Mateo Quintana is the only barber in the small community of Marfa, Texas. Born and raised in this town, he’s been running this same shop for over 30 years. He got that chair from his father, who was a barber in Marfa before him. I followed along to shoot photos as Matt Nuzzaco, a fellow Phoot Camper, received a hair cut and beard trim during our weekend visit. Follow the Phoot Camp blog to see everyone’s work.
I photographed the Electric Daisy Carnival in Vegas this weekend and was interested to see what it would be like after all the recent controversy. What I found was a lot of love, good energy and great music. Hopefully this image conveys some of that “community” feeling. (more photos here)
So this past week I revived the tradition of the backyard BBQ at my house. There’s a different quality to a BBQ than a dinner … seems there’s more a communal process to the whole affair, from building the fire, comparing BBQing techniques, preparing the food, serving drinks, playing music … everyone seemed to find a role. Gathering around the fire to enjoy full plates of food we had prepared together was one of the warmest experiences I’ve had in a while. The food just tasted better.
Title: Community
Assigner: Natalie Young
Description: “Sending in this assignment from Jazzfest in new orleans. Really enjoying the southern hospitality and great sense of community. And making me think about the different ways that we create or experience community (or lack thereof) depending on many social factors of culture, family, geography, tradition. And it’s inspiring this assignment. One word concept: “Community”… Interpret anyway you like … People, place, experience, idea, etc. ”
I photographed this image while working on a personal project about my grandmother.
Additude by Jana Cruder
I’m honored to have the Jell-O Salad project I did a couple months ago included in the 2011 Photo Annual.
Please check out this link for the rest of the images/crew credits from the shoot!
more images and behind the scenes video on her blog: jenniewarren.blogspot.com
Entitled “Route 66″
A shoot for Cadillac starting in the deserts of Lancaster, through “The Valley of Fire”, finishing on the old strip in Las Vegas. Shot with a “pre AI” Nikor lens selection from the 50′s to enhance the “35mm film look” of that era..
A 10+ page style spread for Paper Magazine. To see the full story, check out the New Work section on my site: christopherdibble.com. As soon as I can, I’ll get some outtakes and Behind The Scene’s images on my blog: dibblephoto.tumblr.com.
I was fortunate enough to photograph Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca for the May/June issue of Miller-McCune Magazine. You can see outtakes from the shoot on my blog (dibblephoto.tumblr.com) and in the New Work section on my site (christopherdibble.com). If you’d like to read the story, check out Miller-McCune Magazine.
Title: Body Language
Assigner: Manjari Sharma
Description: “My theme is “body language” – whether this means isolating hands or feet or using the human body to create shapes… It’s up to your interpretation!
Looking forward to the results!”
Photographed at Phoot Camp, this is a portrait of Mathew Brush. I made this picture standing on the very top of a rickety old West Texas fence post.
I photographed the two Flaming Lips shows at Hollywood Forever for LA Weekly and experimented with some different perspectives. More photos from day 1 here and day 2 here.
