NY Comic-Con Portraits

I can't help it. October brings out the giant nerd in me. I start geeking heavily in August as it gets closer. September is almost unbearable, waiting, hoping, saving money, checking the website for information. Then in October, it's finally here. NY Comic-Con. This year, presented by Sprint. This year, bigger than ever before, taking up the entire Javits Center. I was there for professional's sneak preview and all day Saturday, the biggest day of the event, and still it felt like there wasn't enough time. Between running around to meet my idols, like Mark Texeira (artist for Moon Knight) and Amy Mebberson (artist on the Muppets, who drew me a Green Lantern Swedish Chef and Dr. Teeth as Thor), fighting through crowds to get free swag, and being generally and genuinely overwhelmed, I managed to focus on shooting some of the amazing cosplayers. This is the beginning of a new project of portraits of those who dress up for conventions such as this one.












See more photos here.

Mermaid Parade 2011 Part 2

More photos from the Mermaid Parade:

Mermaid Parade 2011 Part 1

Every summer in Brooklyn is kicked off by the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island. I don't know the origins of this, but I do know it's an excuse for women, and men, to wear pasties, or similarly revealing outfits and for huge throngs to crowd the streets. It's a great, fun time, with outfits as outrageous as any Halloween party you'll see.

Comic-Con

This was the second year in a row I went to New York City's Comic-Con, but the first time I had my camera. In 2009, I was so overwhelmed and geeked out by EVERYTHING I saw, I couldn't even think about taking photos. This year, after an 18 month wait, I was still pretty geeked and overwhelmed, but I was determined to capture the spirit of the 'con in stills. From Erick Scarecrow (founder and genius at ESC Toy and overall great guy) to Jesus and Sexy Nurse posing for me at the closing of the last day, these are a few of my favorites. You can see more of the images here.