeup and hair slathered in jello, these girls took to the pool with ear to ear grins and an appetite for victory.