Shooting Yoga Dan

I recently had the pleasure of photographing and getting to know Daniel Aaron Gottlieb, aka “Yoga Dan.” Full of inner and outer beauty, he revels in sharing his grace as a skilled yoga teacher and “yogi extraordinaire.” Daniel attended art school, and was ready for a career in professional basketball when his life turned toward [...]

Photo Blog: A Night at the Bizarre–The Squared Circle Revue

Welcome to the land of the Bizarre—a backyard on the desolate stretch of West State Fair (behind the currently-unutilized State Fairgrounds) where a carnival of carefully-monitored madness has set up shop year-round.
Where else might you find live bands playing on a stage decorated with a huge marquee featuring a demented clown’s head? Or where heavy [...]

Young Artist Training Program – Photography

Now Through July 14, 2009
Monday – Friday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Photography Fine Arts Camp – Ages 13-18
Educating through the arts provides opportunities for creative and cultural awareness in the community. The Community Arts and Education program of the Arts League of Michigan features weekly classes, offered to participants ages 13 – 18.
The Photography [...]

Photo Blog: The weekend of art openings before the official start of summer

When Detroit warms up it seems like all of the best artwork comes out to introduce itself at the same time.
I scramble to try and collect and compile as many postcards and photographs I can to put into a reference book for later when I need inspiration.
This is my first contribution of letting the public [...]

Photo Blog: Detroit Synergy Supper Club on the Detroit Princess

This month Detroit Synergy Supper Club was warmly welcomed aboard the historic Detroit Princess Riverboat for a sunset dinner cruise. Formerly a Louisiana casino boat, this painstakingly restored vessel now floats along the Detroit River all summer long for various events including weddings, anniversaries, graduations, and of course, dinner cruises.
For this Supper Club event, not [...]

Movement. Now. (Or: I Heart Jason Huvaere)

It has been three weeks since Movement ended. My head still throbs with the bass vibrations, my body still swaying to the syncopated beats. After leaving the pulsing lights and packed dancefloor of the final after-party, dancing one last time to Benny Benassi’s distinct brand of heart-thumping electro house and inhaling the last wisps of [...]

Bravo, and Encore!

Here in Michigan, and especially in metro Detroit, the sky is falling. This is the worst recession that the majority of us will have ever lived through, and could potentially be the worst recession in Michigan’s history. Things are bleak; there’s no denying it.
But if you were at last week’s 10th Annual BravoBravo! fundraiser, you’d [...]

Photo Blog: Detroit Synergy Supper Club at El Barzon

Last week owner and executive chef Nortberto Garita of Southwest Detroit’s eclectic Mexican-Italian restaurant El Barzón invited Detroit Synergy’s Supper Club into his understated eatery to experience some authentic Mexican…and Italian…cuisine. His generous offerings took us on a culinary tour of two continents, revealing some of the best sauces in the city and proving once [...]

Detroit Synergy Supper Club at 24 Grille Photo Blog

On Wednesday, April 29th Detroit Synergy’s monthly Supper Club invaded one of Detroit’s newest additions to the culinary scene, the industrial chic space of 24 Grille inside the Westin Book-Cadillac.  This restaurant and cocktail lounge boasts a soft pallette of warm chocolates and taupes, accented with large panes of fused glass, textured earth-toned placemats, plush [...]

Behind the Bizarre

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad, you’re mad…,” said The Cat.
“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice.
“You must be,” said The Cat.
“Or you wouldn’t have come here.”
Madness? This is Detroit.

In April the group of performers loosely collectively known as “Theatre Bizarre” (known for their yearly Halloween fete which is probably best likened to a [...]