On Monday night, August 16th, I got together with the lovely Rebecca Scott, known as the Mad Gastronomer to her friends and loved ones and is the owner of the Night Kitchen, the all night gourmet resteraunt located in downtown Seattle, and we explored around the train tracks and took a good number of photos while we were at it.

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The mont of August takes us from The Last Call to Dead Man's Curve in issue 56 of the Edge of Propinquity.

"Missed Call" was shot in my livingroom for the sole reason of the orange peel texture walls. Ultimately, none of the photos that featured that texture were selected, so this photo could've been shot anywhere, but because other photos were shot in the living room, so was this. I always get the strangest looks when I tell the cashier I'm buying this item so I can break it. Older phones, like the one from above, are made from a really hard plastic. For instance, it took about 10 hits from a 24 oz ball peen hammer before it began cracking. I continued hitting a couple or 30 more times before a chunk broke out of it.

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Different kinds of shows require a different kinds of results. When I shoot play, there are times I can almost predict where the action is happening and where it's going to go so I can get the shot when it happens. Shooting a live dance performance can be another beast all together and American Tribal Style belly dance, a form of belly dance built around group improvisation, is no exception. Of course when you trade out theater lights for the harsh rays of the sun, capturing that perfect photo becomes that much harder.

On July 11th, I had the honor of following the Students of Skin Deep around with my camera as these talented rocked the Beacon Rocks street festival.

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Tonight I had the pleasure of photographing the new musical, SHINE: A Burlesque Musical, which opens tomorrow and runs through the 18th. The story is fun, sexy, and at times, very touching. The music varied, addicting, and I want the sound track! From the website:

Internationally-acclaimed comedy cabaret duo The Wet Spots, John Woods and Cass King, in collaboration with Theatre Off Jackson and the Seattle Erotic Art Festival, will present 12 performances of SHINE: A Burlesque Musical July 8 to 18, 2010 at the Theatre Off Jackson.  A recent winner of a Vancouver Ovation Award for “Outstanding New Work”, SHINE is a tassel-twirling original, full-book musical about an infamous burlesque theatre and the family of talented misfits who try to save it from demolition… or worse, respectability.

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The Itsy Bitsy Teen Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Meow Cabaret, produced by Macha Monkey, last week was a glorious good time building up to a audaciously exciting climax. Here are just a few of the photos from the show.

Sarah Papineau and Rachel Madelena performing their song and dance.

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I will be at the Rendezvous Jewellbox Theater this evening to photograph the performance of the very talented Miss Vixen Valentine and her new burlesque routine. To quote Miss Valentine, "It'll be magical!"

The show starts at 7:30pm and runs through 10pm.

The Jewellbox Theatre is located in the Rendezvous at 2322 2nd Avenue in Seattle.

The 90 minute show is a part of Macha Monkey's MEOW Cabaret Series. This is year is Macha Monkey's ninth for the MEOW Cabarets.

• Playwright Alexis Holzer presents an original work!
• Sarah Papineau will perform an original piece about the comedic power and beauty of shoes!
• Vixen Valentine will provide an all-new, dazzling dose of summer burlesque va-va-voom!
• Sarah Papineau and Rachel Madelena will serenade the audience in a song-and-dance number for the ages!
• Local trio-Band Railroad Tycoons will entertain and delight the audience with guitar, mandolin and bass!
• And much more!

Mmmmm. Color. Okay, I'll admit it. I have a deep love of color. Especially the more vibrant colors. Take this shoot from this evening with Miss Vixen Valentine. The colors here work, nice and vibrant.

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"Welcome to the Edge of Propinquity. Issue 54 is now published. This month we have the loss of thing dear, a story finally told, the exile of a loved one, the crossing of a line and the final release of an old soul." - Jennifer Brozek, Editor

The first photo is of a ghost story, or rather, a ghost's story told in the traditional fashion, in the dark and by candle light. I give you Midnight's Tale.

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Let me be honest for a moment, I love horror movies and horror stories. Sometimes my imagination gets the better of me. To paraphrase my model today, "You are one messed up person." I don't know that I'm that messed up, am I? I've worked with Lillian Wilde before, she was a pleasure then and a pleasure this time as well.

One thing that's awesome is that she lets me build out some photos that can be quite elaborate in terms of set up. Today she let me explore the Girl Whose Face Wasn't There and here's an image or two from that shoot. More...

There is something to be said about love and how it defines us as a species. Really, there's a certain magic behind it that is amazing. This is something we can witness first hand and often times we do. Sometimes, we're just lucky enough to capture that spark and hold it within our frame. A couple of weeks ago, I shot some photos for a couple of friends who were finally getting married. (Many of us said it was about time too!) I was fortunate enough to see love in several forms that day. Love for the detail and the ritual of everything, the love a family radiates when together, between a brother and sister (when they aren't at each other's throats), and between two people who care deeply for each other.

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