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And to follow the images from Part 1, we took a quick walk through the Arboretum, before heading back to the city to view the fireworks on the Hudson River. Pretty epic. The following day, I met up with some friends at Beach 98 in Far Rockaway for a day of nothing. Perfect.
Tags: 2010, 4th of July, Arboretum, Beacj 98, Brooklyn, Ferris Bueller, Fireworks, Hudson River, Jake Jones, James Ryang, Ken Li, New York, pool, Rockaway, Williamsburg
It’s been sometime since my last post, but I’ve been hard at work and away in Iceland. Those photos will be coming shortly. This 4th of July, my buddy Ken was gracious enough to open up his home for a day at the pool. There was food, friends, tennis, basketball, and not much else you could ask for. Even a nature walk through the arboretum nearby. Here is part one of two.
Tags: 2010, Arboretum, Ari Kardasis, Assumpta Galang, BBQ, Danica Newell, David Moore, Independence Day, James Ryang, July 4th, Ken Li, Louis Abelman, New Jersey, Photography, pool, Sara Colangelo
Tags: 2010, Antiques, Brimfield, Flea Market, James Ryang, Massachusetts, May, Photography, Shows
Anyone set on going to Brimfield in July? Knowing that friends like Kenyan Lewis and Hitoshi from Jantiques in Tokyo regularly attend for the duration of the week makes me think that it’s worth going again. Having Kenyan as a guide at Brimfield makes it a lot easier to put the whole thing into perspective. He has the whole place mapped out in his head and keen eyes for rare unique objects. One thing that is calling me back is that the camera guy is coming back for the July shows. This guy’s got everything. Rare lenses, bodies, filters, lighting kits, Polaroids, etc. Notable items in this set of photographs here are: the fox head-piece, the wooden ghost, the bust form, the full skeleton minus lower jaw, Kenyan in action, the flood light, the Arabic stop sign, and the R L calling out to the Ralph Lauren prop people, and that 8×10 camera which was only $225 although I was told that it did not have a home in my apartment. Anyway, I hope someone got it.
Tags: 2010. Keren Richter, 8x10 camera, Auburn, Boston, Brimfield, bykenyan, Camera, cameras, fox head-piece, Hitoshi, Jantiques, July shows, Kenyan Lewis, Massachusetts, May, Nakameguro, props, R L, Ralph Lauren, skeleton, skull, Tokyo, wooden ghost
Just three and a half hours north of New York, the craziest flea market happens three times per year. On monday night, we drove up to the Quality Inn in Auburn, MA to rest for a few hours before heading to the shows at Brimfield. The Brimfield Shows are happening through the weekend. We’d been told that if you really want to find the best stuff you have to go on the first day; and while running around like wild animals, we ran into friends with the same motivation trying to find things before the prop stylists, the set builders, the J. Crew’s, Ralph Lauren’s, and Tommy Hilfiger’s. The turn-out was pretty incredible; it is the physical manifestation of eBay. I feel that more than ever people are looking for things that have longevity and history as opposed to things that are pre-fabricated and ill-constructed. Although I never really buy much while I’m there, it’s worth going just to witness the spectacle. These are some of the things I found there just walking around.
Tags: Antique, Auburn, Brimfield, Flea Market, J. Crew, James Ryang, Kodak, Massachusetts, May 2010, New York, Photography, prop stylists, Ralph Lauren, set builders, Shows, Tommy Hilfiger
I just did a shoot tonight inside the World War II aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid. But in eight years of living in New York, I never visited the museum. What a trip. But tonight was a totally different type of visit. I setup a mini-portrait studio inside the hull of the ship. Below is a portrait of my friend Thibault, who I worked with tonight, and an interior shot from inside the belly of the beast. Also, below are some amazing images from the top-level deck of the aircraft carrier shot by my friend Leonard Fong. To learn more about the Intrepid Museum, click HERE.
Top two images copyright James Ryang 2009
Bottom two images by Leonard Fong
Tags: 2009, December, Intrepid, Intrepid Museum, James Ryang, Leonard Fong, Photography, Portraits, Remy-Cointreau, Studio, Thibault, USS Intrepid
Yesterday was awesome; actually, this whole week has been amazing. First, Alexis and Derek of Sleigh Bells came by my studio for a shoot for Nylon. They were rad and had good music which always get things moving. Can’t wait until their record comes out. Some polaroids below.
Then, my good friend Louis Abelman came over to have dinner and we did some portraits. He works at The New York Times and is a documentary filmmaker. We had fried chicken again. This is going to be on the jacket of his first novel. Anyway, the images came out nice and were Interview Magazine / Irving Penn inspired.
All images copyright James Ryang 2009
Tags: Irving Penn, James Ryang, Louis Abelman, Nylon Magazine, Polaroid, Sleigh Bells, Studio
This is something I wanted to do for awhile. Martha is amazing. The whole thing is bonkers. I’d never been in or seen a studio audience before, except for that time when I was shooting on a sound stage by the Family Feud in L.A. The set, the kitchen, the smells, the cheering women. We stuck out like sore thumbs. I’m even like, “what??!!! did that really happen?” It did. She gave us plant food and a gift certificate. Palazzo and I were the only guys there, except for this guy who stood up when asked where you were from and he yelled out, “Montreal.” I’d never seen so many Chimera softboxes in my whole life. Creamy lighting. That’s all I can say. Woah.
Tags: chelsea studios, crafts, James Ryang, Live, martha, Martha Stewart, marthastewart.com, NBC, New York, NY, Photography, plant food, studio audience, taping, The Martha Stewart Show
Joel hosted Thanksgiving this year at his loft in Williamsburg. The meal was epic, and the desserts put me down.
Tags: 2009, Ami Kealoha, Brooklyn, cranberry sauce, dogs, Food, George, green bean casserole, James Ryang, Joel Niedfeldt, Keren Richter, Letizia Rossi, mashed potatoes, November 26, NY, pear walnut salad, Photography, stuffing, Thanksgiving, Thursday, turkey
On Sunday, I went down to 201 Mulberry St. to shoot a Pop-Up Flea curated by Michael Williams of A Coninuous Lean. Two friends of mine both had booths there: Kyle Garner of Sit and Read and Mordechai Rubenstein of Mister Mort. Check out the “O’Snap” Orioles hat and the plaid wool kippahs. The majority of the objects, clothing, and accessories were inspired by an older American aesthetic, including a booth by the J. Crew Men’s Shop. To read more about the flea and to visit more of the sellers online, read THIS ARTICLE by Ami.
Tags: A Continuous Lean, accessories, ACL, clothing, cool hunting, Fashion, J. Crew, James Ryang, Kyle Garner, Men's shop, Michael Williams, Mister Mort, Mordechai Rubinstein, objects, Photography, Pop up flea, Sit and Read
