Category Archives: behind the scenes
behind the scenes: DIRECTING JAHEIM + JADAKISS – “Ain’t Leaving Without You”
*KIRA KELLY and ANNA
*STEPHEN stopped by!
…and so did a little birdie
…and so did VAMPQUISHA
*GROOVY LEW!
*JADAKISS! this is our 4th time working together! i am now an unofficial member of D BLOCK!
*uncomfortable prom pose! when i asked JADA about TWITTER he said i needed to be on there, maybe…
*JOJO, JADAKISS, RAY J and GROOVY LEW
*ICEPICK JAY
*MARC KELLY and KAREEM…it must be difficult being a “stand in”, 
*ME and JAHEIM
*ISIS and ROB
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behind the scenes: DIRECTING CLARA IN PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC)
arrived tuesday, departed on sunday. shot an amazing video for GERMAN singer CLARA.
PRAGUE is gorgeous, very old europe. unfortunately i didn’t get to see many sights…the last night we were able to peep the ST VITUS CATHEDRAL. even then it was late night and extremely cold. we were all pretty pooped from the travel abd long days (haha, “pooped”). anyways, the crew UNIT SOFA was amazing to work with and i had a great time! thanks to PRAGUE for a great time.
DAY 1
*flowers from UNIT SOFA, very nice.
*the best breakfast…
*dinner at AROMI
*GRAPPA! italian for “will burn your insides”
DAY 2 & 3
*NICOLE and KAREEM
*GOSSIP is universal
*steadicam
*the talented CLARA
ST. VITUS CATHEDRAL
PRISON POSE SERIES…
*ALEJANDRO
*LEAH
*ROB’ERE
*KAREEM
*me and ROB’ERE
*lash implants are all the rage…
*i was missing VLADIMIR
*dinner at AROMI – again
*YAY TEAM! (yeah i’m wearing them on my feet and what? it was cold and i was comfortable – thank you)
behind the scenes: NIKE DESTROYER PROJECT x KAI REGAN x VASHTIE
on sunday NIKE teamed up with legendary downtown photographer KAI REGAN to shoot the DESTROYER PROJECT in class photo style.
basically NIKE made a limited run of these black varsity jackets, perfectly donning flocked letters on the back that spell NEW YORK.
only a hand full were made in black and were given to a slew of folks that contribute to the ever changing landscape of NEW YORK CITY. including: SCOTT CAMPBELL, CURTIS KULIG, JAKE SUMNER, KEVIN KEARNY, DEE & RICKY, LUCIEN SMITH, TIM BRODHAGEN, RICKY SAIZ, BRANDEE BROWN, AARON BROBOW, SIMONEZ WOLF, JACK GREER and CHRIS SHONTING…oh and MOI, VASHTIE!
the jackets are super sick. DECEMBER 18th, the white version goes on sale at 21 MERCER. i shot a behind the scenes that will be ready for viewing shortly! it was FUN!…
PS: it all took place in the PJ’s of the lower east side, grimey and great!
ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME SEE THE UNVEILING OF THE PHOTO AT 21 MERCER!!!
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*true story, RICKY asked me to braid his hair on set and KAI took notice and asked us to do it for the photo. it was quite fitting since we were in the projects. next time we need a stoop and some gel…
*SHOUTOUT TO PR, HERON, ALEX and JULIEN at NIKE!!!
life: RACHEL ROY LOOKBOOK PHOTOSHOOT (behind the scenes)
it was a fun two day shoot…photographed by the amazing CASS BIRD, featuring yours truly and other super dope females.
*JULIA FRAKES
*stairwell art, gave me the giggles for about 2 minutes.
*HAPPY BIRTHDAY J!
*CASS BIRD having fun on the other side of the lens…
interview: PUFF for SUPREME MAGAZINE + interview by VASHTIE KOLA + photographed by TERRY RICHARDSON
over the summer i had the most amazing opportunity of interviewing PUFF aka DIDDY for SUPREME’S MAGAZINE (book volume 5). now that it’s (been) out, i can share.
when i asked PUFF if he would be into doing it, he was down for the cause. he might be larger than life, but dude is super cool and down to earth. he just gets the whole “downtown”/”underground” world, when most people in general don’t.
super thanks to PUFF, ANGELO BAQUE, JAMES JEBBIA, TERRY RICHARDSON and BEA ARTHUR.
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behind the scenes.
*ANGELO and DEREK ROCHE.
*PUFF and TERRY RICHARDSON.
behind the scenes: PHOTOSHOOT
have to keep this on the low low, here are some behind the scenes shots.
*EL HEFFE.
*MR. BENTLEY.
*KURTIS, ROB’ERE & KIEL.
behind the scenes: SHOOTING CURT@!N$ VIDEO FOR “MODE”
CURT@!N$, me west indian peeps! so excited i was able to direct a video for this dashing young man. since we’re fresh off the video shoot, i can only show you a very few photos
PHOTO COURTESY OF 1 3 t h w i t n e s s
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*i told him he would like my black camo army jacket…
*he tried to rack it. he’s from brooklyn…and old habits die hard.
*i fell in love on set…he had a girl though.
MORE TO COME WHEN THE VIDEO IS CLOSER TO FINALIZATION!!!
behind the scenes: SHOOTING JASMINE SOLANO – “THAT”S NOT IT” part 2
*via THEOPHILUS’S BLOG, he’s so adorable!
*the cold weather makes me so mad, i could punch it in the throat!
*who doesn’t like a nice, sweet, set of…TWINS! in the shape and size of STEPHEN & DREW!
behind the scenes: JASMINE SOLANO video shoot
can’t say or show you too much…
*KAREEM & TONE.
*owww. JASMINE SOLANO.
*DEEMEHLOW & OSCAR
*RAUL & his mini gumby with a wave.
*MAZZI, SANDFLOWER & ROXY.
*ROSE (stylist) and CAMMILE (makeup artist)
*MELO X & JASMINE SOLANO.
*OSCAR and “AGA” his BALENCIAGA pack pack.
behind the scenes: NYLON MAGAZINE SHOOT for “IT GIRL” ISSUE (august 2009)
finally!!! it’s out. back in AUGUST i got the confirmation that i would make NYLON MAGAZINES “IT GIRL” issue! i was and still am so stoked. i’ve been a fan of the magazine and finally — i’m in it! now that it’s out, i can show the behind the scenes…check it.
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*en route to BROOKLYN for the shoot.
*JANELLE had pieces!
*RAJNI and JANELLE.
*photographer ADAM FEDDERLY
*JANELLE and ME.
