Magenta Marie - 2020.

March 01, 2020

I first met Magenta when she was DJing for the show in which she found her name, Rocky Horror, at the famous Plaza Theater here in Atlanta. Though we were introduced through a mutual friend, it quickly became clear that she is the Kevin Bacon of many scenes in Atlanta. It doesn’t matter what crowd you run in, someone knows Magenta, and soon you will too.

Although this is the first time she has appeared as herself in this blog (that I can remember anyway), you have seen her “beat face” many times throughout my time here. Including, but not limited to, her own partner Taylor.

These days you can find Magenta as one of the “Fem-cees” of The FanDOM Nerdlesque where she regularly appears as the hostess with the most-est. Be sure to catch her a show near you, and give her some love.

Ruby Marx - 2020.

February 28, 2020

“Framed for a crime she didn’t commit, Ruby escaped prison to take to the road. Committing herself to a life of sin, attempting to be a Vegas showgirl, and taking up with Marxist ideals, Ruby found burlesque as her new trade of tricks. Having traveled far across the country, she now finds herself in the old South, embracing her sexuality and her education under her new, assumed name. Part kitty cat, part devil, she is a tease here to please”

Coming up on a year ago now, Ruby Marx invited me into her home with one thing in mind. Self Promotion. We had a wonderful time creating a few different looks in a small space.

While in NYC shooting with Nina La Voix a few weeks back, I was reminded how good it feels to strip things back and just shoot. So I was extremely happy when I booked two shoots on the same day.

Ruby and I set out with the same idea in mind (even if neither of us told the other what it was) to create something that invokes the feel of vintage Hollywood.

Be sure to follow Ruby and see where you can see her in person. You are sure in for a treat.

Jack Calico - 2020.

February 24, 2020

"Jack Calico is an Atlanta-based burlesque performer, variety entertainer, and possibly your new stepfather.
Whether he's mesmerizing old ladies with his rhythmic dancing from his years as a professional salsa instructor, or he's charming even older ladies with his gruff baritone singing voice honed over decades of drunken karaoke, it suffices to say that old ladies will be involved.
So wash your ears, and remove your eye patch for Atlanta's Lovable Tramp, Jack Calico. “

I’ve known Jack since my early days in the Atlanta Burlesque community. But to be fair, if you spend any time in the same room as him, you’ll soon know Jack too.

I’m surprised its taken this long for the two of us to link up and do some work. After a burlesque sabbatical, Jack is currently taking the steps to warm back up to the stage and answered my call to action when I was looking for some new talent to work with.

So hide your mother, and lock your doors. Jack Calico is back baby!

Nina La Voix - 2020.

February 16, 2020

So one thing about my new day job is I am traveling much more these days.

I found myself in New York earlier this week (which just so also happened to be my birthday) and was excited to hear that my first NY client, Nina La Voix, was open and wanted to spend some time shooting.

Nina and I first met a few years ago when I found myself traveling to NY. The last time we worked together we turned a small hotel room into some vintage goodness, and this time was no different.

Believe it or not, we shot these in her apartment, with some simple blackout curtains lending themselves as a background (It’s almost like I know what I’m doing sometimes).

If you ever find yourself in The Big Apple, make sure you track down Nina and show her all of the love she deserves. Her schedule can be found on her website (conveniently located at the bottom of this post).

See more of Nina live in New York City or at her website www.ninalavoix.com

Copenhagen, Denmark – 2020.

January 11, 2020

Happy 2020 everyone! This year I’m wasting no time getting some content headed your way.

The last few days have been a blur of travel, training, and for anyone who is a regular here…bicycles and various street arts. As the title of this post suggests, I’ve spent the last week in Denmark for my initial onboarding for my new job.

Denmark is a strange place (to me anyway), it seems like there are an abundance of culture, a movie theater every few blocks, and what boggled my mind the most…more 7 Elevens than I have at all in the greater Atlanta area (Except without the famous slurpees).

Being located closer to the Arctic Circle than I have ever been, I also had to get used to the winter days ending much sooner than I expected. This caused some new challenges to my usual European muses. I also learned that 61 Megapixels isn’t nearly as forgiving to hand shake as I previously had been used to. I’ll need to do some more experimenting on how to stop that moving forward.

But enough from me, enjoy this small piece of something out of my ordinary. Hopefully I’ll be back soon with some more portraits for all of you.