Preauxx Live @ Hi-Tone video coming soon......

Sunday night Preauxx performed live at Hi-Tone Cafe located in midtown Memphis, in front a crowd of his peers in celebration of his newly released mixtape "Love Jones". Preauxx gave nothing short of  an amazing show, performing several songs from "Love Jones" and even a new song from his upcoming album, yet to named. The crowd was on its feet from the time Preauxx hit the stage, up until he rapped his last verse of the night. 

For those of you who missed out there will be exclusive video footage posted here Friday, so be on the look out!

Good job Preauxx!

Images captured on Campus

 Monday while walking through campus a couple of things caught my eye. Like this Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellate) tree :

 As you can see the tree is covered in flowers  now before the leaves come back, which lets us now that spring is right around the corner. I took these photos late afternoon around 3:00 which gives it kind of a dark feel because it was really cloudy at the time.

Also late after noon I noticed the sun ray beaming through the clouds ever so softly.

Video: How Is This Possible? A Blind Photographer?

| Artists Wanted | In Focus : Pete Eckert from Artists Wanted on Vimeo.

Pete Eckert is a totally blind person. But through his photography, he proves that he IS a visual person, he just can't see. 

Pete was the Grand Prize recipient of Artists Wanted: Exposure 2008, an international photography competition, and was awarded $2,008 with a formal reception at Leo Kesting Gallery in New York City on Thursday August 7, 2008.

Artists Wanted is proud to present this truly inspiring portrait of the artist. 

For more information: ArtistsWanted.org

Backstage at the Miss Black & Gold Pageant

Every year several chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.. across the nation hold there annual Miss Black & Gold Scholarship Pageant. This year I had the opportunity of photographing the pageant here at the University of Memphis for the Kappa Eta Chapter.

Instead of just getting photos of the actual show, I wanted to capture some backstage elements of the pageant as well. To show how much preparation the girls put into preparing for the pageant.

Enjoy!

Sculpture by Adam Silver

This quite unique, elegant sculpture was done by Adam Silver, University of Memphis art student of  sdvalues.blogspot.com.

Shapes in Architecture

Staircase on campus at the University of Memphis. What makes the two tonal differences in light and color is that the top half of the stairs is lit by a skylight and the lower half is lit artistically by fluorescent lights.