I heart SIX

One of my art unit, "Hug Heaven"'s newest design, "I heart SIX" T-shirt design, by Ron Patane. Concept by Ayumi Sakamoto.

krisThal Trio

KrisThal Trio is a band I came to photograph, for their promotion. They first reached me by finding my website, through far mutual friend of my girl friend. At the first meeting, they played their song through i-tune, and I loved the song right away.

Here are the members...

Aaron Shragge is a shakuhachi, trumpet, and alto-saxophone player, who is originally from Canada, very sweet person, is what I can tell from how his sounds. http://www.aaronshragge.com/

Raphaelle Brochet is a vocalist, who is originally from Bordeaux,France. Born to musician parents, she grew up touring with her family all over the Europe, exploring the world of jazz, and studied dance, piano and vocal. At the shoot with in Central Park this spring, she tried to let the breath/air in my still frame, by dancing in front of my camera. She is a spirited performer.
http://www.raphaellebrochet.com/

Alexi David is a composer/double bassist, who was born in Cyprus, raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The internal grenade. His website is fun to visit.
http://www.alexidavid.com/

He also plays with Jose James (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo3hzUmoi_s), who've become my favorite vocal singer lately.

To hear "Moon Bhaja" (song no.4), visit Raphaelle's myspace site

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=186740035

life cinematic (part-1) :: Reiko and Roy

A hat designer, Reiko and her husband, Roy (teaches photography at high school and artist himself) at their apartment in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.


Rfive Design is an collaboration between Reiko Tomita (millinery and fashion design) and Roy Reid (photography and graphic design). They apply their creative sensibilities to fashion, home design and fine arts.

Reiko also creates amazing Bento art.

Reiko's bentos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rreid/sets/72157594507492814/
Rfive Design: www1.to/rfive
Roy's flickr photo set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rreid/

Feet On The Earth (part-1) :: Astoria Slice #001

In this series, I'll be showing the essence, overviews and details of different neighborhoods, starting where I am, in Astoria, Queens, of NYC. Hopefully we can peek some of what does the city made of, and what we are made of.


The pictures are face/entrance of typical apartment buildings in Astoria, Queens. To see more of the Astoria Slice, click the title of this post above.