Good friend and fellow photographer Claudia Hehr has recently started a campaign on Indiegogo (like Kickstarter, but without the red tape and geographic restrictions) to help fund a social awareness trip to Tanzania. Claudia is hoping to raise enough money to travel to Tanzania and document the work of the non-profit group Artists For World …
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SAY CHEESE!
The Dairy Issue of Edible Manhattan is available now, for which I had the pleasure of shooting a feature on New York City’s own dairy queen, Anne Saxelby. I spent an afternoon with Anne at her Saxelby Cheesemongers stand in the Essex Street Market, and another at her cheese cave in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Have …
ALL THE VOICES OF THE FOREST
Have a look at the hot-off-the-presses album artwork for Jake Hill‘s forthcoming children’s folk album, All The Voices Of The Forest. Physical release on the 19th of April accompanied by live performances at the Plymouth Public Library in Plymouth, Massachusetts at 10:30 am and 3 pm. Bring the kiddies. Carrot sticks and apple juice to …
SUDS IN THE CITY
Edible Manhattan‘s Alcohol Issue is bar hopping around the city now, in which you’ll find a write-up about the Chelsea Brewing Company accompanied by a few of my photographs of their products and a casual portrait of head brewmaster Mark Szmaida. You can find the latest issue of Edible Manhattan at your favorite bookseller, magazine stand, …
SIGNS OF LIFE #11
Fresh fish.
LITTLE ESOP
Judy and the gang over at Little Esop have just updated their entire website, including an all new online shop! I’m excited to spread the word about Little Esop’s new site because of their dedication to using 100% organic fabrics to update vintage looks, and because I take all of their pictures for them! Including …
FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES
Edible Brooklyn‘s winter issue just hit newsstands, and it includes a holiday traditions write-up about the Feast of the Seven Fishes that features a few of my photographs. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is an Italian tradition in which seven different seafood dishes are consumed on Christmas Eve, meant to celebrate the wait for …
FARMER IN THE FIELD
A quite literal in-the-field portrait of family friend and farmer Billy Hite from a trip home to Pennsylvania earlier this summer. Billy still thinks he’s going to be on the cover of a magazine in the big city. Well, at least he made it onto the internet.
HOW TO CUT OUT A PAPER DOLL
Fashion designer and friend Elaine Pedlar opened a papercraft boutique in DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, in case you didn’t know) earlier this summer, which she smartly dubbed Dumbelle. With the know-how from a successful career in clothing and product design for some of the world’s biggest brands, Elaine has now turned her …
MOTEL BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD- ALBUM ART & VIDEO PREMIERE
Below you’ll find the album artwork for Jake Hill‘s recent solo EP, Motel By The Side Of The Road, and the music video for the title track. Shot and filmed in one evening in room 105 of the Pilgrim Sands Motel, Plymouth, Massachusetts. (See a larger version of this video here.)
FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHY
A few weeks back, the Flatiron District’s popular Parisian bistro, Almond, had me in to do an impromtu portrait session for their Bastille Day Dinner Party. For those not in the know, Bastille Day celebrates the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison in 1789, which was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern …
ANOTHER EDIBLE
The Summer Issue of Edible Hudson Valley is currently available online and in store, and features a feature on master farmer and Hudson Valley icon, Rick Bishop of Mountain Sweet Berry Farm in Roscoe, NY. The story, written by Nancy Matsumoto, includes a refresh on the photos that I took of Rick and his produce …
HANDS-ON PHOTO STYLING
An outtake from yesterday’s Spring/Summer 2012 lookbook shoot for Eubiq NY. Thanks to Shirley and David for lending a hand!
VEGAN LATINA: TERRY HOPE ROMERO
In the spring of this year, I had the chance to photograph Terry Hope Romero for the Greenpoint-based vegan food blog, Kitchen La Bohème. Terry is the author of a number of popular vegan cookbooks including Viva Vegan! and Veganomicon, and writes the colorful Vegan Latina! blog. Follow this link to read Kitchen La Bohème’s …
DRIVEN FEATURING ANDERSON & ROE
Yesterday I received my advance copy of Driven in the mail. Written by Nick Romeo, Driven ‘tells the stories of six incredible young musicians creating a life in music in the modern world…from the slums of Ukraine to the halls of Manhattan’s elite Juilliard School.’ Each of the musicians featured made their national broadcast debut …
IN THE KITCHEN @ ALMOND
A few weekends back I had the chance to spend a Saturday afternoon shooting at Almond, a farm-to-table French bistro in Manhattan’s Flat Iron district. First up on the menu was a casual portrait shoot with chef Jason Weiner, whom I had met about a month prior at an Edible Manhattan event at the Tenement …
ALMOST THE NEXT IRON CHEF
As part of my recent work for Edible Manhattan and their feature on farmer Rick Bishop, I had the opportunity to photograph chef Marco Canora at his Tuscan ristorante in Manhattan’s East Village, Hearth. I was a big fan of Marco from his run on Food Network’s The Next Iron Chef, where he placed second, …
CAMERON CARPENTER FOR THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
Google Alerts strikes again… Cameron Carpenter- maestro of the pipe organ and flaunter of the sequins, was featured in an interview piece on The Charlotte Observer’s website over the weekend, along with a portrait that I shot of him. Not my favorite final from our sessions together, but I’m more than happy that they’re happy with …
WORKING WITH WYLIE
As part of Edible Manhattan‘s recent feature on one of the Union Square Greenmarket‘s founding farmers, Rick Bishop, I had the great pleasure of photographing chef Wylie Dufresne at his contemporary-yet-comfortable Lower East Side eatery, WD-50. Contestant on Iron Chef America and Top Chef Masters, recurring guest judge on numerous seasons of Top Chef, and …
FARMVILLE
Edible Manhattan‘s Eat Drink Local Issue is now available on newsstands, at bookstores, and at a Whole Foods near you, and it features a story that I’ve been photographing for the better part of a year. Farmer Rick Bishop has been a staple at the Union Square Greenmarket for longer than he’d probably want you …
SPRING IS IN STYLE
Spring is in the air, and spring is in style as Eubiq NY have updated their website with a look at their spring/summer 2011 line. Follow this link to see the collection, and have a look below at a few of my favorites from the shoot. Thanks to Shirley and Eric for putting together yet another …
CARLA RZESZEWSKI (AND HER PORTRAIT) ON EATER NY
Gotta love those Google Alerts… I received an email last night that a portrait I shot of Carla Rzeszewski, wine director at The Breslin Bar & Dining Room in Manhattan, is currently gracing the front page of Eater NY. As part of Eater’s Burger Week celebration (pretty much my favorite week of the year), those …
THE 100TH POST
Today we mark a milestone here at SGB Pho(blog)raphy- this is our 100th post! And that which is cause for celebration also proves to be cause for reflection… 99 posts in 22 months. Some thoughtful, some witty, some irreverent, and all a means to this end- to prevent our idle hands from becoming the devil’s …
DEEP CREEK PORTRAIT SESSIONS
A few months back, I took a road trip up to Plymouth, Massachusetts for a week of photo sessions, video shoots, live music, arts & crafts projects, and other unmentionable debauchery. The week would come to be known as Deep Creek Media Week. One of the goals of media week was to photograph the band members, …
THREE CHEFS AND A FARMER
I had the unique opportunity to spend some time with three world class chefs, and the world class farmer they go to for their greens, at the Union Square Greenmarket on a sunny Saturday morning earlier this month. Wylie Dufresne- chef and owner of WD-50 on the Lower East Side, contestant on Iron Chef America …
SIGNS OF LIFE #10
Sign of a struggling economy.
FREE LUNCH AT THE TENEMENT MUSEUM
Edible Manhattan hosted a unique gastro-historical event at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum last Tuesday evening, and I was there to document the festivities (and to sample some great food!). Red Wattle ham and pickled red cabbage from Almond, housemade sausage and sour kraut from Cafe Katja, soft pretzels from Prime Meats, Berleburg cheese …
LIVE FROM THE PILGRIM SANDS
Jake Hill will be hosting an evening of intimacy intimate evening on Saturday, April 16th, playing an acoustic set in the lounge at the Pilgrim Sands motel in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to support the release of his new solo EP, Motel By The Side Of The Road. Yes, the very same Pilgrim Sands motel that graces …
SIGNS OF LIFE #9
#9-1-1
TOKYO JUXTAPOSED FOR JAPAN DISASTER RELIEF
One year ago, I self-published a photo magazine chronicling some of my travels through Tokyo and had a small exhibit at Supercore in Brooklyn. One year later, much of northeastern Japan has been ravaged by one of the largest earthquakes on record, and by the ensuing tsunami. I’d like to donate all proceeds from any …
CODY UTZMAN FOR KITCHEN LA BOHEME
Chef Cody Utzman- owner of four Brooklyn-based eateries (Brooklyn Label, Brooklyn Standard, Papacitos, and Cafe Royal), and winner of Chopped and Chopped Champions on the Food Network, is featured this week in the Inspired By column over at Kitchen La Bohéme. I had the good fortune of meeting and photographing Cody for the article a …
JAY KILL & THE HUSTLE STANDARD – NEW MEN OLD BOYS
Below you’ll find the album cover for Jake Hill & Charley Hustle’s Jay Kill & The Hustle Standard’s genre-busting New Men Old Boys EP. And what’s the story behind that dashing photo, you ask? Tell us by writing a caption for it and you could win a taco. Find out more about the power duo …
BORN AND RAISED IN STEELER NATION
With the Pittsburgh Steelers on the cusp of possibly winning their unprecedented seventh Super Bowl, it’s safe to say that the black and gold has been running through my veins, and my big sister’s, for quite some time. Here we go Steelers!
I.T. GUYS NEED LOVE TOO
And headshots. IT guys also need headshots. I worked on a portrait shoot for the Fully Hosted IT Automation Platform guys over at OS33 last month, and some of the shots recently began appearing on the Management page of their website. Thrilling content for you, the reader? Maybe not. Good idea for a company to …
WINE ON TAP AT THE BRESLIN
The January/February issue of Edible Manhattan contains a quick write-up about the keg wine being tapped at the Ace Hotel‘s companion bar and eatery, The Breslin. The proof is in the photograph of mine which accompanies the article. Head on over to The Breslin at 29th and Broadway to see, and have a sip, for …
ANY KINDA WORK TODAY- ALBUM ART & VIDEO PREMIERE
Jake Hill’s fourth album and second full length of the year, Any Kinda Work Today, is now available for aural and visual consumption. Below is your first look at the album artwork and video for the title track, both of which we shot in Plymouth earlier this month. Big thanks to everyone involved! It was …
THANKSGIVING EVE IN THANKSGIVING TOWN
(Jake Hill and his band, Deep Creek, will be performing on Thanksgiving Eve in Plymouth and are releasing their new album the same day. Below is a write up that I did on Jake’s site, jakehillmusic.com. Below that is a poster that I put together using an outtake from our recent album cover shoot.) Jake …
AN APPETIZER FROM EDIBLE MANHATTAN
I’ve had the good fortune over the past two months to begin shooting for local food ‘zines Edible Manhattan & Edible Brooklyn. The Edible community spans the country and crosses our northern border in the name of sustainability and in support of cooking with and consuming locally-sourced goods, while celebrating the gastro-pioneers of the culinary …
SIGNS OF LIFE #8
Welcome. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
PERISHABLES: A CULINARY CULTURE COLLECTION
I’ve spent the last few days putting a new photography portfolio together, the gastronomically-themed Perishables. The goal was to incorporate plated food shots, establishment interiors and atmospheres, chef and restauranteur portraits, and a hint of travel/destination photography under the overarching banner of a food lifestyle collection. Culinary culture, I like to call it. You can preview …
WEEKEND WARRIORS
A BTS look at Sunday morning’s look book shoot for Eubiq NY‘s Spring 2011 collection. Everybody say hi to Shirley!
HOW TO WRITE A BLOG POST FROM SUSQUEHANNOCK STATE FOREST
Susquehannock State Forest is in central Pennsylvania, along the northern border, just south of New York state. Susquehannock State Forest is located in Potter County God’s Country, with a few tracts of forest stretching into nearby McKean and Clinton counties. Susquehannock State Forest contains 262,000 acres of woodlands and 89 miles of hiking trails. Susquehannock …
PICTURES OF A SNAIL
I recently hopped a train to Red Bank, NJ to photograph chef Adam Sobel- creator, owner, and…..driver of The Cinnamon Snail. The Cinnamon Snail is the country’s first 100% vegan food truck, currently servicing Hoboken, NJ and soon to be making the rounds in Brooklyn. An in-depth interview with Adam (and a few of the …
WILL WORK FOR FOOD
Kitchen La Bohème. The Bohemian Kitchen. It’s a vegan pure vegetarian food blog that I’ve been shooting for lately. A vegan food blog, you say? Yep. Well, Scott, are you vegan? Nope. Are you, at least, vegetarian then? Not even close. So, a carnivore taking pictures for a vegan food blog? That’s right. But why? …
SIGNS OF LIFE #7
Houses in the window.
LUNCH QUEST! TOM & JOE’S, ALTOONA, PA
Tom & Joe’s has the best Breakfast Mess. Ever. There, I said it. Now if you happen to be the skeptical type that has to see eat to believe, then you can hop on The Pennsylvanian (with an empty stomach) from the Amtrak concourse at Penn Station, get off fourteen stops later in Altoona, walk three …
RETOUCHING THE FAMILY TREE
Every time that I ride the rails homeward for a small town respite from the concrete jungle, I make time for a visit with my grandpap. He’s got a lot of great stories to tell, and he always likes to hear about what I’m up to in the big city. And it usually seems that, …
SIGNS OF LIFE #6
Vacancy.
JAKE HILL VS. THE BIG APPLE
Jake Hill will be playing The Living Room on Manhattan’s Lower East Side on Thursday, May 27th in support of his new album, In The Mountain’s Shadow, which will be available for purchase at the show and is now available as a digital download at Amazon. You can read a nice write-up on the album …
CAMERON LIVE! AVAILABLE JUNE 1ST
A little while back I had the distinct pleasure of working on a two-day shoot with friend and Grammy-nominated organist Cameron Carpenter. The focus of the shoot was to create a number of striking image options for the covers of his soon-to-be-released double album, Cameron Live! The CD portion of the set contains a live concert …
