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Portrait of the band, Girls,

photo: Girls, NYC, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell

Portrait of the author, Sloane Crosley for NY Mag:

photo: Sloane Crosley, NYC, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell.

I don’t watch sports, at all, but I was cheering go go go when last night, on the bar’s TV, I caught Channing Frye w/ the Suns.  Solid gaming. Well done, and very well deserved success too.

photo: Channing Frye, Portland OR, 2007. ©Graeme Mitchell

A portrait of the designer, Tim Hamilton for Ponytail Magazine:

photo: Tim Hamilton, NYC, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: Tim Hamilton, NYC, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell.

A portrait of the director, Derek Cianfrance,

photo: Derek Cianfrance, Brooklyn NY, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell.

Portrait of couture milliner, Heather Huey for Ponytail magazine.

photo: Heather Huey wearing one of her cages, NYC, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: Heather Huey wearing one of her hats, NYC, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell.

A portrait of the musician, Chris Maher, taken for his upcoming album release:

photo: Chris Maher, NYC, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell

photo: Chris Maher, NYC, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell

I was in LA recently and had an extra day and the chance to meet up w/ the painter, Lisa Solberg.  We talked about art and book clubs and mexican food and schizophrenia and LA vs NYC and ski racing and light and taking things far and further and then further still.

We also had the chance to take her portrait:

photo: Lisa Solberg, LA, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: Lisa Solberg, LA, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell.

And a gawldamn-good painting by Lisa:

painting: Land Red Down, 101×80,” by Lisa Solberg

(Opps, had to pull and re-post this.  I thought it ran in Dec, turns out it’s in this month’s Interview issue, Feb.  So once again…)

The actor, Alex Kaluzhsky, shot for Interview.

Alex Kaluzhsky, NYC, 2009, ©Graeme Mitchell.

Alex Kaluzhsky, NYC, 2009, ©Graeme Mitchell.

Stylist: Miguel Enamorado
Groomer: Laura de Leon (w/ Joe Management)
Photo Assistant: Nyra Lang
Location: Fast Ashley’s Studios

I’ve posted a number portraits of the painter, Alex Steckly over the years, and will continue to do so. Like Julian in the last post, Alex is someone who I try to take a portrait of when the opportunity arises.  There’s an old writing saying that goes, “write what you know.”  I believe in this for photography too.

photo: Alex Steckly in his studio, Portland OR, 2009. ©Graeme Mitchell

Julian is someone I have the pleasure to photograph whenever our schedules allow.  It is always a great pleasure.

photo: Julian in my basement, NYC, 2009. ©Graeme Mitchell

He is a friend, a musician, and a wonderful mind.

Here is a song:

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song: Dolls Aren’t Supposed to Bite by Julian Tulip’s Licorice

And – peelug -  he also did the music for the Unreal City Slideshow.

I took a portrait of each of my brothers while visiting home this winter.  This trip was a supposed conclusion – 2 years later – to what I first mentioned in this post.  I found out though, that nothing is ever actually concluded.  The expanse behind what we realize is infinite.  Think of it as a movie stage facade on a clear cold morning with an unknowable and unending landscape falling behind it to a dark horizon line, to where your imagination ends.  And I’d wonder at anyone who does not stop in awe of this notion, of this incredibleness of existence.

photo: Ian Mitchell, Portland OR., 2009. ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: Scott Mitchell, Portland OR., 2009.  ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: A Hand, 2009, ©Graeme Mitchell

These are from a job shooting portraits of a legal company for their marketing needs.

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell.

This is actually from an older portrait sitting I did with the director, Cary Joji Fukunaga for Interview (here).   I’m excited he’s doing so well, and Levis commercials he’s been shooting w/ WK aside, I’m waiting to see what he’s got going for his next feature.   Anyway, the reason I’m revisiting this is b/c I’ve had requests for shots of him for other mags recently – two of which are below.

photo: Cary Joji Fukunaga, Brooklyn, ‘09. ©Graeme Mitchell.

photo: Cary Joji Fukunaga, Brooklyn, ‘09. ©Graeme Mitchell.