The Phunky Elephant Gastropub | Staten Island, NY

The Phunky Elephant Gastropub is Staten Island’s premiere gastropub. Opened just last month by Andrew Gaja, his daughter Patricia Gaja and  her fiance Jerry Agro with Staten Island native Chef Shehu Fitzgerald aka The Illchef  winner of The Food Network’s Chopped. I love the name -Patricia has always loved elephants, and in her Polish culture, an elephant’s trunk up signifies good luck. Their awesome logo was designed by a tattoo artist – what a great idea. And of course, we all know that I love pink. So I’m really fond... Read The Rest →

Katrina + John’s Wedding at Union Landing | Brielle NJ | NJ Wedding Photographer

What better a place to get married than one that is called UNION Landing?!   I loved this wedding! It was island style at one of my favorite spots, Union Landing in the heart of Brielle, NJ. In my early twenties I lived just down the street and would jog by there often. Katrina and John AKA “Muggy” had the best wedding-party! Married on the dock before high tide came in.. great music.. awesome food.. and of course great interactions and smiles. Here’s just a preview of some of their... Read The Rest →

Nas Album Release | Life is Good | MLB Fan Cave, NY, NY | July 18, 2012 | NY NJ Music Photographer

Nas hit the super intimate stage at MLB Fan Cave tonight as the crowd chanted his name. My fellow photographers and I stood by while he performed his first song – fans and photogs were only allowed to use iPhones for song #1 – so I shot a video with mine and enjoyed. “Life is good – just by waking up every morning…” he said with a smile just before I started photographing him. It is always an honor to be so up close and personal to these artists –... Read The Rest →

Jasmine Star’s “The Fix” NYC { NYC Event Photographer }

I just met J* on Friday, but I’ve been proud of her for a while. Months ago, I read on Jasmine Star’s Blog  that She, Crash Taylor ( who’s blog I follow religiously ) and Yervant were featured in Professional Photographer Magazine ( a fave! ) regarding Will and Kate’s Royal Wedding, Spring 2011. With the biggest wedding the country has seen for nearly 30 years about to take place, we thought that it was only fitting to bring together the holy trinity of international wedding photographers, Crash, Jasmine and... Read The Rest →