Boxes

Waking up this morning for the first time to our new life and at John Loomis Photography’s new HQ I still feel stuck between There and Here. NYC isn’t real yet, but it’s energy and light are profoundly affecting in the best possible ways. My head is swimming with moving details (truck is still on its way north) but I can feel myself twitching to begin shooting my way to the center of things in the city.

My world is all about boxes, real or perceived. Outside of the hundreds of reasons I can readily give that moving to NYC right now could be ugly, one gives me perverse pleasure in breaking to pieces. For the last several years I’ve been “the Florida guy” for a number of my clients. I shot all around the Southeast and in just about every Caribbean island as well, but that’s the box that many photo editors liked to keep my business card tucked away in. And though I was happy to be Mr. Florida, or Mr. Miami, or Mr. whatever (and worked very hard to become that and certainly do and did appreciate the support), I’m excited to upset the rolodex and give the same clients (and hopefully some new ones) an opportunity to reconsider what else or where else I can do great work for them.

For the record, I’ll still be keeping one foot in South Florida and will be available for LOCAL hire in both NYC and Miami (the phone lines are open now, folks). But the point is that I’m in charge of my career and direction, not my clients. I can shoot lit portraits and pure photojournalism on the same shoot (and do all the time for my clients). I can shoot sea lions and sneakers and SEO experts (though will not allow them to “follow” me on Twitter, thanks).

The schedule gets a bit hectic in the next couple of weeks with trips to a wedding in NC (congrats to my good buddy and former first assistant Travis Dove), a portrait shoot back down in Florida for Money, and then (FINALLY) to Charlottesville, VA for the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph. I’m hoping to see some old friends and meet a bunch of new ones there! The Dr. and I will be driving down from NYC – if anyone wants to organize a car pool please get in touch!