Posts Tagged bike
earth day for scotts
Posted by mareadyphotography in video on May 11, 2014
i shot (and was the superstar) in this web commercial for scotts lawn care
type 1 diabetes
Posted by mareadyphotography in documentary, fitness/sports on March 8, 2013
diabetes is one word, but covers two diseases. when people mention “diabetes” they’re most likely talking about type 2 diabetes. type 2 diabetes usually develops in people because of the way they choose to live their lives – but type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks and kills off its own insulin producing cells. in fact, most people with type 1 diabetes prefer to call it “type 1” or “T1D” to differentiate themselves from others whose diabetes developed because of their lifestyle choices. people who have T1D have to regulate their blood sugar by injecting insulin into their bodies. insulin is a hormone that allows the body to metabolize glucose. to inject insulin, they can use a syringe or insulin pen (looks like a large pen with a needle. it has a multi-dose cartridge with selectable dose amounts), or a small insulin pump (about the size of a pager) they can wear 24 hours a day that feeds a pre-programmed amount of insulin through a cannula (small tube with a needle) into the subcutaneous space (under the skin) somewhere in the body. there are 5 or 6 things that affect blood sugar and we can only measure two of them, so regulating blood sugar is a delicate 24/7 balancing act that can’t be taken lightly – but that doesn’t mean it has to slow you down…
in 1983 bill carlson was the first person with T1D to finish the ironman triathlon. ever since he’s inspired others with T1D to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones. here are some pictures i shot in san diego of a crew of triathletes and friends who have T1D who were training for an upcoming race.
the crew would stop every 30 minutes or so for a quick blood sugar check
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- checking blood sugar after breakfast
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- bringin ’em in
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- we hugged the ocean for most of the ride
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- the crew would stop every 30 minutes or so for a quick blood sugar check
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- nothin jolts the system like pop tarts, energy gel and dr. pepper
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- i either shot out of the back hatch or out of the backseat passenger window, superman-style, with my stomach on the door and my head close to the ground. safety first.
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- my fail-proof protection mechanism was activated by wedging my feet into nooks and crannies as i was hovering over the road for a closer shot.
ryan dungey rules it
Posted by mareadyphotography in fitness/sports on February 15, 2011
i got a call from YRB mag to do a very last-minute shoot with ryan dungey on the street in soho. it was his first time in nyc and he seemed pretty hyped to be here. dungey is pretty fancy on a dirtbike. he slays every race he enters and his victory list wouldn’t fit on one of those 82 page nyc diner menus. in fact, he became the first rookie in history to win both the premier supercross and national motocross titles in his inaugural season. to top it off, he led team USA to victory in the motocross of nations. motocross of nations! that sounds superbad, huh? well that’s because it is. and ryan crushed it.
my hood #5
Posted by mareadyphotography in documentary on October 12, 2010
pictures from my hood.
here are more from the archives:
street ball
bones
chillin on the stoop
race
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- waitin for the bus
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- be where of the dog
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- after the game
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- eating rice and salami
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- i think the batter and the pitcher are on the same team. if the pitcher catches a hit ball, he can throw it at the detergent bottle for a point. i think. i was confused. if you know the name of the game or the rules, let me know.
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- fire escape superman
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- race
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- chillin on the stoop
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- pow pow power wheels
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- bones
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- playin bones
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- home run derby
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- street ball
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- helpin out the girls
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- the boys chillin. a couple of em didn’t want me to take a picture. then they said, “ok, yeah – whatever” and then they hid their faces.
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- baby slice $1
my hood #3
Posted by mareadyphotography in documentary on March 29, 2010
check out the other shots of my hood here:
there's so many things i like about this scene. i mean, maybe its the girls braids with the blue beads, the motion of the throw, the girls vs. boys, the open courtyard, the trash in the corner... it's all really beautiful to me.
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- there where a lot of cool things in there.
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- and tarot cards. nothing brings the occult and catholicism together like reading tarot cards on a prayer mat surrounded by candles with saints on them and thousands of biblical statues.
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- this is a whole store with nothing but religious statues
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- when window styling gets awesome
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- scooters with training wheels are weird. this girl was so dang cute.
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- photos like this mean a lot to me. there’s a cool story there somewhere.
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- somebody walked up to him and asked, “so does selling this stuff give you enough to make a living?” and he said, “nah, but i gotta do it to make ends meet.”
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- this sidewalk is always a hot spot for out-of-a-van flea markets
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- the boys playin ball. when i asked if i could take a shot, a couple guys stepped out and said, “nah, i don’t want my picture taken – i appreciate you asking, though” and were super cool.
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- this guy got nailed with like 1000 snowballs. then right afterwards, some girl ran up and did a flying ninja pounce right on this poor fella. it happened too fast for me to catch it.
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- i love this guy’s picture-takin stance
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- goin for the triple lindy.
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- it’s all fun and games until some kid faceplants
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- she said, “go dad, go!”
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- another unhappy sledder
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- plum tuckered out
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- yeeehaawwww
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- i’m gonna pretend that her jacket says “apple blossom” cause a 5 year old with an “apple bottom” jacket just seems wrong
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- school’s out
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- this roach coach is always at the same spot almost every day. and they’re usually always busy.
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- another store of religious stuff. who is that random guy in the middle with the hat?
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- he built this RC car from scratch. that sucker was fast.
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- rat poison in use. keep out.
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- i see a few of these portable mechanic trucks around. if your car is busted, they’ll come to you and fix it right there on the street. it’s pretty awesome.
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- i love this pizza. i’ll even go out of my way to get it. the crust is really salty and it makes it delicious.
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- pizza palace
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- this girl was playing peek-a-boo with me
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- nueva york
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- fresh sqeezed OJ is bomb diggy
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- it’s a minimum security playground
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- sandals, white socks and checkers
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- closed for renovations/court order. before this hood was dominican it was really irish – so there are a ton of irish bars around still
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- chillin on the corner
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- street food
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- there’s so many beautiful things about this shot. i mean, maybe its the girls braids with the blue beads, the motion of the throw, the girls vs. boys, the open courtyard, the trash in the corner… something about this is really beautiful to me.
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- sidewalk fruit and lottery tickets
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- he made a clean catch and took it in for the touchdown
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- the fellas dragged an old couch from the sidewalk trash and got some more use out of it. at one point, they had a huge blue tarp tied to street signs to give them some shade. love it.
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- i like these colors.
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- swingsets and buttcracks
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- the MTA buses are built like tanks. ask that guy’s bumper.
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- broadway
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- a couple games of bones at the end of the day
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- pow pow powerwheels
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- the 1 train in all of it’s glory
bmx king dave mirra
Posted by mareadyphotography in fitness/sports on August 17, 2009
’bout 10 years ago these two dudes opened up a bike/skate park near my hometown in wilmington, nc called eastwood. one of the guys was don – he could do backflips on a scooter (and not a stupid razor scooter, but the real deal, big-boy scooters); and the other guy was dave, a nice guy who completely destroyed the park on his bike. and that was that. for weeks, maybe 6 weeks, he was just dave – some really nice random destroyer. turned out that his name was dave mirra, and it turned out that dave mirra was a huge name in the bmx world. and it turns out that 10 years later his name is even huge-er. so when we met up for our shoot, we had a little reminisce-session about yesteryear and the old eastwood park in wilmington. it was good to catch up and i’m glad that dave is still destroying it.
check out dave’s site HERE
dave was telling me that he was doing rally car races now and showed me pictures of his car.
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