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Part 2 of St. Clare’s Night Tests:

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To commemorate the new year, I am doing a series of casting tests in the next few months for a short film I am planning to create in the fall down under. As for February and the whole Valentine’s Day emotions, I am celebrating by doing what I really love, creating images, meeting new people and making the mystic imagery happen, so I present to you a little girl named Marla, and our test in Melbourne’s Chinatown:

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As part of my experimental shoots in January, I once again imaginatively collaborated with Melbourne’s new blondie, singer/performer, St. Clare to explore the night lights of Edinburgh Gardens, in which turned out to be quite the dark, sexy mysteriousness of blonde ambition. Part 2 will surely be a bit more of the light side of St. Clare. But for now, Check out Clandestine, A Night Test (the dark sides):

Upon getting a major New South Wales beach burn and sleeping with the wombats, I was utterly inspired by the traditional nature photo man, Ansel Adams. I shot these on a tree excursion in Jervis Bay, along with cave beach adventures and then finally a drop into Sydney. Trendy mirror effect meeting Ansel-attempted digital field exposures, let the 2012 adventures begin:

And the first day’s skies on the road: WORDS:

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SO I got them up, for sale and profiled: my 2011-2012 Knits are in the world. As this design project started in 2009 while I was producing my Punu Bumesi Project, I collaborated with my good friend Lynko on some of the styles, colors, aesthetic and look of this knit collection. A whopping 30 degrees in Melbourne, we manages to rock out in the future water fountain spray, last week. Here are a few behind our shoot shots. For more on the Bumesi Knit Collection, visit my Design Page or the Bumesi Store.

I had the privilege to photograph a friend of Nahuatl Sound System (aztec – cumbia dub, originated in Melbourne by a wild group of Latin brothers), Catalina Real, a real Colombian princess, at the Docklands a week ago. She has a fun presence, like an old school Miami girl with a tough edge. I created an edit with a Melbourne Medley, part of a new project I am shooting for this southern hemisphere’s summer, mixing landscapes of Melbourne and portraits of the people who live it up during the Melbourne heat. Enjoy:

As part of my new music portraits in Melbourne project (one of many Aussie photo excursions), I am shooting this south of the border summer, I had the yee haw skills to capture a new country ladies band, Sugar Puss, a group and good old gals with BIG personalities. Check out their tunes on soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/hey-there-sugarpuss.Cosumes provided by The Rose Chong Costume boutique in Fitzroy. X

New Shoes and A New Video by Me for Preston Zly Spring/Summer 2012 Oceania:

Preston Zly Design has been good to me. I admire their creative aspirations as they keep creating cool, crazy art shoes. This season Johanna Preston and Petr Zly designed a collection entitled Oceania, based on pacific Island themes and inspirations of the Maori, New Zealand art. Upon almost breaking my ankle at the Melbourne Boho Ball last month, (and yes I was saved from the break due to my knee high Preston Zly combat boots) I managed to move in my own feet for this video which I shot for their new season look. And recover safely and quickly to shoot new projects! Enjoy the styles and the video! X
Click the Link Below to Watch:
www.prestonzly.com

A touch of the frenchie, pretty femme style, Since Grey women’s wear designer Nadiele Kolb creates a light and free look. Then I added a little darkness. Shoes by Preston Zly’s Empire Collection with makeup by NADIRA, assistant Lynko Baci Mo, and model Isadora. Promotion for Since Grey Fall/Winter 2012.

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Part of my PUNU Bumesi Project, I collaborated with Aussie Avant Garde Singer St. Clare from Michalengelo and the Tin Star and structural hair and makeup cameleon Michelle Rieusset of Luminance Makeup Artistry in Melbourne. Retro Future a sense of the underworld of old school drama with a futuristic cultural twist. X