Joey Josephs and His Girls
January 14, 2010 | Filed Under Arts, Fashion, In the paper, Portraits | Leave a Comment
Joey Josephs (above) and his girls Precious Caliente and Les Harrison are mainstays in the Philly drag scene. On Saturday January 16th, they perform at the Teller Auditorium in support of Bikur Holim Committee of Congregation Beth Ahavah, one of the only LGBTQ-friendly synagogues in Philly.
Cover Story Outtakes: Kurt Vile
December 23, 2009 | Filed Under Cover Story, In the paper, Music, Outtakes, Portraits | Leave a Comment
I know, I know. It’s been a while and I’ve been REAL busy and it’s been a hot minute since I’ve paid you any attention, dear photoblog. But I’m back and will attempt to fill in the posts that I’ve missed since I left for the Philippines (!!!!). Since then, I’ve got promoted to full-time at Citypaper, and am proudly the staff photographer and web editor. Doesn’t that sound yummy? Anyway…
On to the post, which features Philly wunder-artist Kurt Vile from Fishtown by way of Lansdowne, PA. Get a whiff of him on this week’s issue, (12/24) or on his myspace appropriately linked here. Here are some outtakes and to follow, a multimedia slideshow with an interview. Read more
Abdel Rahman Ford
November 18, 2009 | Filed Under News, Portraits | Leave a Comment
Abdel Rahman Ford hopes that an experimental Chinese stem-cell treatment will halt muscular dystrophy from further decimating his body if he can raise the $32,000 he needs to get it. His doctors aren’t convinced. For the November 18th news story.
News Portrait
November 14, 2009 | Filed Under In the paper, News, Portraits | Leave a Comment
Will Sacksteder (left) and Victor Gennaro (right) founded the short-lived Fishtown Collective shut down by Councilman Darrell Clark. Full story here.
Portrait of Restaurateurs: Percy Street Barbecue
October 1, 2009 | Filed Under Food, In the paper, Portraits, Restaurant | 1 Comment
Here’s your standard lineup portrait to go along with this week’s food story. Head Chef Erin O’Shea (center) and owners Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook with the meat smokers at Percy Street Barbecue, slated to open in October on 900 South Street.