photo of the week (Letter to John McCain)

passed by this near the pier...freedom of speech at work. it's a right, not a privilege.

hmmm tell me how you really feel...

do people still use these things?

when's the last time you had to use a pay phone? they're a dying breed. 10 points if you know a location of a working phone booth...you know, the kind that Clark Kent had to use. i'd love to see that.

the one on the right is a newspaper holder

the toys next door...

so our next door neighbor Rob's son parks his vehicles in our garage too now. he's pimpin it on the Fisher Price tricycle with the spoiler/plastic rims and the Radio Flyer wagon. reminds me of my Big Wheel when i was a kid...and then i thought about what it was like to be young, which somehow led to Disneyland and how i haven't been there since i was 6. that's 21 years overdue. anyone feel like going?

Ne-Yo "Miss Independent" Music Video

Ne-Yo shot his latest video for the song Miss Independent in Santa Monica on Monday. it's an homage to the movie Boomerang and directed by Chris Robinson. YPM was there shooting coverage of the video for Def Jam and for Ne-Yo. basically, i'm the guy who's in the way of everyone while they're trying to make the actual video. but hey, got to kick it on set and chop it with Ne-Yo. he's a chill dude...2nd time i've been on a set with him, and of course he doesn't remember me. Gabrielle Union and Keri Hilson also made cameo appearances in the video. Marco was there helping me and shot some of the stills too.

Ne-Yo




Gabrielle


Chris Robinson


Work in progress


Me, Sienne, and Sarah waiting and more waiting

what the hell Spain...

- Spain's Olympic basketball team posed for an advertisement prior to the Games which appears to show all its players slanting their eyes behind the image of a Chinese dragon, a move that could offend its Olympic hosts in Beijing. The ads appeared in the largest Spanish-language newspaper La Marca.

It's baffling that nobody involved in the picture from the photographers to the players even seemed to consider that this ad would be looked at negatively. Did it not occur to somebody that it might not be a good idea to mock an entire continent before the world's largest athletic competition that, by the way, happens to take place on that continent. Were they not aware of an invention called "the Internet" that allows pictures taken in Spain to be transmitted all over the world for the eyes of everyone? -

And now I'm reading that even with all this controversy, they still defend the photo...not even giving a simple apology saying it was done in poor taste.

I can't wait to watch your team lose. No bueno Spain...shame on you.

Sourced from Yahoo/MSN

Rock the Bells 2008

so i get the last minute call from Erick to shoot stills for the LA Rock the Bells show. the line-up is so dope. if it's coming to a town near you, be sure to check it out. here are some quick samples of some of the talent you will get to see...this will also count for Photo of the Week this week. this show was fuckin awesome. John, Al, and Nicole kept me company...i was glad to have them there.

Wale


Dead Prez


Murs


Rakim


De La Soul


Ghostface


Redman


Pharcyde


Nas


A Tribe Called Quest

do not miss this show.


love,

YPM

Art Show flicks...

so the show at Fatlace was a success. i'm so happy that i got to have some photos printed, framed, and included in a show with artists of different mediums. thanks again to Courtney from It's Design Related, Fatlace, and of course to Tracy & Rob, Steve, Carey, John B, Al Jieh, and Rush for coming out.