Lynn Upson Photo

Another one bites the dust

2011-12-13T09:28:00.000-08:00

Lord Scrummage

I took pics during the filming of the "party scene" for the Lord Scrummage 3D, Moondog inspired music video. It was the last time i looked through the lens of Nikon D100 number two before it was stolen a week later....I wonder who looks through that lens now...I had fun while it lasted. Note, a few of these pics were taken by Krysta or Paul. Now it is time to just CHILL THE FUCK OUT!

John seems like a super cool guy, he is homeless and reads books under the trees all day. jealous?

Ivan in his Moondog imposter costume.

Ivan taking a snapshot of me.

Everybody loves Romeo.

Lord Scrummage Information

THE END
I still love you, Lynn

Hello Krysta

2011-11-29T20:25:00.001-08:00

Goodbye, Lynn

Work it out

2011-11-11T15:51:00.000-08:00

Work for the November/December issue of Jack Magazine.

Torya Blanchard
Go try her crepes at Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes

Michelle Tanguay and Nina Marcus-Kurlonko
Boss girls for Pop Up Detroit art shows. Check in HERE to find info for upcoming shows.

Kelley Allen....whoa

I'm having fun now! xo
-Lynn

Goats and Bands

2011-11-02T11:01:00.000-07:00

Keepin the kids out of trouble on Devils Night.

The Goats

The Bands

The Babes and Hunks

Danner slanggin that hot, spiked cider.

I fuckin love Lauren, people did not know her costume so she says somethin like "Can you people pleeeeeeeeeasssse get some cable?!?" haha

Classiest trash can fire I ever saw.

Hot Shotz.

Nancy Whiskey in deep Corktown, Detroit

Oh mahhh gah I looooooove yooouuuuuuuuuuuu.
xo, Lynn

Family Friendly Haunting

2011-11-01T19:15:00.000-07:00

Maxwells Arts and Treasures houses so much inspiration in the forms of antiques, programs, classes, people, art, music and everything inside is pumped through one boss ladies heart, Laura George. It's a beautiful thing.
That's Laura in the middle!

The president of Plymouth Westland Grange 389, Sharon Strebbing heads a teen club, Planet Teen-Teen Art based out of Maxwell's in Garden City and together with some help full members of the community Sharon and the teens turned a part of the Maxwell's warehouse into a haunted scrapyard. It took them approximately one month to construct walls, decorate, make costumes....all the workings of a haunted house with teams that varied from 15-40 teenagers. I walked through the youngster version of the haunted scrapyard with two very brave young women. I made them go first.

Maxwell's website

awwww, cute, right?
-Lynn

Virginia Benson

2011-10-26T11:45:00.000-07:00

Most famous gams in Detroit!

I got my picture taken too :P

Honestly, Lynn

Trash Can Children

2011-10-19T17:22:00.000-07:00

Hehh, Lynn

Teamwork

2011-09-30T10:53:00.000-07:00

Lynn Upson and Angela Mcbride's Peace Love Spandex gear

It's been pretty cool to have watched Angela Mcbride for years now and get to partake in her swirly world of color and print. We have collaborated often in different ways and I always can rely on her to never answer her telephone. xoxo Angie!

Angela and assistant Robert with models at New Center Park after a Peace, Love, Spandex fashion show.

Models in looks for fashion show, photographed in Corktown, Detroit.

Angie's website

Working together gets more shit done.
love, Lynn

2 summers 1 disposable camera

2011-09-21T12:10:00.000-07:00

This is sooooo Ara, Brenden and Vaughn ish.
Last summer I went to work and let my friends play with underwater disposable camera in the swimming pool, that gem of an image up there showed up when I recently developed the film.

Lake Michigan, one year later

Lynn Upson and Charlie True spitting out minnows :P

It's just about water freezing time. Damn it.
ehhhhh, Lynn

Piper Carter

2011-09-06T17:46:00.000-07:00

"Detroiters are strong for a reason, which makes them leaders, innovative."
-Piper Carter

Piper outside of 5e

Piper's Fotografi

Thanks for your time my friends!
xo, Lynn

Lovers and Parties

2011-08-27T12:43:00.000-07:00

Trashing (or cleaning?!??) Erin's wedding dress in Lake Michigan.

Erin's dress the evening of the wedding.

Erin and Jason were married on Lake Michigan in South Haven.

The happy couple Jason and Erin. My Fam! I had so much fun at their party and with my family, what a fuckin relief! haha.
Cheers to all the love, Lynn

July Detroit America

2011-07-03T14:48:00.000-07:00

I have some new work in the July/August issue of Jack Detroit magazine which you can find at various locations for free or subscribe to get at your front door. I got to photograph two of my favorite most beautifull friends, my favorite most funnest artist and one of my regular model muses. It's the fourth of July weekend and now I get to drink whiskey and watch rock and roll and fireworks. I love this place.

Hugh Maclennan and Kelley Allen
Hugh wearing Wound menswear

Chris Turner

Alexandra Pasquenelli
Purple suit by PeaceLoveSpandex, styling by Angela McBride

I thihk these are the best outtakes EVER! haha!

love, lynn

Peace Love Spandex Detroit Hustles Harder

2011-06-09T13:32:00.000-07:00

Dance Pants Time

Can you feel the love?
yeah, Lynn

Detroit Hustles Harder gear

Spandex gear

New Roommate?

2011-05-18T12:47:00.000-07:00

Squirrels make visual memories (like photos!) to remember where they hide their nutz so I trust this critter has been here before.
Videos posted in the order I recorded them.

love, lynn

Who Shot Ya?

2011-05-01T10:45:00.000-07:00

The lovely Ms. Tenley Lark

The handsome Mr. Stephen Nawara

They both have very charming interviews in the new mens magazine Jack Detroit, free copies are available at various locations around the metro area.

Redford, Michigan

2011-03-15T11:03:00.000-07:00

A mystery disposable camera developed!!!....I just forgot about it for a minute ;)
(these were taken April? of 2010)

Ryanne when she tended bar at the Double OO Pub in Redford.

Most important rulez for the most classy spot in Redford:
-2 drink MINIMUM
-No hookers allowed...anymore
-No smoking allowed...except for cigarettes
-Don't end up on Shana's "not allowed in the bar" list
-Must like songs by American recording artist Meatloaf

Bossy

I always have fun when I visit this spot, they have the kind of jukebox that downloads songs so you can pick nearly anything imaginable to play, once my friend Hughie played a Ratt song and everyone started singing along and playing air guitar. It's funny how there is ALWAYS a wasted local who gets yelled at all night cause they won't leave and it's a family owned and operated establishment, awwwwwww, Double OO Pub

Bubblegum Vodka

2011-02-17T08:37:00.000-08:00

Detroit model Alexandra Pasquinelli wearing her own collection of vintage hats.
Accessories made in Detroit by Fotoula Lambros and Drew Kups
Makeup by Kyle and Alex

Kyle Holton

Let's never forget how important it is to show, say, spread love to people before it's too late for them to soak up the warmth and tenderness of it all. Mere weeks after i took these photos, beloved Kyle died in a heartbreaking car accident....but true love never dies and we ALL shine on, on and on and on and on. Like the moon and the stars and the sun...and Kyle was REALLY sparkly. Condolences to all who are missing his warmth but take comfort in being filled with his love.
Kyle, Alexandra, and Stella the bitch sit together for my camera romance novel style.

A couple shots from the same set up showed up on a roll of Kodak portra 35mm film I just got back. Film testing an old model Nikon camera with a Nikkor lens passed my way by a Holmey (I spelled it that way for a reason). I just wish i got these developed sooner.

On this day I was shooting Alexandra and feeling tongue tied in my direction for her and from the shadows behind me, Kyle (with a bubblegum vodka cocktail in hand) simply said "fifth position". Sure enough she wiggled around right to where i wanted her to be for the photo and snap. Thanks Kyle :)
The following is a charming story from Alexandra.

"The first boy I had a love song with besides my dad was Kyle; it was Sonny and Cher, "I got you, babe". We had been best friends since we met when we were 6 and 7, but the song didn't become "ours" until the fifth grade when he asked me to perform it with him for our elementary school talent show. Since even his first on-stage performance, Kyle has either cast himself or been cast as a female character. But he obviously wanted me to do the Cher part (under his strict directorship, of course). I hadn't heard of Sonny and Cher until this point.
He made me ride my bike around to garage sales at the end of the school year for a month to look for the perfect outfit. He ended up choosing a dark red full length polyester jump suite for me; it was pretty perfect, looking back on it. He had a mint green lounge suite that he had been showing off all year that he was going to wear for Sonny. Kyle and I worked hard to make our act great. He had the song on tape; we listened to it 4ever and memorized the lyrics. He showed me videos of the two singing the song, directing me to the strange movement of Cher's mouth that I should attempt in our performance. He made me practice swinging my hair back and forth until I stopped doing it "so fast" and looked "less stiff".
I didn't realize it at the time, but it was Kyle's proposal to me, and I accepted. We promised to love each other forever, to always be there for each other; we really meant it. We got older and nothing changed. We said "love you" to each other every day until the day he died. I don't regret anything in our relationship; he knew he was my main man for life. I wish I could take that night back; I wish I still had him to hold my hand, to talk with me, walk with me, hold me tight. Where ever you are, Kyle, I got you, babe. I got you, I won't ever let go; and I know I still got you to love me so. RIP, motherfucker."
-Alexandra Pasquinelli

I love you.
Lynn

Ohhhhh.....p.s.
This is Stella and she loved photo shooting!

NYE

2011-01-27T10:02:00.000-08:00

2010 ended foggy and 2011 began foggy but fog spreads light in the best way ever. Fog and the sheen of blacktop and concrete covered in H2O sends light bouncing around like crazy.....It must be so fun to be so illuminating!
I usually like to party with the whole world on New Years Eve and I thought that was dumb this year so i hung out with a Nikon EM (old 35mm film camera, given to me as a gift) and took long exposure pictures outside in the suburbs of Detroit.

Turn dark into light

This is the parking lot where Jimmy Hoffa was last seen alive. Last seen EVER!

I look at this wall all the time when I am working at home......that's my autographed Dominique Young Unique poster and a portrait I shot of my homey Half-Pint as a zombie.
Happy New Year!
Love, Lynn

Mega disposable camera photo post

2011-01-13T11:48:00.000-08:00

At Nancy Whiskey on a Sunday nite.

"Hi!"

The Carey brothers

Dancing for fun

Posing for photos with a photo

These were shot with 2 disposable cameras on Sunday January 9th in Detroit, Michigan, USA. I laughed when i picked these up from the Southfield drugstore I get my disposable cameras developed at (I like how they get chemical smears and dust on the film! their scans tend to be way off too, haha). Good photos are simply made and you can feel them, I will always remember what great fun my friends are and great fun feels good, damnit!
love, lynn

So Stylistic

2011-01-07T13:38:00.000-08:00

Fotoula Lambros Design
Models-Alexandra and Stella
Photographed December, 2010

SLOWS TO GO

2011-01-02T11:16:00.000-08:00

The expansion of Slows BBQ is complete with it's very own carry out operation at the corner of Cass and Alexandrine, mere miles from it's originator on Michigan Avenue. The kitchen takes up a majority of the building on the cooking side of a steel counter and the customer side has the familiar wood paneling of Slows, lots of windows at this spot and while waiting for your food order you can enjoy some large scale art by one of my favorite masters, Vaughn Taormina. On this day, I also got to enjoy looking at hot worker men install the new sign while I waited....I don't eat meat and i love this place!

Phil Cooley

Side view of new sign.....it's a bike rack and a bench too!

Mural next to service counter

Mural inside the bathroom

How ya like that tiny steaming sewer there?

Eat at SLOWS BBQ
Search COUNT MACULA on the net to find Vaughn.
I love these guyz!!!
Forever, Lynn

Buttery

2010-12-01T07:06:00.000-08:00

Kelley Allen photographed wearing the new Buttermade Records t-shirts handmade in Detroit by t-shirt experts, Aptemal Clothing. Two small operations who have been fun and loyal clients since their beginnings and mine in our creative and business endeavors. Thank you fellas!!!

Find all the info from these independent, creative Detroit homies on the webz........

Buttermade Records
(Go to their artist pages and read their funny interviews with eachother :)

Aptemal Clothing

Encourage, support, share what you know, do it with love and honesty towards each other.
xo, Lynn

Gummi Brrrrrs

2010-11-05T12:42:00.000-07:00

Hands open to give remain open to receive.
Sweetness, Lynn

International Entertainment

2010-11-05T12:28:00.000-07:00

Detroit Harmonie event at the Virgil H. Carr Arts League of Michigan in Detroit.

Beauty and the Beehive

2010-10-18T11:54:00.000-07:00

Laura Finlay photographed for the Beehive Recording Company on October 12 twentyten.

Join the Beehive club and you can download Laura's new tunes for free! Plus lots of other music that should be in your shuffle rotation.

I love music!
love, lynn

COED SOFTBALL

2010-10-06T13:39:00.000-07:00

Old-fashioned fun

2010-09-23T17:47:00.000-07:00

Sitting, talking and drinking beer, vodka......laughing. Hysterically laughing.

Juicy Fruit

2010-09-15T19:11:00.000-07:00

The word HAVEN is roughly defined as a sanctuary, a place of rest.

Along the warm, clear waters and soft sandy shores of Lake Michigan lies the city of South Haven, Michigan. Proud of their blueberries, S.H. hosts the National Blueberry Festival and just might have a haunted lighthouse guiding ships to it's land and also just might have some of the best fresh farm food i have had in quite awhile. My Dad is so good at preparing food and I am very lucky to have gotten from him the appreciation and curiosity to care about corn on the cob and fresh peaches and cantaloupe and blueberry fields.

Blueberry fields

Dam, Black River

Hive

I also care about this thing. THE MULE. Because it's fun to drive in the woods.
Ever hear of a "puppy dog sale"???

WANT

New bitch in town ;)

Cheers to beaches, boats and berries!
Lynn

California Gurl, Ara Edsinger

2010-08-31T12:57:00.000-07:00

One of the first people i really loved to photograph and she is still a favorite! You see, true love never really dies! And let's be honest, that is one of the most lovely, beautiful, and refreshing looking swimming pools i have ever laid my eyes on.

Mrs. Edsinger at Cliff Bell's in Detroit, Mi

Best Friends Rule, Lynn

SKJ

2010-08-25T19:55:00.000-07:00

Some Kinda Jones.

My friend Seth has been in lotsa bands since i was a young woman and used to watch teenage metro-detroit ska/punk bands at Pharoh's Golden Cup, I don't really remember where pharoh's was.....western-ish detroit-ish.....but it was near a Rally's (french frieeeeeeeeees). Seth still plays the drums, just like in the good ole dayz, now in a cover band who jams regularly at Luna Night Club in Royal Oak. Book em for your next event! SomeKindaJones-Like (they have been named one of Detroit's 10 best cover bands by 93.1 Doug FM!!!!!)

Luna has longevity in it's popularity and remains a favorite local spot for royal jokers, this was the first time i have noticed the spinning booths are no longer there :( boo, but who cares. The crowd populating the inside is always unexpected and received Some Kinda Jones exuberantly, dancing for their bachelorhood parties, birthdays and cause they feel like it.

When people playing music are having fun then the people listening to them play have fun too. That's a fact.

I love this snapshot. It's what snapshots are all about :)
i love EVERYTHING, Lynn

Popping Corn

2010-08-03T12:00:00.000-07:00

Laura Finlay (that charming lady in the photo above) and I ventured to Jackson, Mi for the Land of Nod Experiment music festival headlined by world famous, Of Montreal. I missed out on the entire festival except the last few hours on the last day, so here i present my shallow point of view on the people and happenings at Land of Nod Experiment 2010. Thanks B, U RULE!

Of Montreal

B.P. checkcheckcheck

B.P. playplayplay

Friends hanging out and eating corn on the cob

Big Time in Detroit Photographers

Joe Gall/Christos Schizas
Check the work of these popular photogs on the web to see their p.o.v.
Christos link- Detroit Exposure
Joe Gall- Photography
xx
love, lynn

I Hate Dresses

2010-07-20T18:52:00.000-07:00

My new, pretty and friendly dress from Femilia Organic Couture

Model: Alexandra

I wanted to buy another dress too but kept my self in check......for now...but i really appreciate that they r using earth friendly fabrics, dyes n' such to make such dainty and foxy drapes for chicks. Designers Fotoula Lambros and Emily Thornhill just got a showroom of their very own in Ferndale for their fashionista endeavors, sweet as pie!!!!
FEMILIA ORGANIC COUTURE

Head shotz: Alexandra

Frankie + Lynn=

2010-07-02T16:53:00.000-07:00

I love this. Love Heat. Love the pool. Love Michigan summer.
Shot these total babes for Frankie Bank$' party time cookin bbq/summertime guide. Read it, I like the part about the dude who builds custom hand-crafted bbq's :) cool. So it is now officially the time for hot seat belts and popsicles. Calling Doug "the radio station" over and over again, playing curse word only madlibs while drinking outside in the day and riding in speed boats making rap videos n' junk. Can't do much wrong when everything is so right, right??? Anyway.....America! yay!

PartyTimeCookin "The Band"

just kidding, Lynn

Hoffa

2010-06-14T10:26:00.000-07:00

I was given by a client a rolled up, fiber paper, cracked emulsion, black and white little piece of history to scan and retouch.

Robert Holmes Sr., James R. Hoffa, Florence Holmes, and Robert Holmes Jr.

Behold a smiley happy Hoffa when him and Fitzsimmons were still buddy's and buttons were even cool to wear on your suit. All I really know is that this was taken in Florida at some kind of teamster event, year unknown. I would imagine Jimmy saw no end to his future with his family and his union at this point and had no inkling that he would become a huge legend in organized crime and American history. I'm such a lucky lady, and i liked that i could make a joke like "I'm touching Hoffas crotch! Oh, i mean REtouching! I'm retouching Hoffas crotch!"

The scan of the original.

cheers friends!
love, lynn

Hi. I'm New Here.

2010-06-01T19:15:00.000-07:00

One of the latest editions to the diaper squad, Miles Joseph.

New work sooner than later

2010-05-11T15:58:00.000-07:00

love4now, Lynn

Hey Ma

2010-04-12T13:52:00.000-07:00

Sorry Charlie

Bye Now

When it's hot, you need another drink.

2010-03-23T10:14:00.000-07:00

So he says.
The Hybrid is Danny Brown's newest musical project in the form of a free album (so good!) packed with tracks from a rad variety of producers, lyrical content and style that is incomparable and not often seen in Detroit hip hop.....and he was a good model. A very good model.

Hang out with Danny tweettweet (kinda)
best, Lynn

Six in One

2010-03-11T10:21:00.000-08:00

This is Detroit's lovely eastern market.....in one film frame.

Thank you spring, you are such a great season, the days are becoming warmer and longer and i can hardly wait till you're here!
love, lynn

DEPENDABLY DISCREET

2010-02-28T14:32:00.000-08:00

Don't tell ANYONE.
love, lynn

Tops of tables

2010-02-13T12:00:00.000-08:00

The mini horse, mini cannon and other small objects. I like mini.

Famous in Detroit

2010-02-08T19:00:00.000-08:00

The Packard Plant in Detroit was designed by Albert Kahn and built on East Grand Boulveard in 1907 to house the production of the Packard luxury line of vehicles. During it's popularity, Packard was the classiest car in America. Classier than a Caddilac, but now the plants skeletal remains are filled with hazardous, gross things of all sorts and it's dangerous. But incredibly interesting, a real Detroit fixture.

Paint Colors

Famously, Lynn

New Kids on the Blog

2010-01-14T10:03:00.000-08:00

Just added some new pics to the Kids Gallery. Crying and screaming and laughing is FUN!!!

The world famous Tornado Brothers

Yeah, Rooster.

HA!

USM

2010-01-03T13:35:00.000-08:00

USM is United States of Mind. USM is Asylum7, Metasyons, Draztik, Five-Ill, D. Allie, Sleepy Biggs, and Crate Digga, 5 rappers and 2 DJs/Producers. This photo shoot had lots of laughing, smoke (stupid smoke bombs), hot hot hot lights and orange pop that was rolling all over the futuristic looking, rubber matted floor in the car I was riding in. Whoop! Good people, good music, good times, easy as that. SNAP!

Asylum 7

Draztik

Metasyons

RAP SHOW/PARTY TIME!

DJ Benny Ben......He can be your favorite dj too!

United States of Mind in Detroit, Mi

Cheers to new years, Lynn

Water Blogged

2009-12-15T11:52:00.000-08:00

love, lynn

Road Candy

2009-12-10T06:58:00.000-08:00

I packed up my digital Nikon, 35mm Minolta, 35mm underwater disposable, and a medium format Holga camera for a mini road trip to the most south-eastern states in America. All Kodak NC for the film cameras, varying ISO.....lost one roll to the Minolta but I think I finally figured out that cameras quirk. All my favorite proper nouns, the people, the places, the little things that pull your mouth up into a grin. I'm so grateful, Smile!

Jason and Erin's western wear photo shoot on Boca Grande.

pop popcorn......go to the beach

Holga camera/Boca Grande Island

Shooting Lesley, POW! POW!

Nikon camera/Key Largo Island

Happy mother with newlywed son

Happy Condo, thanks bros!!!

First time I have ever read a book from the SVH saga and the book exchange happened to have the first book of the whole series, "Double Love" by Francine Pascal. This became my beach book for a day. Other titles include "Racing Hearts", "Two Boy Weekend", "Rumors", "Troublemaker", "Teacher Crush", and this awesome sounding story "Don't Go Home With John". Wow. Really. There are even super thrillers and magna editions if you can believe it!

Ashley

Kendra, Beau, and Barry at the Pilot House.

The Pilot House on Key Largo is mos def a place I will go back to. I love it. It boasts a glass bottom bar with holes in the bar top to drop oats down and attract the fishes, live music every night of the week, fun and happy people, yummy food, plus it's part of a marina too. I have been sporadically spying on the restaurant thru their website where they are constantly streaming live video, it's fun, u should try it.

Key Largo, FL and Savannah, GA graf writing

Minolta camera/Hilton Head Island

Mad Love Always, Lynn

Natures Consumption

2009-11-30T17:25:00.000-08:00

Being engulfed in the southeast natural environment warmed me up quite a bit, nibbled on my skin, fed me sometimes in all ways humans can be fed, mind, body, and soul. And it all tasted pretty damn good!

Everglades, Florida
Something to marinate on.......
Nature photographer Clyde Butcher focuses his work on southern Florida, wading around in waist deep swamps with his big cameras and making black and white prints that glorify the swamps, he's got em' lookin like subtropical getaway locations for the wealthy and privileged. One of his galleries is in the middle of swampy nowhere but very worth getting to see his giant prints in real life (bigger than me!).......and the Technical Info section on his website details his equipment and massive darkroom supplies, really cool, Clyde.

Key Largo, Florida

White Ibis at John Pennekamp State Park

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (limulus polyphemus)

Atlantic Ocean, S. Carolina

South Carolina

Hilton Head Island

Prehistory

Hilton Head Island loves Key Largo forever
Love, Lynn

Following the Signs.

2009-11-23T18:13:00.000-08:00

Florida

Readily poised in places and at heights so that only a glance is needed to retrieve the information that is being relayed. Well for those people who read signs anyway. And for those signs that have something to see on them.

Florida

Florida

Florida (Real Black Panthers! whoa.)

Eleven, Collier-Seminole State Park

Florida

Miccosukee Reservation, Florida

Chief Osceola Airboat Tours, Florida

Restaurant, Florida

Book Exchange, John Pennekamp State Park, Florida

Caribbean Club, Key Largo

The Caribbean Club in Key Largo is on the gulf side (aka Blackwater Sound) of the island and has some pop culture claims to fame and some really cool island history (think brothels for neighbors and Humphrey Bogart in the glory days of Hollywood). The structure has changed over the years but is still open air, patio, beach, and docks. The local bikers and sailors drink on each others tabs, carrying around their own koozies, pets galore, it's nice. Oh, hey Barry, thanks a million for the road snacks for the long drive up north ;)

Georgia

Annnnnndddddd CUT! Georgia

Division Gallery. Eastern Market. Detroit. 10.31

2009-11-03T15:10:00.000-08:00

Killah Priest, 60 Second Assassin, DJ Notion, Stoopz N Breeze, USM, and Midcoast Most entertained a super psyched crowd with their rap skills till the break of dawn on Halloween night. What is considered illicit, weird and gross any other day of the year is on display while the nearly full moon leads to debaucherous behavior. OoooOOoOo...debauchery. Plus there was free candy!

Killah Priest

60 Second Assassin

DJ Notion from Austin, TX

Drew Breeze w/Blake Eerie

Zombie Stoopz, git off ya phone!

Party on Garth! Party on Malibu Barbie!

Tip your bartender and credit your photographer.
The more you know! love, Lynn

Stoopz N Breeze

Division Gallery

Killah Priest

"Nobody cries in a Dior hat."

2009-10-26T09:59:00.000-07:00

Or in a straw, photoshop one for that matter.............

OLD NEWS

2009-10-13T20:13:00.000-07:00

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SHIELD MRS. KENNEDY
Washington (AP)- Secret Service protection for Mrs. Kennedy and her two children will be provided for an undetermined period, a government source said today.
There is no legal provision for government protection for the widow of a president.
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Somebody was so moved to have saved for months, Kansas City newspapers filled with articles following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, and I apparently was so moved by the newspapers too that I had to print pictures all over them. As well as all over a collection of even older (yellower) papers from the 1930's.
Flat black, gold and a bit of white to go around.

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MRS. SLATES' BABY DIED
Ruby Alberta, 10 months old daughter, of Mrs. Nellie Slates, who lives on the Pat Lawless property on South Grand, died at 11 o'clock, Tuesday, of double pneumonia. Mrs. Slates has four older children. Her husband was fatally injured in a Horse Creek coal mine, some time ago. Later she had to be taken to the state hospital, where she remained, several weeks. The little body was taken to the River Funeral Home. Funeral services were announced to be held, Wednesday at the River Chapel, interment in the Forest Grove cemetery.
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Above is an obituary from a Missouri newspaper printed in 1936....amid the weather report and peas, parsnips, carrots for all! But no potatoes. And I made sure to transcribe it letter for letter, comma for comma. I am entertained by the ads for frost proof cabbage (2 bunches for 15 cents!) and the dark, bold letters announcing RAISIN BREAD TOMORROW and the two digit phone numbers.
Call me! phone - 21

Alaska Raised Ryanne. She's Famous.

2009-09-23T21:23:00.000-07:00

She grew up in Alaska and is of Sicilian descent and also knows how to make red velvet cupcakes. Sweet! Look at s'more pics and get schooled on some party time cookin from head chef Frankie Bank$. Man.

On another note.......sometimes after a vapid and unvaried photo shoot it's fun to yell "Who wants to get their picture taken?!"

JOEY

TYLER

Happy days are yours and mine :)

new work worth sharing

2009-09-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

snapping, documenting, working, reporting, laughing, sharing!

Recently photographed Erno the Inferno in Hamtramck on one of the best days of summer. The whole time I was with Ernie his pager was blowin up! You can find him exerting his dj skills at various venues, on various nights in Detroit.....or you can beep him!

Ernie at Record Graveyard in Hamtramck, Michigan

Bena Shad was photographed at various locations along the Detroit River front on September 4th, with a little bit of help from my friends and Bena's super cool style ;)

How ya like that elya gettin in there?!

Ava and Daniella Gordon....dipping their little toes into modeling. :)

Ava

Daniella

love, Lynn

SUDDEN DEVELOPMENTS of SORTS

2009-08-19T14:41:00.000-07:00

Currently obsessed with my Grandfather's ancient Minolta camera, old film and i can't get enough disposable cameras....they feel so 90's in the most rad way.

Ahhhhhhhhh......summertime :)

check check check chickity check

2009-07-20T13:45:00.000-07:00

the PEOPLE GALLERY....I update it sporadically!

The natives are restless.

2009-07-16T17:58:00.000-07:00

Adrienne and Katie Payne have moved off to NYC to make their big brains even bigger, leaving Detroit just a little less good-looking and maybe even a little cool deprived. Seriously. :( but their spirit lives on thank goodness :)

Katie Jean Payne

Adrienne Goloda

Erika Broderdorf

Yes! Michigan

2009-07-06T15:49:00.000-07:00

Disposable camera pics from 07.04.08 to 07.04.09. Here they are in raw form....the chicks and dudes you wanna kick it with, your favorite Dj, the style mavens, the painters, my friends. Honesty spills forth to the little plastic camera i hold in front of their jovial expressions just waiting for a snapshot to be taken. Soon to be the ghost dancers at a party i went to or the music i bathed in a long time ago. Look for your favorite (my favorite!) people from bands like Deastro, Of Montreal, Terrible Two's, Yo Majesty, and The Cool Kids.....Yummy!

Here's to the spirit of good-fellowship! Love, Lynn

Buried Treasure

2009-06-15T12:16:00.000-07:00

Finally invested my time/cash into film that has been ignored for years, mistreated.....expired to begin with. I was very mean to these rolls of medium format and 35mm film but found some real gems when i developed and scanned them! Thrilling.
Somebody very wise once told me "adversity builds character"......which i think applies to pictures too. Turning a state or condition or instance of serious or continued difficulty into one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual.......that's gold.

The Old Miami

2009-06-08T13:35:00.000-07:00

The best of the best of the best snapshots from Saturday nite, June 6th, Oh nine. Detroit smells alive like growing new life and superlative energy is all around in situations driven by music and creativity.......and booze ;)

Danny Brown

V. Count Macula

Frankie Bank$

Mobil Mobil

love, lynn

Gutter+Glam+Video

2009-05-20T18:24:00.000-07:00

Nic Notion's fashion video for Punkee Cherry gutter glam creations accompanied by boom boom sounds concocted by world famous Nick Speed!!! pop popcorn, eat candy.

Photos from shooting the video..........wheeeeee!!!

CHEERS!

DPS-detroit public schools

2009-05-10T18:25:00.000-07:00

Really cool first graders at Harding elementary school in Detroit and painter of epic proportions, Lynn Spanke, one afternoon in April. Life is interesting.

Music in Detroit

2008-02-11T18:37:00.000-08:00

One be lo

One Be Lo

M.I.A. & The Cool Kids

DJ Babu

Deastro

Leslie and the Ly's

Danny Brown

Charlie Slick

White Williams

Royce Da 5'9"

Metasyons & Asylum 7/USM

Milieu

5ill/USM

D Allie & Invincible

Invincible

DJ Dez

DJ Benny Ben

B.L.A.K.E. Eerie & Leaf Erikson

B.L.A.K.E. Eerie, Primeminister, Leaf Erikson, Hugh Whitaker

The Go

Fat Ray

We Versus the Shark

Carjack, Jeff, Deastro, & Charlie Slick

Troy Gregory

E Spleece

Frankie Banks

Esquire

Nick Speed & 87

DJ Benny Ben, DJ Dez, & Uncle Paulie

Big Tone

Dark Meat

Dark Meat

Mobil

DJ Graffiti

The Late B.P. Helium

House Shoes

Mudd/5ela

V. Count Macula

Kids

2007-12-09T18:08:00.000-08:00

People

2007-12-07T15:14:00.000-08:00