It’s frustrating being a contemporary photographer, especially one that likes portraiture. Over the past few years, most candid portraits that I’ve attempted to take have had a cell phone in them. Read more →
Category: Jen Grygiel
Women’s Clothes that look like Men’s Clothes
If you are a woman and are into wearing butch clothes, then I’m sure you’ve experienced the frustration of finding clothing that looks/fits like men’s clothing. Read more →
Dear Students at Mt. Markham—It Gets Better
In October 2010, I heard about a movement called Back to Your School. It’s a spinoff of two other important initiatives: the Trevor Project and It Gets Better. Growing up gay in rural Upstate New York was definitely a challenge. After reading about Back to Your School, I immediately realized the importance of the movement—I wish I had know just one out LGBT person in the 13 years I spent in the Mount Markham Central School District (West Winfield, NY). Read more →
Mount Vernon: well guarded by the citizens of Somerville
I’ve lived in Somerville, MA for about a decade and think of it as my home now. Occasionally when I say I’m from Somerville though, some loud mouth in the crowd yells, “you’re not from Somerville” with a thick local accent. Read more →
Making friends: Amy Griffin
A few months ago, we randomly sent Amy Griffin an email asking if we could do a style shoot with her. With just a little coaxing she agreed to hang out with me and the “wolf.” Read more →
Brooklyn Artist: CC Reno
Carrie and I both grew up in Ilion, NY, which is home to the famous Remington gun factory. I think we should send them a copy of her work, cause I’m pretty sure that’s the hottest Remington that has ever been made. -Jen Read more →
A Phoenix from Asbestos–The Paddock
There are times when a community feels a loss so deeply and so cohesively that it caulks the gauges of race, sex, age, and social class to bring together people in a shared time of mourning. Read more →
reCAPTCHA Exploits the Masses
Do you remember a time when CAPTCHA was easy? For those that don’t know, CAPTCHA is that silly looking word test that you have to complete on a website in order to verify that you are not a robot. I understood at the time that this simple test was highly effective in fighting spam and helped websites to function properly.… Read more →
AMC’s “Mad Men” is Glamorizing Cigarette Smoking
Mad Men has finally pissed me off. I’m concerned that this show is going to renew the “coolness” of smoking. Like it or not, we are all capable of being influenced. Read more →
LAZERTiTery at its finest
A few months ago a senior contributor at karousel stumbled upon this gem, www.lazertits.com. Most websites come and go, you check them out for a few minutes, but then you breeze right through to the next best thing. But LAZERTiTS.COM is different; since the day I came across this site my life has actually been altered. I even ended up… Read more →