Monday, March 30, 2009

This Week's Randoms..


Hiking in New Paltz, NY


Hangin' with Lucy


Guest speaker at an event for Johnson & Johnson


Chef John cooks up butter-poached lobster w/ gribiche
sauce for a "Sunday Supper" event at Chelsea Market



Two chefs prepare duck confit for Chelsea Market's
"Sunday Supper" event for the James Beard Foundation



Chelsea Market wishing well

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Hello again.

Still no computer or editing software, but I just couldn't resist. The following is a small selection of images from the last week or so..(More to come: Jerry Jeff Walker @ B.B. King's, headshots, Metromix - "All You Can Eat" Assignment)

Till then, enjoy...


"Project Bridesmaid" Runway Show
Client: Modern Bride






Models getting ready for the show




A guest ogles a dress worn by Jennifer Lopez at the Oscars


Cooking up some kabobs at the Kabob Factory.
(My reflection in the kitchen window)


Moisture build-up inside an over-sized beaker
at an event for Johnson & Johnson


Lady with a rockin' afro at a Union Square diner.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

"Don't worry kiddos - I'm still here!"

Update:

The last two weeks have never been more hectic, and I'd just like to apologize for the lack of activity on the Roast Pork Bun. Hey, I LOVE hectic. I yearn for it daily. But not when you (yes, me...) shoot three consecutive events, have to edit 2,000 images, and then watch your MacBook Pro have a seizure and slowly die, then find out that the client wants the images 4 days earlier than the proposed deadline, then double book a wedding because you don't have access to your iCal, all while worrying about the assignment you're supposed to be shooting every night for the next 7 days (which happens to be on the best 10 NYC restaurants that offer all-you-can-eat specials....pretty awesome). I know - it sounds like I want your pity. I don't. Work is work, and everybody has to deal with a little work related anxiety once in a while. Call me overly compassionate, but there's 1% of me that sympathizes with Madoff right now, simply due to the amount of internal frustration that must be running through his veins (I can feel it Bernie!!!) Note to self: expect lots of hate mail within the next few days.
Anyway, my heart rate has actually slowed down, and I've begun to feel like a normal human being; a human being who has the capabilities of writing this post on an outdated Gateway computer (Eww!!!)

This is what it all comes down to: I feel like I've let you down.
I have so many photographs from the last couple of weeks that I would love to post, and if you would just bear with me until I get my beloved Apple back into my arms, I would greatly appreciate that. Thank you very much for your patience.

-Max

Friday, March 6, 2009

Levon Helm Band @ The Beacon Theater

Shot the Levon Helm Band at the Beacon last night for Paste Magazine. It was my first time to the Beacon since the $16 million renovation, and I was beyond impressed. From the ornate golden columns to the palatial lighting fixtures to the velvet seats that are "way too comfortable for a rock-concert", the apparently 1,000 person crew did a hell of a job restoring the Beacon to its vaudevillian interior it was widely known for 80 years ago. Oh - and aside from the venue, Levon Helm's 12-piece band was amazing, banging out hits from "The Band", as well as his last album 'Dirt Farmer'. Thank you to Levon's manager, Barbara O'Brien, for the photo pass and the backstage after-party pass after the show.





Sunday, March 1, 2009

"The Road Goes On Forever and the Party Never Ends"

So I have a weakness for Country music.
And judging by the packed house of urban rednecks at Terminal 5 last night, so do they.
I was thrilled to have the privilege to shoot the Robert Earl Keen show (with Ray Wylie Hubbard opening), not only for Ray and his wife - personally, but for a couple of other southern-based publications as well. It just so happens that I'm a huge fan of both musicians (who for years have been major fixtures on the Texas music circuit), so I couldn't have thought of a better way to spend my Saturday night in the good ol' N-Y-C. Yee-ha.

Below are some images of both Ray Wylie Hubbard and Robert Earl Keen, respectively:


Robert Keen


Marty Muse (pedal steel for Robert's band)








Ray Wylie Hubbard


Lucas Hubbard (Ray's son / lead guitar)