Leaders in Wilmington Delaware...

                                                   Above Photo by Hope R. Rose

Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer trailer...

 

Here is a video where Johnny Nunez, Son & I caught up with Jamel on the streets of Harlem... 
Link to old post & website Jamel Shabazz & web

RESPECT Magazine Interviews Photographer Andre' Wright Jr...

Celebrity and fashion photographer Andre’ Wright Jr. was a filmmaker until his skills gained from film school revealed a promising career in photography. Now a regular at celebrity events, the 27-year-old photographs hip-hop artists, models, and has worked with publications such as Mute magazine, VIBE, and XXL. He has shot impressive names such as Kanye West, Wiz Kalifa, Paris Hilton and Common all while image consulting for Color of Life Photography, an image branding agency he founded in 2004 with friends from film school. Wright has published three books of his work and is in the process of releasing a fourth. They are available by ordering through his website.

Wright works with much creativity and experimentation, amassing a series of Polaroid shots and images captured on his iPhone 4. Full of passion, Wright approaches his work with an enthusiasm that makes it clear he truly loves what he does. Because, as Wright said, “imaging is everything.”

 First I got a email then I got a phone call while eating lunch at Qdoba Mexican Grill. Now I'm in black in white....

READ MORE @ RESPECT MAGAZINE

SPECIAL THANKS 2 RESPECT MAG & DANIELLE PIERRE

Behind The Scenes @ The ROOTS Picnic Vid...

Inspiring The Next Generation...

June 7, 2011 I was ask by my good brother Shariyf McCormick to be a motivation speaker for the students at Cleavland White School. I like to do things that effect my everyday world and others because you never know the impact you leave on a person. So always take time to give back and inspire. Giving is caring...

IAM YOU

Fashion work in The Art Loop Mag/ NOSO Boutique...

June 4 @ Noso Boutique was another night for the Art Loop on the town in Wilmington Delaware. I spoke of Noso before when I photographed the fashion show that occurred there. Now I have the work displayed in the store. You can also check out the fashion work & a nice write up about me in the June's Art Loop Magazine. Thanks Anna, Jenni & Tina.

4th Annual Roots Picnic Recap...

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Very Very Very dope Day... 

4th Annual Roots Picnic @ Festival Pier in Philidelphia, PA. 6.4.11. 
Featuring: Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Esperanza Spalding, Yelawolf, Freeway, Beanie Sigel, Young Gunz, Mac Miller, Little Dragon, Black Thought & J Period Live Mixtape, Railbird, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros + More... 

Go to Coloroflifeiphoneography to check out vid. More vids coming soon...

Sean Hamilton Art Show Recap...

KISS SPRING JAM Recap...

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KISS SPRING JAM @ Hotel DuPont in Wilmington DE 5.22.2011 

Featuring: Lloyd Banks, Meek Millz, Miguel, Mary Mary, Marsha Ambrosius, & Darnell Jones, 

Shooting with two lights...

Couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to photograph my little homie Cam at Studio on Market. I normally don't photograph children because I'm always shooting celebrities. What amazed me about this shoot was he kept asking for chicken wood pizza. He created his own kind of pizza so I told him if you give me 10 good frames then you can have pizza from extreme pizza. I decided to use two alien bee lights with a beauty dish on one and a soft box on the other. Below are the camera details so if you ever wanted to test it out be my guess. The shoot was a success and we had a blast. So if you interested in getting your little one photographed contact me.

Camera info: Canon 30D  28.0-145.0 MM

                      ISO-100

                      F/4.5

                      SHUTTER-200

Mike Jaggerr Talks Debut Mixtape, Putting Delaware On The Map...

Hip-Hop Wired interviews MIKE JAGGERR. 

Download "Eleventh Hour"

LRG Co-Founder "Jonas Bevacqua" Passes Away...

Jonas Bevacqua, the co-founder of popular streetwear clothing company, Lifted Research Group (LRG) was found dead in his Laguna Beach, California home on Tuesday morning, according to the Associated Press.

Bevacqua, who was only 34-years-old, created LRG with business partner Robert Wright in 1999. Wright confirmed the news on Twitter. “[W]oke up at 8am to the worst news I’ve heard in my lifetime….my best man,” he wrote.

As of press time the cause of his death is unknown. “There were no obvious signs of the cause of death,” Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County sheriff’s office, told the AP. An autopsy will take place tomorrow.

Extremely popular in the hip-hop world—models for the company included Drake, B.o.B, 9th Wonder, The Alchemist, De La Soul, Freddie Gibbs, Smif-N-Wessun and Pete Rock, among others —LRG reported annual sales of $150 million by 2006.

COLOR OF LIFE  sends out our deepest condolences to Bevacqua’s family and friends.

Photo by Andre' Wright Jr. 

Via-XXL