feel the heart beat on your ear drum

first picture i ever took.

well not ever, but the first one i took with a big girl cameral....even though it was nicks.

any who, at the age of 13 (one day after my birthday) my dad handed me his camera and asked me to take a picture of 'the cousins' at my uncles funeral in colorado. a whole generation of nicholsons joyful in the fact that we can all be together despite the sad occasion. at the time, i just enjoyed the pseudo responsibility of being the one holding the camera, but six years later as i watched my grandfather and dad unwrap an enlarged framed version at christmas i have a whole new take on the occasion.

photography is about capturing a moment, freezing time and memories. its a super power really.

and for that reason, i am getting back to the core reason i started this blog by bringing the 'picture a day' challenge back. even if no one observes, i will have a virtual time capsule for this trifecta of a year. last semester at The University of Illinois, a summer in europe, and the beginning of my career/life in chicago.

leh go.

b.

[everything man; talib]

it's christmas time in the city

merry christmas baby.

whole time, our star was crooked. petty.

lack of fireplace in the city house. improvised.

hope you all had a wonderful holiday.

b.

[silver bells; bebe and cici]

we alive but we aint livin'

blog rats.

srn and i love a good blog. we stumbled upon 'home made apple chips'

they were lovely, we finished them before we could take an after picture.

b.

[liberation; outkast]

i'll wait up for you dear

twas the night before.

christmas eve at the nicholson's.

we take pride in out black santa collection, sleeping santa is my personal fav.

hope your holiday was fantastic.

b.

[santa baby; eartha kitt]

after winter, must come spring

home.

english breakfast tea and ghetto gold jewelry.

the bourgeois/hood juxtaposition that sums up winter break in the district.

welcome to 2012 loves.

b.

[everything is everything; lauryn]

i could lie to you all my days

PINK Party Pictures Preview

quick preview of the pictures i took for IUB for the Illinois PINK Party.

full post to come.

night loves.

b.
[come around; rosi golan]

you can dance if you wanna

"his nickname is too politically incorrect to put as a title"

a ghetto version of edward 40 hands....211s

gordo's 21st birthday, so we got him sloppy.

i didn't take these. obviously...i'm in them

but the night was a little bit epic, so i posted them anyway.

shout out to parker for thinking he was a photographer.

b.

[schoolin' life; bey]