End of the year… Some personal images12.22.2010

I am just wanted to have one more post before the end of the year and share some personal work.

I had a chance to sit down and go through some personal work, both in terms of not being financially rewarding and photographs of people who are close to me. In the later part of the year I realized how much through the hustle and bustle I have neglected to get behind the camera for pure pleasure. It literally broke my heart to think so much of the year had passed while my camera stayed in the bag I carried daily. I even ended up selling the very camera that I used to carry every day (don’t worry I still have a couple ;).

I am not really big on “new year resolutions” but I do have one. Shoot more. Plain and simple. I hope that you see a camera in my hand just as much as you see me behind a computer. I hope that you see me capturing moments as much as you see me talking about or drinking coffee. And most of all I hope that you ask me about it and help me to get behind the camera more.

I am headed out of the door to New Orleans for the next couple days. One camera, one lens, and a bunch of film. Hopefully I can make up for all the shooting I neglected to do this year.

I didn’t include the camera or lens information because I thought I would let the images speak for themselves this time around.

I hope you enjoy these.

Blessings.
Jason

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7 Comments »

  1. Great post Jason. I am doing the same thing, thinking about last year and what I want to do more of next year. We all need the reminder to get back to spending a little time with the things that bring us pleasure. Happy New Year!

    Comment by Emily — 12.22.2010

  2. Nice work man. I think the images really speak to your desire to capture the moment. I think my favorite is the 6th image from the top, the one of the portrait of the guy in the cap. I love that you can see you in his eyes. Seems he has a story to tell. Keep up the great work in 2011!!

    Comment by Daniel Kedinger — 12.22.2010

  3. Fantastic images! Don’t make me pay you a visit and give my whole speech about the importance of shooting a lot of personal work, just go do it :)

    Happy New Year, hermano!

    Comment by Riccis — 12.23.2010

  4. Great stuff
    Good to see ya again in New Orleans
    P.S. Sold my M9 today.
    stay in touch
    tv

    Comment by Tyler Vance — 12.23.2010

  5. heart felt, homie

    Comment by ooti — 12.26.2010

  6. I struggle with the gear conundrum, as I’m always wondering if the latest “this” or “that” will give me just a slight advantage I need to capture THE image. Deep down I know that the camera, or should I say tool, means very little, and I recognize that I’m being sort of a hypocrite by saying so since my camera kit is as nice as they come. But I’ve latched onto this particular post because I think you have just whipped up a clever message musing about personal work and wanting to shoot more often under the guise of reinventing yourself (in respect to all that is involved with you and your personal shooting). I’m not going to delve into whether this is a conscious/unconscious decision, but is appears to me as clear as day.

    Cohen, we all know you are an amazing artist with talent oozing from your person, and as all great artists do, you are challenging yourself by ridding your world of your “normal” tools, and replacing them with those least used in effort to learn more about your style, and deliver a swift kick in the ass to your personal photographic vision!

    I look at the images in this post and see some people you love and care deeply about, and obviously I see some I don’t know. But, for me at least, the common thread that binds almost all of them together is the fact that there is optimism in many of these images. Yes, we will always see the Cohen bits and pieces in your work (both personal and professional), but I see something fresh in many of these images.

    I only hope that as I grow as a photographer, I will have enough self awareness to change things up ever so often, but first I will continue to tackle one skill you so admirably display above… how to tell a story with an image!

    Very well done my friend!

    Comment by Jason Meaux — 12.27.2010

  7. hello my friend and happy new year! hmm…i hope you didn’t sell your m9, did you? ;) i hope all is well and let’s catch up soon. -m-

    Comment by morgan — 01.04.2011

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