One from the archives. Writer and friend D. Foy. www.dfoyble.com
Caleb Cooks is a multi talented filmmaker living in Brooklyn. He shoots, directs, produces and writes. He came by the studio the other day and we snapped this portrait.
James T. Greco is an enigmatic artist residing and working in Brooklyn. He came by my studio for a portrait and chat about art, life and everything.
James’ website: jamestoddgreco.com
In memoriam. I had lived in NY for just under 6 months when the Twin Towers went down. I had just visited Windows of the World a few weeks earlier, in August. It was a heartbreak initially and a heartwarming later when I experienced the true spirit of New Yorkers in the aftermath.
From a Hummer shoot in Namibia and South Africa.
Katrin was the New York Sales representative at Smuggler while the Snorri Brothers were there. Wonderful friend and human being. She’s also very photogenic and this shot of her for the Thoughtful series is one of my favorites. We shot it near her office in SoHo when she was working for Rabbit Content. It was late in the day, golden sunlight was streaking in between buildings in SoHo and Katrin turned on her charm (she told me she used to be a model after this shoot, I was not surprised)
Music video for Lay Low to "By And By" from the album "Farewell Good Night’s Sleep". Lay Low floats above a miniature world with an air of amusement as she peeks down on the little people and things below her before she goes into space.
Honored with the "Award of Excellence" at the 2010 Canada International Film Festival.
Thanks // Lovisa, Kári, Billy, CO3, Sade, Pétur, Aron, Joel and Bev.
Today is Sjón’s birthday, may he live another 50 years. Happy Birthday!
Sjón is a wonderful poet and writer, a massive influence on me in my formative years, a frequent collaborator with Björk and an all around wonderful friend and human being. I’m a better man for knowing him. Thank you.
To learn more about Sjón: www.sjon.siberia.is
(this picture was taken when he was closer to 25 than 50)
This is a preview for my photography book which came out on powerHouse Books recently.
More information here:
https://www.facebook.com/LaundromatBook
and pick up a copy here:
http://www.amazon.com/Laundromat-Snorri-Bros/dp/1576876233/ref=sr
This picture of master editor Maury Loeb was shot during an edit. It is taken on the rooftop deck of PS. 260, the edit house in NY. Maury has cut a bunch of my projects, one of which (Crash) resulted in an AICE award for Maury for best VFX Editing.
Unidentified river somewhere in the western part of the United States. This image makes me think of Bill Callahan’s song “Drover” from his beautiful “Apocalypse” album.
D. Foy wrote an essay for my photography book Laundromat. This shot is taken in my studio in Brooklyn. It was really a session for his then girlfriend, soon to be wife, dancer Jeanine Durning, but he snuck in. Very contemplative and relaxed portrait. His first novel “Made To Break” will be out on Two Dollar Radio early 2014.
This shot is an impromptu shot that became part of the inspiration for the series Thoughtful. I was shooting a campaign in South Africa and Topher was a producer at Grey, which I was working for. We had just had a wonderful lunch at a restaurant in the wine country close to Cape Town. After lunch we wandered out into these cricket grounds which turned out to be the perfect back drop for Topher’s portrait. Thanks to Bev and Joel of Gatehouse Commercials for a wonderful meal.
A chilly winter day in New York, wandering the streets with my camera. I like the casual nature of this shot and the fact that this woman seems to have noticed that I’m shooting from the hip and that I just barely caught her eyes.
I shot this picture of Lay Low (Lovísa) after a gig at a small coffee shop in the East Village. This is shot in the middle of traffic on Park Avenue South by Union Square on a hot summer night. I later did a music video to one of her songs. She’s a wonderful artist and collaborator.
Nuutti is a friend that lives in New York City. As the name suggests he’s from Finland and he’s a rock star. This portrait was shot impromptu near his laundromat in the East Village. I was hanging out with him and a mutual friend doing laundry one day and we got this great shot of him. Photogenic guy.
My favorite Highway Interchange in the world.
This is an organic Ice Cream and Espresso truck. It’s operated by a hipster with tattooed arms and a red beard. It’s purpose is to spread the gospel of the hipster across NYC (and ultimately the world). The hipster organization is growing in power and numbers.
Do we need to fight back? Meh.
On one of David’s visits to my studio in Brooklyn we snapped this picture. David is one of my oldest collaborators and friends in the film business. We directed a music video for Icelandic band Vinyl in 2002. I had just gotten a new Leica 50mm for my 5D and was excited to try it. Beautiful portrait of a beautiful man.
Here’s to the market not crashing today
Mínus are an incredibly tight and aggressive Hardcore band from Iceland. I shot this in Spessi’s studio Frystihúsið in Iceland circa 2007.
I went to JZ’s apartment in Manhattan’s East Village to get this shot. His place was the greatest, graffiti and tags, 100s of decks and shoes piled up. He’s a true skater and his mission is to skate the most impossible places around the world. He also has a skate / clothing line called Natural Koncept.
More about JZ and his line here: www.naturalkoncept.com
New York is kind of an endless stream of people and activity. I love grabbing a camera and go out and shoot stuff in the city. You never know what you’ll get. Like this very expressive and authentic New York woman.
Krummi came to a session with me in Spessi’s studio “Frystihúsið” in Kópavogur, Iceland.
The shoot was a band photograph for his band Mínus. I shot all members of the band individually and composited a few band photos from that. This individual portrait of Krummi is very special to me. His inner silence juxtaposed with his raised and tense hands says so much about him. He is a wonderful subject.
This is Paulie Z the front man of the Brooklyn band ZO2 playing Arlene’s Grocery, NY circa 2008. Rock ‘n’ Roll.
During one of many cross-country trips (I think I was headed east this time). I noticed movement through my window, grabbed my camera and caught a shot of this jet as it had just crossed paths with the one I was in. It seemed dangerously close but in reality it’s quite far away.
Björn Baldvinsson, Producer, Los Angeles circa 2009
Björn is one of my oldest friends and a long time collaborator of mine, the Snorri Brothers and beyond. At one point we even played in a band together for a very short minute. This picture is part of the Thoughtful series that exhibited in New York in 2011. Thank you Björn.
An Indian restaurant in Brooklyn.
Combo sticker art.
At least they’re being used for something.
SoHo street scene in sweltering summertime.
70s style architecture always warms my heart.
It’s hot in NYC now, this seems like a lifetime ago.
Boom!
“There She Goes My Beautiful World”
-Nick Cave
An experimental cut with iPhone footage. Dedicated to the misogynistic lawmakers of Arizona.
A balmy afternoon in New York with yellow cab, bicyclist and man on cellphone.
From a hiking trip in the Catskills this weekend.
D. Foy still from an upcoming promo for his book Made to Break coming out on Two Dollar Radio in 2014.
Icelandic Musician Biogen (02/24/1976 – 02/08/2011) in Brooklyn 2009
They are so cheerful, optimistic, patriotic and, if you’re in the U.S., everywhere you look. I don’t have any stats to back this up but I suspect no nation uses their national flag in such abundance and with such joy and pride as the people of the United States.
Snapshots with friends and family around the world.
With Kári Sturluson
With Nicholas
With Dave Bernstein
With Siggi Kinski
With Lydia
With Kaherine (Knab) Olsen and Michael Craven
With Björn Baldvinsson
With Crille Forsberg
With Chuck Ryant
With Bryan Smalls
With Nicholas
With Lydia
With Nicholas
With Nicholas and Andri
With Vincent Foeillet
With Erich Treml
With Helen Hollien
With Andri
With Lydia
With Patrik Andersson
With DJ Pierce
With Einar Pétur Heiðarsson
With Richard Henkels
With Oddný Sturludóttir
With Stephen Gelb
With Mörður Ingólfsson
WIth Flosi Þorgeirsson
With Geoff Moore
With Joseph Stephans
With Saul Guttmann
With Adam Dare
With Andri and Lydia
With Eli Hoffman
With Davíð Magnússon
With Kári Sturluson
With Thomas Ahern
With Tómas Sturluson
With Andri
Part of a site specific installation at Known Gallery in Los Angeles in April of 2013.