Phips Knows.

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simply complex.

williamsburg, brooklyn.

a photo essay just for you, miss michelle.

got your invitation?

ohhhh that phillip annand...always making major movements...

be back soon.

i apologize for the abscence. my life is in total transition right now. i'm all over the place, honestly. but i'll be back soon.

good music monday #11.

this too shall pass by ok go. honestly, i don't know if this song is that good. the video is just too crazy not to watch. fat shouts to rube goldberg. and that's all i'll say...

enjoy.

michael blackson.

straight off the boat...this is hilarious to me. haven't laughed this hard in a good while...

frozen moment #16.

movin' on.

in two and a half hours my college graduation will begin. that's pretty absurd. all of the work, my senior thesis, sleepless nights, drunken nights, new people, unparalleled experiences and all-around grand times culminate in today's commencement ceremony. that's a lot to take in because its been a long road. but it's strange how quickly it all moves around you. i distinctly remember the first day of college and moving in in the pouring rain. i honestly don't know if it feels like it was a long time ago or not. i guess it's appropriate that it's pouring today, the day of my graduation. my friend and artist, martin, has a song entitled movin' on and it's one of my favorites...i think the first few bars accurately describe the current point in my life...

i told 'em i was headin' north, i'm following my dream,
i'm doing what i love,m makin' dollars in between,
less worried 'bout the love from the models on the scene,
rather be in the club poppin' bottles with the team,
team tougher than the cuffs on the bottom of my jeans...

as my friend, alan, said to me and so many other people have said in the past, today is the first day of the rest of my life. the possibilities are endless and there are so many roads to follow along side so many other beautiful people at the same point in their journey. it's amazing. exciting. scary. but above all else i thin it's full of promise because i'm confident in myself and the others i run with. we'll all be ok. that gives me so much comfort. i love you all. thank you for being a part of my journey. whether or not you know it you've inspired me in some way. i couldn't ask for more. onwards and upwards...

could it be true? i wonderrrrr...

surreal feelings.

as of today at 1.04pm eastern standard time i am officially done with all of my undergraduate classes at rutgers university. i can't even describe the feeling. i think that's because it hasn't totally hit me yet but i'm sure boatloads of contrasting emotions are headed my way. ugh. it's so unreal. you really wonder where four years went. anyway, it's time to have some fun in my last two weeks left in new brunswick without a care in the world. hopefully large things lined up for this summer too...the dawning of a clothing line, a possible photo internship with a temporarily disclosed company, travels, all things grand...cant wait. congrats to all of my fellow graduates...it's been a long road but soon it will all be worth it.

i'm truly loving life right now...amazing.

happy birthday, homie.

it's a day late but yesterday was the 22nd anniversary of my best friend martin's birth. martin has occurred on my blog multiple times before. he's a popular subject of my photography, he's too photogenic for his own good, and he is honestly a large reason i take photos. i suppose in that sense i owe him a lot because i've come to love the art form...so, thank you, bredren.
a highly motivated individual, martin [aka marty mcfly himself or mmh] is on a heavy pursuit of a music career. his drive keeps me motivated in my work and, while we're friends, we're both there to keep it funky with each other and make sure we stay in-line because there's no room for slacking on this path. i'm happy and honored to say that i've been there to document many of the movements...some of the best times of my life. it's something we do out of love for our culture and to make people feel us on our journey. trust that we realize we're lucky to be pursuing what we love and don't take it for granted. there are large things on deck, my friends...this summer is gunna be doooooope...anyway...i'm sorry i couldn't make it out to the city to celebrate but i'll be out there soon for sure...happy birthday, homie. check out some of his tracks on his myspace...here are some photos i've taken of sir angus...

good music monday #10

in honor of mother's day, i'll bump this tune from 'ye's gritty hip-hop day...maybe my favorite track off of late registration...

enjoy.

happy mama's day.

excuse my recent absence from the blogger sphere...i've been wrapped up in enjoying the last few fleeting moments of my illustrious college career. bittersweet times for sure but i've been having a blast so i embrace them. alas i digress...

today is/was mother's day so i wish a happy mother's day to each and every mother out there. i find it funny that this day is so "special" because we should embrace our mothers [and fathers] every day for enabling our lives...quite a daunting task, to state the obvious. anyhow, i love my mama...period. you should love yours as well...if not every day at least today. my mother's always gone to the the farthest extremes to look out for my well being and make me happy. what more can you ask from any given individual? i can't think of anything that can top that feat. as i get older i appreciate her more and more for what she has done, what she will continue to do, and who she has made me. i owe her a lot, more than any hallmark card can say and any hand-picked rose can mean. as a matter of fact i didn't even get anything of the sort for my mother today, i know she could care less about those sort of things and is more elated with my mere presence than anything else. she's truly an angel and there is nothing i wouldn't do for her. i thank her for allowing me to go to art school and do what brings me joy amidst any notion of skepticism she might have hid from me as i started this journey...the pinnacle of it being her immediate tears when she saw me at my senior art show. on numerous occasions my mother has randomly told me she's proud of me and i always respond with, "i haven't done anything worthy of that yet." however, i've reflected and looked at the path i've traveled. i realize it's not the most typical and sometimes it's the things i don't do and the paths i don't follow that can make her proud. but don't you worry mama, i'm gunna' do something to make you really proud one day...it probably won't occur tomorrow, this year, or maybe even in the next five, but i know it will...i have faith in myself and the blessings you've graciously gifted me. i love you with every piece of my heart, mama-bear...happy mother's day.

frozen moment #16.

nazi comedy...just realized the irony in that.

if anyone likes the film inglorious basterds as much as i do you must watch this college humor video...click here. hilarity...

enjoy.

crown jewel.

this is my friend c.j...














she takes a photography class at her school...these are some shots she took and printed from an adventure we went on one day. i think they're dope...i'm proud of her.

























































































that fourth shot is slightly epic. for some reason i like the fact that these are misprints and lightly fucked up...i don't think something this raw needs to be perfcect...i embrace its imperfections.

true words.

quality.

it makes me happy when stuff like this is done so well...if i had a dog, it would be eating pedigree.

frozen moment #15.

good music monday #10.

i go on these stints where i play a lot of guitar and those where i don't. right now i'm playing a lot. this song, a classic, is one of the fist tunes i learned to play in its most basic version because it's all my pops knew to teach me. this is a cool little live version of it that i have never seen before. this is from their early days when clapton was referred to simply as god. check out his hair and that trademark psychedelic gibson sg...epic...

enjoy.

frozen moment #14.

tonight's the night.

come show love.

lemme get thissssssss.

the fifth version of adobe's creative suite is going to launch soon. one of the main new features is called content-aware fill in photoshop. it's sort of ridiculous. honestly, i don't really know how i feel about it because it requires two button clicks to make serious photo revisions that would otherwise take multiple, laborious hours to complete. it's mighty convenient, but it is taking away from the art form of photo editing. i see editing as it's own art form because it's become required with the advent of digital photography. just because you take good photos doesn't mean you're good at editing them, and vice versa. editing can make or break a photograph. this is sure to make a lot of people in the very near future. check it out...

pretty ridiculous, right?

frozen moment #13.

good music monday #9.

maybe my favorite led zeppelin song ever...no more needs to be said in my opinion...and this is my blog so my opinion matters most.

enjoy.

sorry of that was rude...this past week has been a lonnnng one.

shootin' up parties.

that title probably suggests something much different than what is going to ensue in this post. i often photograph at parties. i enjoy it despite the conflict between drinking and shooting. and you have to be careful with your gear...some of those inebriated fools get a little reckless. the moments that are frozen by my lens are often much more rewarding that blurry remembrance of the nights happenings. a couple weeks ago was my homegirl kristina's 22nd and she had a party at her cribbington. i only took about 40 photos but i like how some of them turned out so i'll share them...





























































































































i really like the way the sync chord worked with my flash this time around. grand times, folks, grand times. make memories, not bad decisions.

it's official tissue...

...i'm in an art show.






















come out and show love to me and 36 of my peers in our senior thesis show...ending the year and my college run with a bang. if you don't come, we won't be friends anymore.

the reception's next thursday, the 22nd of april, from 5-7pm...33 livingston ave, new brundo, en.jay.

frozen moment #12.