I definitely feel out of my body, almost like being in a film right now. I think I have said that being in New York for the first time is probably the same mindset Western photographers felt first coming to China. New York has its mysticism and I am awe with it. But being here, I am more appreciative of Memphis.

I've been in New York since the end of December. I've posted another blog on my website with similar photos but I wanted to still keep my LFM blog about Memphis despite me being in New York. Luckily, there happens to be Memphis-transplants here in New York like I am. My goal for this blog is post photos of my experience here as a photographer from Memphis living in New York. Check out what I've been up to after the cut:

One of our own Memphians, Tam Tran, a University of Memphis journalism graduate, has been accepted into the Whitney Biennial 2010 exhibition.

The Drive by Press says "farewell" to 2009 on their last show together in Memphis, TN.

Bye Memphis!

 I love Goner Fest, not just for the music but for the backstage stories. Many foreigners, outsiders, Memphians, musicians, Goners converging in the greenroom of the Hi-Tone, telling these "middle of the story" scenes. While competing with twelve other outsider photographers (non-Memphians), I don't feel the need to present the stage of performers as much I need to with the repeated angles and shots everyone else gets. I tell this story:

I actually finished studying to make it out to Goner Fest in order to take some photos.

A couple months back, Memphis got a visit by Sha Boogy, a band that decided to be a band. Hailing from London/New York/somewhere from New Zealand, they definitely left a mark so I decided to do a photoshoot.

I had the opportunity to work on a teaser trailer about a month ago with (despite Texan city names) Memphis-born Austin Wages and Houston Wages and actor/director Luke Grimes (of ABC's Brothers and Sisters). Monica Summerfield decided to pursue producer roles so this was her first gig to do so. Rounding out the smaller crew members are filmmaker Eric Swartz, Sarah Fleming and a few other people I forgot their names. Check out the photos under the cut.

Dir. Luke Grimes