I’ve always enjoyed going to see movies, but when I moved to Boston 11 years ago I became obsessed with film, largely due to the Brattle.  The Brattle is an independent movie theatre that shows old movies as well as independent and foreign films.  Once I saw Welles, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Kurosawa and the like on the big screen it became a major influence on my art.  I even contemplated doing a double major of film and photography at art school, but in the end I chose to focus on the latter so that I could get some sleep once in a while.  Both majors were demanding enough on their own.

So what does the previous long-winded paragraph have to do with the image above?   The Longy School of Music is hosting a silent art auction to benefit the Brattle on Sunday, September 28.  Two of my photographs were accepted to be in the auction, and I’m happy to give back to such an important institution.  More information is here.  These are the two photographs that are being auctioned:

Duomo was taken in Sienna, Italy. It is a 20″x30″ print.

517 was taken on a trip to Philadelphia. It is an 11″x14″ print.

Whew, I’ve been catching up with blogging about my recent work, so here’s another post! Elise and Andrea were married at the Jonathan Edwards Winery in North Stonington, CT. It was a glorious day.

Elise welcomes her guests.

Apparently an alarm went off at the house across the street from the winery. You KNOW it’s a good wedding if the cops show up!

Stay with me- this is a long post! Nhi-Ha and Jeff were married at the Pierce House in Lincoln, MA. They hired me for 2 days, the first of which was a Vietnamese gift ceremony. Here are the shots!

The following day was the other ceremony, a veritable “shindig” if you will. Here Jeff helps Nhi-Ha with her rockin’ red shoes.

Nope, I didn’t touch those shoes. I found them on the branch and shot ‘em as is!

The food was delicious. Big props to East Coast Grill!

Cake? Nah. They prefer ice cream!

Joey Scott and the Connection kept the party moving!