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Jarryd & Comisa

Tim — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:28:15 +0000

I recently returned from Chicago where I photographed the wedding of my nephew Jarryd and his new bride Comisa. Although our family traveled to Chicago fairly often when I was a child, this was my first real trip as an adult. For a while now, I’ve been contemplating relocating to the city and this trip [...]

My Birthday Weekend

Tim — Tue, 04 May 2010 05:39:12 +0000

Photo by Louis Mendes This past Saturday, May 1, I celebrated another year of life. Like a lot of other photographers, and people in general, I’ve been struggling to continue making a living in photography, as well as dealing with other personal challenges. So, this weekend, I decided to do absolutely nothing but spend time in [...]

K Mart (from the archive)

Tim — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:31:53 +0000

A few years ago I shot this image of NBA player Kenyon Martin during a practice when he was a member of the New Jersey Nets. Martin is considered a ‘bad boy’ player, similar to the members of the Detroit Pistons of the 80’s. He plays hard and isn’t one of the smiley faced personalities [...]

D.U.M.B.O.

Tim — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:09:26 +0000

It is truly a blessing to get paid for what started as a passionate hobby. Sometimes, however, being caught up in the business of photography; the client, the deadlines, the budget, etc., can diminish the passion of simply capturing beautiful images. That’s why I like to occasionally go out to shoot just for the love [...]

Shaheem

Tim — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:24:19 +0000

I noticed the thin layer of mostly quarters as I put the crumpled up dollar bill in his cup. “Thank you brother.” He said. “no problem. Do you mind if I take your picture?” “no, go ahead.” He said, gathering himself to look his best. “do you do that for a hobby?” “hmph!” I replied, “I do this for a [...]

Minister Steve

Tim — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:59:04 +0000

The majority of my time last week was spent editing images from several recent shoots. One of those shoots was a portrait session with Steven F. Hill, better known as Minister Steve. He is a Christian Minister and singer who I met a few weeks ago through a mutual [...]

“Brick City”

Tim — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:08:50 +0000

“Brick City,” is a week long documentary series that aired last week on the Sundance Channel. The series, which was executive produced by Academy Award winning actor Forest Whitaker, focuses on the trials and tribulations of Newark, N.J. as it struggles to overcome its battles with murder, drugs, [...]

The Last Picture of my Father

Tim — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:37:19 +0000

“Daddy’s gone.” The shallow, solemn voice on my cell phone spoke to me while standing at the self-checkout at a local grocery store. I’d been in touch with my sister all morning as she was in my father’s hospital room in Oxford, MS. It had been only 2 days [...]