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Moved to a new address:http://Blog.DerrickGomez.com

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Today's To Do:Chores + Laundry.Eat a banana + almonds for an energy boost.Go for a jog.Boxing.Cut my hair. Dinner.Photo shoot / personal project in Brooklyn tonight. Let's go!Delayed Gratification:http://www.sybervision.com/Discipline/marshmallow.htmEmotional Intelligence:http://www.kaganonline.com/KaganClub/FreeArticles/ASK14.html

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My old high school buddy Dave just launched a new media production company called the Egg Republic. Great start fellas! I like that Wong Kar Wai interactive.http://www.TheEggRepublic.com

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http://www.Twitter.com/DerrickGomez

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Jacqueline, my agent, just emailed me today to ask for my response to the following question:Do you feel competition is helpful or hurtful in the photography world?She told me to create a blog post with my answer, and she'll link art buyers and ad agency creatives to the post. Cool. Umm. Hi. Thanks for visiting. Here's my response. I wrote it in a stream of consciousness.===Personally, for

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Out for Blood - Brooklyn '09

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Hi. I'm hiding out somewhere in the Caribbean.Sangria. Jetskiing. Mountain Biking. Kayaking. Sailing.Snorkeling. Spear Fishing. Bug Spray. SPF. Waves.Sun. Surf. White Sand. Passing the f' out. Waking up Darker.Updates later. See you next year!

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I woke up at 5am in L.A. to catch my flight back to N.Y. It was dark, and raining. I travel to L.A. pretty often, but this was only the 2nd time I've ever seen an L.A. deluge in my life. Rain is so rare. The city doesn't really know what to do with it sometimes. The streets flood due to inadequate drainage systems. Schools tell their students to stay home. And offices postpone their workday

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Caught CSS and NPSH playing at Echoplex (Echo Park, L.A.) last night, with my friend Mandy. It was fun. The music was very danceable. LoveFoxxx was rocking what appeared to be a Brazilian tribal headress and Mayan zebra catsuit. Its a good look for her, matched her friskiness. I never heard of NPSH before. They intially seemed like an immature derivative of MGMT, and I'm not normally into "new

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I'm posting from Santa Monica in Los Angeles. Updates later. Here's a couple pics of L.A. in the meantime. L.A. DriveAbouts :

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I was walking on Dekalb Avenue, around Fort Greene Park, when I spotted this little hotstepper. Can't say that I've seen many dogs with dreadlocks before. Its a good look.

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Spent this past Sunday hiking up Bear Mountain. The air was so fresh up there. 59 degrees. Clean and Crisp.My lungs feel amazing right now.Bear Mountain's about an hour away from NYC. It's a great place to spontaneously get outof the city. The hiking difficulty varies nicely too. You can make your way to the top by strollingalong easy scenic trails. Or you can get your hands dirty and work

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Hah! I just posted these photos.Internet's fast today.Thanks for the props Urb! I see you. http://www.urb.com/permalink/4065/PHOTO:-Election-night-from-NYC.htmlYou too Pure / Roker:http://pureroker.blogspot.com/2008/11/live-from-new-york-on-election-night.html

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And my face hurtsfrom all the laughing and smiling.NYC was insane last night. More later... Edit 10-07-2008:Here're a few snaps from Election Night. We're in a car en route from Brooklyn to Union Square, NYC. Union Square:

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New kick boxing photos. Here you go. Hah. The expression on this first fighter is so calm,like he's taking a leisurely stroll through the park.

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Caught a Rangers game in Madison Square Garden last Saturday. I love watching hockey games. They're so graceful yet so violent, kind of like going to a fight. haha.The Rangers weren't playing that well against the Penguins. They were down 0-2 halfway into the 3rd period. The Rangers' coach Brendan Shanahan was hospitalized the previous night from an on ice collision, and I think that the

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Wow. An image search engine, not based on keywords nor meta-tags, but rather an algorithmic visual analysis of a picture. This Tin Eye technology is such a fresh idea. Imagine what would happen if they combined it with Sea Dragon and Photosynth. It'd be like Google Maps' street view, but instead of the Google car supplying the photos, you'd have the world's population doing it. And instead

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Man. What a cool creepy music video. The song is sort of like Lykke Li's psyching herself up to kill a dysfunctional relationship. And the video is Lykke being all cute & angsty surrounded 'roided female body building demons and dancing chanting geriatric zombies that know how to box. The girl's gotta sexy voice too.

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My buddy Matt just released a new promo vid for his Nooka watch line. He was supposed to throw an awesome party to celebrate the premiere, but he didn't. What the hell man? Anyways, check it out!

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For the past 3 weeks, I've been playing a game. Every day, I try to get to 100 push ups consecutively. I started out at 50 in a row, and I tacked on an additional 5 every day or so.55, 65, 70, 75, 80, etc...I count the push ups in my head to conserve energy. And I usually divide everything into sets of 10, so I don't get overwhelmed by the numbers, like this:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,

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Originally a hurdler, Nicola Sander's overcame heartbreak and injury, and has risen to become a formidable sprinter and a Beijing hopeful. Among her many accolades, she won silver in the 2007 World Championships and became European Indoor Champion, both in the 400 metres. Last August she was also named British Woman Athlete of the Year. She says her strength has always come from maintaining her

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Things are going ok. I shot some promo images for a Nike and Rockstar games collaboration last week. And Redbull energy drink contacted my agent this week to see if I am available to shoot for them. Its cool that Redbull actually sought me out, instead of the other way around. That feels good. My social life isn't so hot lately. I haven't been able to hang with friends or go out in a long time

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I love Takashi Miike films (espescially his horror hahah). Gonna go check this movie at Landmark Sunshine theaters this week. Who's down?

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SEA DRAGON + PHOTOSYNTH: PHOTO TOURISM:

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My boy Blitz @ SOBs on Aug. 19th. See you there. I met Blitz a while back, when I shot portraits of him for Vibe.Here are some snaps I shot of B on the come up.

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Jay Z: "Jockin Jay Z" (Official)"That bloke from Oasis..." Funny. Getting all of Oasis's fans to scream "99 problems but a bitch ain't one." And then disses them 2x over, showing that when he spits their song, his clout increases the sales of "Wonderwall" by 200%. "Today is gonna be the day that I'm gonna throw it back to you..." Lol @ the fake comeback.

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Last week, LISC (http://www.LISC.org) invited me to speak to aspiring college and high school students interested in the creative industry. There was a panel of 5 professionals, a film director, an actress, a film producer, a photographer (me), and the C.F.O. of the Brooklyn Museum. Most of the panel spoke more in terms of professionalism, and how to conduct a sucessful business. I never

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Anderson Silva has quite a few more people to go through, before claiming the Best PfP title. But he's on the right path. I mean, he's currently the undisputed UFC World Champion of Middle Weight (185lbs). And my god, his debut fight at Light Heavy Weight (205lbs) against James Irvin was fucking scary as fuck. Is he psychic? wth

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Justin, you know you my boy. But what the fuck dude, full parry... again? Justin Wong (New York City, USA) VS Ryan Hart (London, England)"Battle of Destiny"London, EnglandJuly 27, 2008 Daigo Umehara (Tokyo, Japan) VS Justin Wong (New York City, USA) "Evo 2004"Las Vegas, USAAugust 3rd, 2004

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Nice! Very nice.

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This spot is fire. "My Drive Thru"Santogold, Julian Casablancas, N.E.R.D Produced by Pharrell

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9 more days until Batman: "The Dark Knight"!!Ahhh! Can't wait!

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MGMT: "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix)MGMT: "Electric Feel" (Original)Bonus Video: "Time to Pretend"This reminds me of Sega CD graphics. Right?

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2:30 is lolz Round 1 Ice T. Attacks!Round 2 Soulja Boy. Yuhhhhhhhh.Round 3 Iverson Jersey. Yuuuuuuh.Naija Boy Tell Em... It's the Remix Baaaaaaabey

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Earnest Sewn (www.EarnestSewn.com) hired me to shoot interiors / lifestyle photography for them last week. I'm busy working on the post production now. Earnest Sewn has couple of beautiful stores in NYC:. Meat Packing District (821 Washington Street and Gansevoort St). Lower East Side (90 Orchard St and Broome St)And a brand new store in the Hamptons:. 53c Jobs Ln., nr. Main St., South

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Backyard BBQ party @ Carl's today! Steak?STEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK!

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When I popped in Metal Gear Solid 4 (MGS4) into my PS3 for the first time, I didn't expect it to immediately start off with an esoteric live action sequence. The surreal clips initially took me out of the experience. What exactly am I looking at? Did I purchase the right game? The guy on the right, David Hayter, is the voice of legendary video game icon, Solid Snake. But he's dressed as a

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GTFO Dwight. Take that sweatshirt off.

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Jay Z : "A Million and One Questions" (Produced by DJ Premier sampling Aaliyah's voice)

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Shot some portraits of a lion cub the other day. Ha.

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This is me. Messing around with the MUA and talent.Shoot's over! And its still light out.Time for dinner with the team.

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Memorial Day 2008 - Brooklyn, NYC - Prospect Park

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Just attended my 10 year high school reunion. Man. Has it been that long? I have so much work to do this week. Don't have time to write lengthy post right now. But I want to say that it was an amazing experience. And I'm really proud of my class. Everyone looked pretty similar. And familiar. Give or take a few pounds. ha. Some of my former schoolmates are leading incredible lives. So

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None Greater1994 - High School begins... Classic flow. Leavin' you snotty nosed, from body blows. 1998 - High School Graduation... A return to form... Rapid flow like a tek. Never jam though. Never run out of ammo. Bonus Vid:1989 - Grade School... haJaz-O and Jay-Z. Say word to me.

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I was hired as the director of photography for 4 new V2 Vodka commercial spots, directed by Mr. Daniel Oeffinger. Here are links to 2 previous spots I shot for the same client:http://oeffinger.com/v2vodka.htmhttp://www.weareresident.com/aesthetic/popup.php?movieName=v2vodka_smoothCreative Agency: Love and WarYeah! Let's celebrate with a classic Gangstarr throwback, circa 1998.

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Last day of Magicby The Kills

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Body regeneration, not just for starfish anymore huh? Read more about it:CBS News - Medicine's Cutting Edge: Regrowing OrgansBBC News - The man who grew a finger

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Talk about sensory deprivation. At least the lights were on, so we could see him spaz out, and open the elevator door 50 times hoping to find something other then a concrete wall. It kind of reminds of that Stephen King movie "Room 1408", except this is actually interesting to watch.Read more about it:The New Yorker - Up and then Down EDIT 4-29-08:The "Chocolate Rain" RemixWARNING: DO NOT WATCH

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I'm all for children playing sports. But full contact muay thai kickboxing for 5 year olds?Well it seems that thats the new hot sport to watch in the UK.Read more about it:Daily Mail - News Article on UK Baby Fight ClubWow. This is pretty fucked. There are age regulations for traditional western boxing in the UK, but not for Muay Thai boxing. And the practice of children engaging in sanctioned

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Here's a couple new photos.And one really old photo (circa 1900). Mulberry Street!

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"The culprit was discovered to be mosquitoes native to that region carrying a new strain of Malaria which thus far has a 100 percent mortality rate and kills victims in fewer than 2 days. After death, this parasite is able to restart the heart of its victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believed to

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Yes. Its finally warm in NYC!Let's celebrate with cute photos of Jessica Alba.Edit 4/21/2008:Nevermind. It's kind of cold again.Watch out for snow monsters!

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That second vid is from the kids at Cornell University. Go Big Red!

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I grabbed a late night bite at "Pho" in K-Town. Around 12:30am. The restaurant wasn't that full and I didn't see any staff around, so I just seated myself...15 minutes pass. No waiter. I finally spot one walking out of the kitchen. I stand up, and call him over. He then starts a really bizarre conversation with me.Derrick: "Hi. I'd like to order food."Waiter: "I don't understand."Derrick: "Can I

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Listening to: Jay Z "I know" Yes. A collection of Animated short films by acclaimed anime directors is in the works, in a similar vein to the "Animatrix" shorts that were released in conjunction with "The Matrix: Reloaded".I like most film and television renditions of Batman. Tim Burton's vision of Batman, in "Batman" and "Batman Returns" are childhood classics. I didn't like the subsequent

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Pay for it (or not). Your choice.The music is great though, so I'd recommend buying it. :)Here's the link:http://ghosts.nin.com/

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I met up with my friend Phil, and his girlfriend Lisa. We ate delicious Peking Duck in Chinatown, but not at "Peking Duck House", some place better! Oh. The duck was so good. I'm still eating it... in my imagination. Mmmmmmmm. Duck.Phil just directed a short film titled "Come Wander with Me". It sort of feels like an archtypal fairytale, nostalgic of a 1950s Hollywood film, but updated, and in

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Part 7: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11

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I attended an official Giant's Victory party at Tenjune with Sabrina and her bro Ryan. The entire team was there, including Eli Manning. I didn't get to meet all of the Giants, because the place was kind of a madhouse, but the ones I did meet, were just really down to earth and super happy. Hahahah. I guess anyone would be after winning the Super Bowl. :)Below is a video of the final drive of the

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Cass sent me this vid of a new sport from Poland. Its called "Chess Boxing"! Wow, what a concept. Basically, you fight for 1 round of boxing. Then play 1 round of chess. Then 1 round of boxing. Then 1 round of chess, etc. Both games are played using their respective set of traditional rules. Once you lose either at chess or boxing, you lose entirely. Chess Boxing looks like a lot of fun!

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Over did my jab drills a bit. Not sure why, but I really like this juicy cut. Maybe I should name it?

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Eng san from "Love and War" sent me this to remind me of his roots. p.s.Here are a few portraits I shot of skater + biker kids in New York City.

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Here are a few snaps of my boy Blitz the Ambassador. We met last year when I shot his portrait for a feature he had in Vibe Magazine. We've been friends ever since.I'm very proud of him. He's recently been doing shows with Akon, Rakim, Lupe Fiasco, Freeway and Snoop Dogg. And his album will drop this Fall.Check out his website for more info: http://www.blitztheambassador.com/

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While running some errands in Manhattan this afternoon, I stopped by a cafe to grab a sandwhich. On my way out, I spotted an unattended Macbook Pro just sort of sitting there on the napkin and utensil stand.I looked at it for a few seconds, and thought to myself, "Man whoever lost this is going to be real upset. Someone's entire life might be in there."So I grabbed the laptop and put it under my

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I formed a ROCK BAND (www.RockBand.com) with my neighbor Carl (http://www.mokme.com), his girlfriend and his sister. We have band practice a couple times a week. I'm the band's official drummer, and I'm getting pretty good at it. Not as good as this guy though... Or this guy for that matter...

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I shaved my head. I gave away half of my wardrobe. I bought my first Blackberry. I bought my first Apple computer. I ran. I boxed. I lifted weights. I gained 12 pounds of muscle. I became an athlete. I hired a boxing coach, a personal trainer and a nutritionist. I paid off 100% of my student loans, and 100% of my credit cards. I freed myself of debt. I started accumulating savings. I spent more

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I woke up very early this morning and headed to my boxing gym to spar. My coach paired me up against a more advanced boxer. He tells my opponent that it is ok for him to use a complex offense. I give my coach a funny look as if to say "Why did you tell him that?". My coach says, "This is the only way you're going to learn." ...I am very nervous stepping into the ring, because I usually box in the

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Just want to send my best wishes to Mama and Papa Gomez. They are enjoying a well deserved warm and sunny holiday vacation in South America!My father has been down South for the past year or so, securing a retirement home for the two of them, and my mother has been living in the North East, near NYC, in order to stay close with her children. :)While we love our mother dearly, the family has all

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Did you know that all Total music videos were shot in The Matrix?

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4-5 times a week.10 minutes -- Stretching30 minutes -- Running65 minutes -- Boxing15 minutes -- Calisthenics30 minutes -- Weight Lifting30 minutes -- Snacking in the park25 minutes -- Jogging home10 minutes -- StretchingThis prevents injury and helps insure that I'm less sore after working out. I use this time to mentally prepare for the upcoming work out. I do a lot of breathing excercises. I

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One of my good friends, and also a member of my photography crew, just had her home burglarized. The thieves stole everything. They even stole the gifts that my friend's deceased grandmother gave to her family right before she passed away, which in many ways is the most painful loss of all.Thankfully no one was hurt, because the robbers committed the crime while the entire family was away. I'm

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I caught a free hip hop concert in Prospect Park (Brooklyn) with my friends Angel and Kwasi tonight. I had some meetings in Manhattan prior to the show, and got out to the event a little after my boy Blitz the Ambassador already delivered his set (Sorry Blitz!). I heard he did a good job. I was bummed that I missed it, but my spirits lifted real fast because KRS1 went on stage moments after I

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I joined a boxing gym in Brooklyn named Gleason's. Boxing legends such as Mohamed Ali, Mike Tyson, Sunny Liston and Jake LaMotta have all trained there extensively. Current boxing stars like Paulie Malignaggi and Zab Judah are there too, training right along side fresh new hopefuls.I've never experienced anything quite like Gleason's Gym before. There’s such a strong sense of community. The boxer

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"FIGHTERS FIGHT" :Just got back from Las Vegas where I shot an ad campaign for the WEC cage fighting league. I had an amazing experience. It's definitely my favorite professional shoot thus far.Cage fighters are such inspirational photography subjects. Each one has a unique history of violence recorded in their face. Broken bones. Scar tissue. Missing teeth. It's fascinating how these experiences

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After photographing all the MMA fighters in Vegas, I've felt inspired to get in shape. So for the past 5 weeks I've been experimenting with a new health regimen. It's a work in progress but its been fun researching different health magazines / websites / blogs. etc. to try and tailor something that makes sense for me.The most important thing I've learned so far about getting into shape is that

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WRATH Who did you last get angry with?Myself What is your weapon of choice?:)Would you hit a member of the opposite sex?NoHow about the same sex?Gladly.Who was the last person who got really angry at you?My SisterWhat is your pet peeve?Bad tempers Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily?Let them go easilySLOTH What is the latest you've ever woken up?8pmName a person you've been meaning

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Shot a portrait of Blitz the Ambassador yesterday. Blitz recently went on tour with Blackalicious and The Roots, and is now back in Brooklyn to work on his next album. If you're into The Roots, Common, Talib, Mos Def, etc. I suggest you check this guy out.. http://www.BlitzTheAmbassador.com/The photos will be published as a feature in the next issue of VIBE magazine. Nice working with you Blitz.

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The video above is a clip of me defeating the reigning 2 time World Champion of Tekken in the Grand Finals of last Major National Tekken Tournament.I'm not used to a lot of people cheering for me. I'm not a musician, nor an actor but for this one moment in my life, on January 5th, 2007, I felt like a champion.Being in a crowded room with hundreds of people watching my every move, many of them

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"All children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up." - Pablo Picasso

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Just shot the new Sistahs of Harlem catalog this past Sunday. They've really outdone themselves this year. Wow!I'm diggin on their new "gym outfit". And their new "Fall Coat" is beautiful, it's like Little Red Riding Hood meets Japanese Kimono.What do you think?

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Here's a portrait of Reverend Timothy Holder I shot last week. He leads the "Hip Hop Emass" thats getting to be really popular. Read up on his work here. http://hiphopemass.org/Really great to meet you Timothy. Good luck with everything, and I hope we get to work together again soon.

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I watched an interesting episode of 60 minutes the other day that detailed some exciting new developments in brain studies and pharmaceuticals.From what I understand, our memories are malleable. Though they are based on reality, they are still an interpretation. As we form the memory of something we experienced, factual details can fall in and out of focus, they can be completely absent or they

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I've been messing around with "Still Life Photography" lately, because I want to get better at expressing the way I perceive an object's texture, shape, size and material. Most of the time when I shoot, I riff off of the feeling that someone gives me or the natural mood of a location or the random god given light that I'm fortunate to find. But still life shooting strips all those things away. It

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"T-Shirt Makeovers" is now available @ Urban Outfitters retail stores across the country!You can also pick up a copy online @ Amazon.com, just click here.Sistahs of Harlem is so happy with how this project turned out.We plan on releasing another fashion book next year!

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The marathon ran through block again this year. I woke upbright and early to take a few photos, but people didn'tseem to be into it as much this time. Or maybe, I wasn'tinto it as much this time?At any rate, this seems like a good opportunity to post up ascreaming baby photo from last years marathon.BONUS PHOTO:

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Saw these guys try to escape a pet store aquarium. The one on the bottom was all into it, until he gave up to look for some bugs.

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This is the view I had during my flight to Japan.I believe that I'm somewhere above Illinois.There was a little video display in front of my seat. The monitor provided the standard offering of channels, with the addition of a few special ones.Throughout the airplane several cameras were mounted and pointed into the sky. Passengers could take a look through the pilots cockpit window or even

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Hung out with my friend Kwasi this weekend. He dressed up as Gnarls Barkley meets ummm...Morpheus?Here's a couple snapshots:.

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I recently visited Tanzania, Africa to Direct a music video for hip hop MC Loon.Here's a couple snapshots from the trip. ALSO:Here is a link to my old blog:http://derrickgomez.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/

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