this is my friend genevieve lake. as i was shooting her, i was thinking, “genevieve might be my friend with the most “e’s” in her name.” later that night i got curious and was thinking, “what word in the english language has the most “e’s” in it?” so i searched for it – and there it was. kinda incredible that other people in the world wanted to know that exact same question. it’s funny how we search for crap like that and expect an answer. in fact, these days i get pissed when i search for something really obscure and my search comes up empty. i’m like, “‘alien toejam soup spoon machine’ doesn’t have any exact matches?!??!? aw, come onnnnnnnn! why hasn’t someone already written about that?” it turns out that “degenerescence” tops the charts at 6. “effervescence” and “beekeeper” come in second with 5, and genevieve (and 10ish other words with 4 e’s) comes in third. there it goes – that’s the official list. how can i be so sure? because that was the conclusion of the first few results of my search. and in this age of endless information at our fingertips, i’ve learned that if the results from your search aren’t on the 1st page, they’re not going to be seen. and if they’re not in the first 3 or 4 results, they’ll take too long to look for. so as far as anyone will ever know – this list is definitive.



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check out the other shots of my hood here:
my hood #1
my hood #2

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
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you know how sometimes you’re like, “that girl is mega hot, but her boy’s a little duchey” almost like you’re disappointed – but in reality if her boy was as hot as her you’d be a little pissed that they’re both hot. well anna’s boy is just as hot as her and it almost makes you throw up a little because you’re like, “come on, man – that junk ain’t fair.” i got some shots of her boy on the choppin block. they’ll be up soon…

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caitlin says she eats a pint of ice cream every single day. i gotta figure out what kind so i can buy stock. it’s doin something good for her figure.
makeup by joanna

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dasha is a friend of mine who is an artist. everybody knows her as “darya,” but her real name is dasha, so that’s what i call her. she’s super good at drawing and painting and she asked me if she could draw me for a school project she was working on. so in return i made her sit in front of my camera. she’s not a full-time model, but she pulls it off like a pro. check out her website HERE. one of my favorites on her site is called “see no evil.” and her blog is HERE.
update: she finished the drawing of me

dasha didn't like the way her boob "breaks up the angle from the shoulder to the knee." she's basically saying she's mad because her boobs are awesome. and that mostly confuses me.

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