Vampire Weekend. Mary Mc Fadden

I love this shot . The colorful Mary Mc Fadden's clothes and the rich tones of the antiques at the American Folk Art Antiques Opening Night Gala.

Vampire Weekend is an up and coming band that recently hit it big. However , the organizers at the venue did the band a big disservice. Only 15 minutes were allowed for pictures. I don't think that the band is so big that it could let this photo-op pass by without greater coverage.

Martin Luther King Jr. , a Brooklyn tribute

Last Monday the remebrance and tribute to Martin Luther King Jr in Brooklyn was quite an event. The Howard Gilman Opera House was packed. In attendance, of the many speakers, were politicians Governor David Paterson and wife, Senator Charles Schumer, and Anthony Weiner.

Danny Glover and Kenny Muhammad

Danny Glover gave a tearful speech enunciating that Dr. King was a man of his generation and that he shared some of the same dreams with Dr. King. A unique artistic performance was given by Kenny Muhammad.

Back in the saddle at Getty/Wire

After a long Holiday season and a slow period in the entertainment industry's party/promotion season, I am happy to be shooting again. I was excited when I heard that Disney on Ice would be hosting the Special Olympics at Bryant Park in Manhattan. This assignment was quite exciting for a number of reasons , but particularly from a technical aspect, I found this to be a thrill. Lots of high speed action and composition challenges, evident here in the aerial shot of Sung ll Young . Michael Weiss , Natasha Kuchiki and Sung ll Young were the hosts.

Daryl Roth was honored with a drawing of her likeness that will hang at Sardis here in the city.

David Hyde Pierce and her son Jordan Roth were just a few of the stars present during the event.

However, the most thrilling event was the 2010 American Folk Art Museum's American Antiques Show Opening Night Gala. Martha Stewart and Lynda Johnson Robb , the daughter of President Lyndon Baines Johnson attended. Here Ms. Robb is wearing Lady Byrd's , her mother's fabulous necklace.

Vogue.com Russia, and Bryan Boy

Last night I did a bit of web surfing, and low and behold I came upon one of my images on Vogue.com Russia. At first I thought , wow its a compliment, but then I said, wait a minute, did anyone from Vogue Russia call me to ask permission or begged me to sell them the image. NO.

I suppose that Bryan Boy posting my image of him on his site is ok, in spite of my copyright notice on the blog, but Vouge.......... someone should have contacted me about publishing the image, and NO I was not given credit, so we'll just have to see about this.

I wonder whether there is a kindred spirit out there who might have experienced this and can share their experiences in such matters.

Ps. I am referring to my other blog. http://nycrunfashion.blogspot.com