I can make the stars come out...

That boy's got talent!

new year, new team...

It looks like i'll be following the grizzles this season...

its a damn shame they only have 1 game on national tv...

lets go a.i., lets go grizzs!

Respect the Architect: Story of the Air Max 1

A look into the genius of Tinker Hatfield and how he created the revolutionary Nike Air Max 1

Respect the Architect from VILLA on Vimeo.

June One Six, Seven One...

Crazy to think he would have been 38 today....

I took the picture below at the infamous Las Vegas intersection, Koval and Flamingo, where he was fatally shot in 96'...



"The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long..."
~Dr. Eldon Tyrell


RIP 2pac


More of my pictures on FLICKR

End Times by Jill Greenberg

Photographer Jill Greenberg's series of photographs called "End Times" features children crying. The children are provoked by Greenberg taking away their candy or toys. This technique is known as "manipulation." The idea for this exhibit came to Greenberg when she was shooting a little boy who wouldn't stop crying. She was captivated by his face that she describes as "appalled."

Many critics have spoken out against Greenberg, saying that she is abusing children in the search for a good photograph. Greenberg rebuffs these statements: "The people who are criticising weren't at the shoot and all the mother's were fine with it." When criticized for making children cry, Greenberg reminds viewers that this is "the exact technique used in ads and movies and TV."

For more of Jill Greenberg's work click HERE

Through Bingham's eyes

Below are a collection of pictures taken by one of my favorite photographer, Howard Bingham. He is famously known as the biographer and photography of Muhammad Ali.

The pictures below are a few that he took during the Rumble in the Jungle fight.

Howard Bingham

For more click HERE

Dioramas

Diorama can refer either to a nineteenth century mobile theatre device, or, in modern usage, a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum. Dioramas are often built by hobbyists as part of related hobbies such as military vehicle modeling, miniature figure modeling or aircraft modeling.

Unlike before, these are real miniature models...

Pleasantville by Jonah Samson

For more click HERE

Sweet Tooth.

I don't have much of a sweet tooth but I have been known to binge from time to time...

Amazing work by Pamela Michelle Johnson, for more click HERE

Obama's Flickr

When you get a chance check out the Official White House flickr account...they have some pretty cool shots of Obama and his admin since day one (1/20/09). A great way to commemorate his first 100 days in office. below are a few of my favorites....

For more pictures and better resolutions click HERE

Champion of Courage

" True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost."

“If I were to say, ''God, why me?'' about the bad things, then I should have said, ''God, why me?'' about the good things that happened in my life.”

"You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy."

Arthur Ashe

The Fallen and Forgotten Champion

I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
~Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson's downfall ≠ Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, or Don King but Robin Givens...

ok he was a little crazy too...



and i know, random...

Who is Banksy?!?

The vid comprises various people's opinions on Banksy and his work. Whether or not we will find out who he is we'll never know...but one thing is for sure...his work is know by many.

For more Banksy, click here

nod to hypebeast for the vid...

44th

Thank you MLK Jr.

coffee table + books: Hotel Lachapelle

"My work is about making candy for the eyes. It’s about grabbing your attention. Even though my work is appearing in magazines I am trying to make a large picture. I want my photographs to read like a poster."
~Dave LaChapelle

Short Documentary on the genius behind David LaChapelle's work...