Hanoi International Music Festival

Celebrating 10 years of the Minsk club in Vietnam, the Hanoi International Music Festival brought in some groovy bands. Great music flowed from Both Cheese, Peabody, James Harries, Stylish Nonsense and Ngu Cung stole the show. The shot above features the lead singer of Ngu Cung, all other shots are of Peabody.





lens flarin' it up!

Antonio Wingfield couture

Don't get confused about the chronology of my blog - I started this blog a few months ago and have not caught up on all my favorite projects.

This first work was displayed in the 2007 International Week Exhibition in the UNT Union, many of the models came from an excellent organization called Models of Style Exposed. Be sure to see their organization's (abbreviated mosé) annual "Exposed" show on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at the UNT Gateway Ballroom.

(above) Photoshoot for Antonio Wingfield Clothing near Oak Lawn, Dallas.
models (L-R): Anastasia, Lanaya, Kendal K, and Emily B, makeup by VI-VE makeup. Special thanks to Stephen for use of his beautiful Victorian mansion, and Matt Gawlik for assisting.


above, Kendal K by the full-size stained glass window


Erik "Tarzan" poses by Anastasia at the master bedroom's fireplace.
This is one of my favorite shots.


Kendal back at the stained glass window.


Tarzan pondering at the Victorian bar.

Daluva

Discover Daluva - Wine, Tapas, and events in the Westlake district of Hanoi, Vietnam. Daluva was recently opened and featured in this month's "Feed Me" section of East & West magazine. This set of photos I took for Daluva's advertising and to decorate the walls of their cozy establishment.


Nem, one of the delicious tapas at Daluva and a Vietnamese specialty. True to my previous food photography, I promptly had a taste once the work was finished. It's yum, and my favorite tapas dish is the spicy Italian meatballs.


These are a few of the regulars from Westlake out for a drink. Daluva had the novel and tasty idea to throw two opening parties and an art exhibition in the first days. After about 5 weeks of business they have a solid customer base that far exceeded expectations. There's even a place for kids to play upstairs (and I know this because I never want to grow up).


...and a parting shot: red wine, white wine. Alone together.
Seriously, this place is good.
Daluva. mmm...

we be jamMinh

Playin' the truth at Minh's Jazz Club in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photos above and below by Lien Deweer.


The next three shots were taken by fellow musician and photographer Brent Durksen. Huy on drums, Chico on Congas


Melanie Dunn on vocals


Luong on Tenor Saxophone

I'm back in Texas!

...In my dreams. That's right, it's April Fools Day so it's time for all things fun & random. Coming up later this month is the Denton Arts & Jazz Fest. In celebration I'm posting a video I did about it a few years ago for a competition I won to work as a photographer/videographer at the University of North Texas. And now playing at every computer on earth with internet access, my youtube channel.



Opening music from Chicago, then "Prospekt Mira" as played by Barbara Buchholz, written by: Tilmann Denhard & "Chameleon" arranged and performed by Gary Eckert. The theremin music Barbara creates has really rooted itself in my brain in an awesome way. She's changed my opinion on and the way I listen to electronic music. Take a listen also to Barbara's myspace page and her side projects: Finnproject, Tango Electrique, and other collaboration with Tilmann.

Graffiti

During the Tet holidays I traveled to Malaysia & Thailand and put my camera to work gathering images others had made around Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Between checking out the Street Sketchbook and exploring photographic possibilities through the Graffiti Research Lab I was eager to see what people put on the walls in Southeast Asia. It was only after exploring two other countries that even I noticed any graffiti in Hanoi, Vietnam where I am currently living. Though a number of artists grace the walls of Kuala Lumpur, a group called "The Super Sunday" seems to be on top of the scene. They put up a mixture of artistic and political art. Here's an extended album of my holidays' shots.


This little guy was all around

The street sketchbook is coming out with a film, trailer below:



And parting shot for this blog post:

thin line, one more time

The documentary-inspired Thin Line Film Fest is heading into its second annual festival. At the beginning of this month, Texas Filmmakers opened up the call for entries and is set to co-host five documentaries at AFI Dallas. You can be part of the action by attending, sponsoring, or volunteering. The festival is set for September 24-28, 2008 in Denton, Texas.