Nine Inch Nails was my first rock concert back in Jan. ‘95. They were touring Downward Spiral. I was 12 years old and went with my 14 year old neighbor Aaron — no parents. We had general admission tickets. The first song was “March of the Pigs” and a huge mosh pit broke out right next time. I was all of 4’9” at the time and was exhilarated and afraid for my life. It was such a wild and memorable experience. I finally got to see NIN again 23 years later and still so good. Mystery, sex, religion, anguish, nihilism. It resonates as much now as it did when I was 12. I didn’t have a chance to get in the pit, but I did get to roll to the show in Dan and Maisie’s old Cadillac. I took a lot more pictures of that than I did the show for obvious reasons. Mr Self Destruct.
David Sheff and his son Nic wrote the memoirs that the new film “Beautiful Boy” is based on. @_davidsheff is played by Steve Carell and @nic_sheff is played by Timothée Chalamet. Not bad. I haven’t seen the movie yet but I’ve seen the @beautifulboymovie trailer a half dozen times and it makes me glad to see them happy together. And fun fact, Nic and I started at the same college the same year. Shot for the wonderful @jolieruben and @nytimes.
A few weekends ago I got to host a @vans Vision Walk in Brooklyn. I met a bunch of great students and young photographers. We got to nerd out about light and composition and all that stuff. Here are some pictures I took during the walk. All of the photos of me are by the talented @jesswilliamsphoto. Thanks to @mareforceone, @briannaceaser, @kimmymcatee, @classicbadjournalism, all the @vans homies, and every one who came out to listen to me pretend to know what I’m doing. #vansvisionwalk
I had a nice morning with artist Emma Sulkowicz, best known for carrying a mattress their entire senior year at Columbia for an endurance art piece about rape called “Carry That Weight”. I shot Emma for a profile on @medium.
Truman: “Is that the best you can do?”
The very lovely @wayetu at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for @nytimes. Wayétu just published her first novel “She Would Be King”.
@colewilson and I went to White Sands a couple years ago. We got visited by a desert fox in the middle of the night. He took this photo of me looking cool like normal.
I grew up on Murphy Brown. Every Monday night through the 90s, I’d tune in and watch Murphy and the FYI crew. I was raised by a single mom and this show really helped to normalize that for me, because Murphy was also a single working mother. And like my mom, Murphy proved time and time again how badass women are. So it was an honor and nostalgic joy to shoot Candice Bergen (@bergenbags - killer instagram!) and series creator Diane English for @nytimes. The reboot of Murphy Brown premiers 9/27.
As rainy night in Chinatown for @sticks_and_stones_agency. Model @smalsasha | @musemodelsnyc Stylist @shebiaan Hair @rebekahcalo Makeup @michaelchuabeauty Assistant @bryan_janiczek
Freakin’ maniacs.
Edie Falco, Michael McKean, and Peter Scolari in support of their new play “The True” for @nytimes.
Moon swim.
Finally got to see @Springsteen on Broadway tonight. He’s such a legend. I was blown away and moved to tears twice. The stories, the songs, the heart. He reminds me what it is to be alive.
I’ve been flying off the ropeswing in photo 4 for years. It was perfect — trapeze handle, ideal height, warm water. But last month on my final swing of the trip, the whole branch broke off right as I got over the water. Felt jubilant to get off without a scratch but I’m really gonna miss that spot. And it’s crazy that it finally broke on my turn after hundreds of people going off it for years and years. Lucky?
@mitskileaks has a new album out today called “Be The Cowboy”. Shot for @GQ with @rachelleidig on HMU.
@Mitskileaks for @GQ! Her new album comes out on Friday and I got to shoot her at @kevinhayden’s house in Rockaway. We had a very Dawson’s Creek moment on the roof. She was so cool. Thanks to @dbave for the great assignment and @rachelleidig for hair and make-up. The story is on GQ now and a good read.