Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Magnum photos pre-earthquake Haiti


This photo essay from Magnum photographers of Haiti before the earthquake is fantastic. The combination of music and these fantastic photos is incredible.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Giovanni Hidalgo, master conga player





Me and Giovanni in the studio


I had the great pleasure of spending the day with the best conga player in the world, Giovanni Hildago, here in Halifax. He was shooting a new educational dvd set. Should be a 3 hour, 2 dvd set when complete, covering beginner, intermediate to advanced. I spent the best part of the day with Giovanni, his manager Jhean Paul, talented director John Walker and the rest of the crew. They were shooting at the beautiful St Ceclia studio's in Purcell's Cove, just outside Halifax. Great people all around and Giovanni was one of the coolest dudes I've ever met. Completely down to earth. He invited me to visit him in Florida. What can I say?




John Walker and Giovanni at St. Cecilia studio's





















the whole crew