On fascism and racism, Langston Hughes said, "Fascism preaches the creed of Nordic supremacy." He also noted, "Fascism is a new name for that kind of terror the Negro has always faced in America... This kind of terrorism is extending more and more to groups of peoples whose skins are not black."

Savage Beastfly will haunt my dreams tonight.

Faces in the crowd, 7th Avenue.

Busy intersection scene at the corner of Bryant Park.

Monarch butterfly in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. #ricohgr

Just a tremendous recording.

Hosta posting through it.

I am old, I am old.

Just received word of the passing of a great photographer, Rosalind Fox Solomon. I am very grateful I had the opportunity to get to know her and work briefly in her studio in 2016, digitizing parts of her archive. She had a keen and compassionate eye and there’s simply no one else like her.

People on my block set off fireworks when Cuomo conceded. Could be a coincidence but I’ll take it as a sign!

Is this a real thing someone wrote and got published? “Propelled to victory?” Huh???

Let’s keep going and get through this moment to find better days, New York.

Rolled credits on Blue Prince… had the vibe of a very late title card. Time to roll up my sleeves and really get into this mystery then.

Took a few stills of Leah after we concluded filming for the day. Excited to get in the edit bay for this piece!

Nubby and I have been putting in some long hours at the Number Factory. Last night I hit on my first (I think) infinite. What a game, what a vibe. #nubbysnumberfactory

Thinking about this quote a lot lately: "Power demands sad bodies. Power needs sadness because it can dominate it. Joy, in consequence, is resistance, because joy doesn't give up. Joy as a life force leads us in places where sadness never can." - Gilles Deleuze

Palestinian photog Fatima Hassouna killed in an Israeli air strike with nine family members 24 hours after the announcement that a documentary about her work in Gaza would premiere at Cannes. deadline.com/2025/04/gaza...

It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane

Blue Prince is mysterious and important work.

Grammy-nominated Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko, who won global fame by moulding traditional West African sounds with Western rock and pop influences as one half of the blind duo Amadou and Mariam, has died aged 70 ⤵️

For anyone in the creative production sphere, how are we responding to the oncoming stagflation due to result from these insane economic policies? Raising rates 25% seems like bare minimum.

Photographed a dance class for the New York City Center, everyone expressed so much energy, style and exuberance! 📸: Nikon Z9 with Nikkor Z 24-70 f/2.8 S 🔦: 2x Profoto B10

Ye blew the fire that burns ye.

Not hard to do when your subject is @tressiemcphd.bsky.social ! It was an honor to bear witness.

A few selects from an event I covered last week. Captions in alt text.

reposting with alt text and full text of Mahmoud Khalil's letter is available here, from @ccrjustice.org ccrjustice.org/sites/defaul...

NYC Monday 3/10/25 - Release Mahmoud Khalil - US Permanent Resident detained by DHS for exercising free speech

Someone appears to be sending me vegetables via FedEx anonymously. I’m not mad, just… confused? I made a sweet potato fries poutine from the last batch.

" I don't know what word in the English language-- I can't find one-- applies to people who are willing to sacrifice the literal existence of organized human life so they can put a few more dollars into highly stuffed pockets. The word 'evil' doesn't even begin to approach it. " Noam Chomsky

i think it's cool that the president is functionally a drug-addled billionaire nazi

When in doubt, choose to live. Terry Pratchett Thief of Time (Discworld)

Chúc mừng năm mới! 🐍

Gordon Parks. The images were originally slated to appear on the pages of Life magazine in the 1950s. His personal piece about segregated education, which Parks decided to tell through the lens of his own experience as a poor child, the youngest of 15, in Fort Scott, Kansas.

ChatGPT is down? Huh. Crazy how that doesn't affect my life in literally any way at all

I have whatever form of dyslexia it is that makes me see this as the logo to FF8

I deleted my Instagram and thereby my last presence on a Meta owned platform. After the recent t&s changes it feels finally and truly irredeemable.

An Industry Reacts

Man fuck all these cowards.

End of year party season 2024 — three events for Association for a Better New York, Citizens Housing Planning Council, and the New York Times Company.

Say his name: Mohamed Baalusha.This one really hurts. He discovered the massacred babies as Al Nasar hospital. Many months ago Mohamed was shot. Then, he was unable to move w an infection. He bravely returned to reporting , only to be killed today. He is abt the 200th journalist killed by US-Israel

#StreetPhotography Vivian Maier

The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other high-income country, but Americans are sicker, die younger, and struggle to afford care. Every other wealthy country has some form of universal healthcare. It's past time we join them.

Style | In an age of PowerPoint, Instagram, and email, the UHC killer’s handwritten manifesto is refreshingly retro.