Fade to the Past:Old Miami Active Penit

So recently I was tipped to finding one of the old penits still somewhat in existence i had been looking for since i started documenting miami graff. It was nice to make it there and in with no problem, but was sad to see the place rusting and rotting away, most likely under demolition as well since the main building half seemed missing and was an empty lot. just a small piece of wall remained from that part. The rest left we searched through to even find that the bums had left for the time being and the most had eroded away just leaving most of the metal to rust, wood to rot, and the graffiti to fade away. This seems to me as a symbol of the graffiti culture here in Miami as all of the penits are demolished, fade away, or become occupied/ guarded by people uninterested in the art. Its interesting to see what the future holds for this penit and the rest of the graffiti art here in Miami. My guess is that we will just move on to the next place...

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Back To School!

So today the new edition of BeachFront News came out (i shot the cover and middle spread). Pretty happy with the results. Take a peak and dont forget to pick up a copy or check http://www.beachfrontnews.com/

RIP Patrick Swayze

Hip grinding with young rich girls at summer country club dinners, turning molding clay pottery into the hottest foreplay, and being that undersized bouncer in some midwest bar with a blind singer and the old man with the best wildwild west deep narrator voice at your side... You made me believe, thank you.

MTV VMA's

Well this year's VMA's will go down as being famous for sure thanks to some hilarious and rude moments. It seems that Janet Jackson's tribute to her brother was over shadowed by the act of the night, with Kanye West once again coming up on stage and making a fool of himself and Lady Gaga's weird/wild styled outfits. Of course however there were some amazing performances from Beyonce, Muse, Taylor Swift, Pink, Green Day and Jay Z as well. Also previews that had every girl texting and calling each other screaming OMG! TOTALLY! for the new moon preview. Was right though to end with the MJ preview and take back the thunder some people were trying to steal. Til the movie awards! Kanye for President! haha jk

Future Classic Festival @ SOHO Studios

Ok, so this saturday was the Future Classic Festival at SOHO Studios in the Wynwood Art District area of Miami or as most of us know it as Overtown aka the hood. Got word of this event from my friend Sammy on friday and decided to give it the green light and go. N.E.R.D. being the headliner of the festival made it that much easier to go, which didnt really work out in the end, more on that issue later. So me ans my buddy Frank (Fal Photography) walked up to the entrance and i just said " hey, we're media" holding my camera in my hand. the bouncer looked at me and just waved me in to the next guy, told him i was media and well wouldnt you know... there i am standing inside smiling, thinking that was way to easy. I feel its worth it to them tho anyway because technically I am media anyway, working for beachfront news and doing my own private work i think classifies me as ok. So we did our thing walking around checking out the art, dancers, graffiti, and performers at the venue. For the most part everything was a good time and we had access to anywhere we wanted to go. I even made money while being here at this event because some guy decided to "make it rain" while i was standig atop the vert ramp. I slid down face first hungry for that cash! made an extra $20 right there and later found drink tickets which i sold. So yeah, i made money for having a good timeand doing something i love to do. The disappointment of the night though came when we were waiting for N.E.R.D. to come on stage and the security or whoever's decision it was kicked all media out from in front of the stage and told the videographers no video. GARBAGE! it was a shame for that, but hey what you gonna do. I left immediately after this went down, plus whoever was working the soundboard must be deaf because the speakers were blasting the whole night wayyyy too loud on the inside main stage. Like i said though, it was a great night and i had a blast for free.. well making money ha. Here are some of the shots from the festival and for all the shots you can check my flickr @ www.flickr.com/photos/therealmiamivice

Aye Que Linda!

So today i had the lucky priviledge of shooting with miss Linda Moraschi, a very hott model from the South Florida area with a vast experience in doing sexy shoots and just one of the many exquisite latinas you will find in our global location. Would have loved to have had more time to work with her, wouldnt we all though, guys are gonna be guys. Truth is we went and took over a classroom at the local art institute campus and took 30 mins to do this shoot(Thanks for the heads up Josh). Shooting both the cover with the boys and the shots for the spread... that every lucky reader will be able to possess a copy for free soon when the BeachFront News Back To School issue hits publix's and other various locay's round the tri county South FL area. Our fantasy's became a reality on this day, thanks to the local fetish store... haha.

For more hot pics of Linda you can google her name, things are so easy with the internet... or you can just peep the flickr ( www.flickr.com/photos/therealmiamivice ) and see other outtakes from the shoot that just didnt make the cut. Ill post the cover and spread shots as soon as they are available from our graphic designer at BFN offices. Dont worry though, there will be many more issues to come now every 2 weeks, yes every 2 weeks. My fortune cookie prediction of " All your hard work will soon pay off" has come true. Next up is the Future Classic Festival with Lead Group N.E.R.D tomorrow @ SOHO studios in sobe! stay fresh!

The Beginning...

Hey guys,

This is The Real Miami Vice Blog, this is being worked on now, just starting here with this, but it will be a daily-weekly way to keep up with what im doing. Whether it be me doing graffiti, covering an event here in South Florida, or any of my many photography sessions. Be sure you check back and keep an eye out to get the dirt on my experiences, no holding back! If you ever need me or have any suggestions i can be emailed at therealmiamivice@hotmail.com or you can also check out my flickr @ www.flickr.com/photos/therealmiamivice. Ill leave some of my latest and greatest for now. Keep an eye out for the next post, you'll never wanna leave school again!