Issue #2: Being "The Only" (Can Be Awkward, Quizzical & Uncomfortable)
Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#2)
Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#1)
Issue #1: My Identity (Is Not an Issue (to Me))
The Photography of Fraudulence
TIA kicked off the new year with a fake client who tried to defraud my small business of 13 years. Here's the entire story.
S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 3: “City of Brotherly Security”
Security guards capture T.J. in the act of photography at a parking garage in Philadelphia and summarily kick him out -- but not for the reason one might assume.
Seattle Welcomes the Year 2023
🥳 Another new year is here! 🥳
TIAA #51: “Adieu 2022”
This is a tale about introspection at the end of the year.
TIAA #50: “Christmas Eve in Kuala Lumpur”
This is a tale about an indelible Christmas Eve in the capital city of a predominantly Islamic nation.
TIAA #49: “Wonder Women Everywhere”
This is a tale about the challenges, struggles, and uprisings of women everywhere.
TIAA #48: “Waiting for Ebenezer”
This is a tale about the Ghost(s) of Christmas Future.
TIAA #47: “13 Decembers”
This is a tale about 13th anniversaries.
TIAA #46: “Suspended in ‘The Twilight Zone’ Ad Infinitum”
This is a tale about the laws of probability and possibility against all odds.
TIAA #45: “We’re Gonna TikTok-Tok ’til Broad Daylight”
This is a tale about a popular city park and the app that is TikTok.
TIAA #44: “Siblings Synchronize!”
This is a tale about leaping back and forth in time, frozen in mid-leap.
TIAA #43: “Slanted”
This is a "slanted" tale.
All Hallows Eve in the Emerald City
Enjoy a spooky and entertaining two-minute video to mark the occasion.
TIAA #42: “My Curls Dumped Me in Jersey City”
This is a (funny) tale about life after hair loss (and a "What's up!" to all the follicularly-challenged peeps around the world).
TIAA #41: “Lunaspiracy”
This is a tale about life on the moon. (Yes, you read that correctly).
TIAA #40: “Silhouette Solace”
This is a tale about one stunning moment above two countries.
TIAA #39: “Hyperdrive”
This is a tale about...falling through an online rabbit hole???
TIAA #38: “An Entrance Most Entrancing”
This is a tale about one of Earth's most legendary celebrities.
TIAA #37: “A Little Life in the Palm of My Hand”
This is a tale about a (tiny and adorable) tailless animal.
TIAA #36: “Groove is on the Waterfront”
This is a tale about an unlikely pair grooving to the sound that Seattle threw down.
TIAA #35: “Reign or Shine”
This is a tale about a raging battle between the sun and the rain in a boxing ring known as "London".
TIAA #34: “The Part of Paris Almost Every Parisian Seems to Hate”
This is a tale about three languages spoken between two photographers: English, French, and Photography.
TIAA #33: “The Advent of Asher”
This is a tale about TIA...before there was *TIA*. Let's time travel to the end of 2006.
TIAA #32: “A Gleam of Golden Light”
This is a tale about catching the light and sharing the light. (It's also about life being a long-time adventure).
TIAA #31: “Behind Every Pawn Lies a Predator”
This is a tale about occasionally flirting with the horror genre in my photography.
TIAA #30: “Photo Non Grata”
This is a tale about the cunning subterfuge of optics. (Sounds very clandestine and shady, doesn't it?)
Have You Ever *Heard* “Conversations with Skeletons”?
The new EP for "Conversations with Skeletons" by Kirk DeMatas is released today!
TIAA #29: “Five Months & Five Days”
This is a tale about not delving too deeply into emotional empathy ad infinitum. It always catches up with you.
