Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Prague Impressions - Now or Never


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After countless hours, and much blood, sweat and smoke, I have set the date for what will be my first show in Prague after almost 5 years. It would appear old skeletons from the past have begun to haunt me, so if I'm going to take this leap towards my Art, it's hard not to feel like it's now, or never.

As risky as it seems, considering the always painful expenses of December, I shall put every spare penny and every spare minute I have into making this the best show I know how. In poker terms, I'm "all in". If it pays off, I will be able to breathe a little easy over the winter. If it doesn't, well, it may just turn out to be longer and colder than even last year.

Either way, the time has come. Prague Impressions must be let free.

Invitations to follow!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Too Close to the Lucia Bila Flame



Took a rather proper telling off by Lucia Bila while shooting Buddha Bar tonight.

The worse part was she assumed I spoke Czech, and as she was telling the audience she wouldn’t continue unless the photographer stopped taking photos, I’m standing there there with my camera in hand, waving at the crowd with a big grin on my face totally loving the show:)

Embarrassingly, I really thought I was being quite discreet, only shooting during her high intensity vocal outbursts, of which there were many.

In somewhat lucky timing, I had actually already decided to stop shooting and simply enjoy the rest of the performance. But by the time it was over, I was a crowd villain. Even got the cold handshake from the Manager who hired me.

Luckily, the bad spotlight is only temporary, but great photos will last forever.

And with that, I have to admit, Lucie Bila actually rocks!