Parang – Also the music of Trinidad & Tobago

Parang – Also the music of Trinidad & Tobago

I wrote many years ago in one of my spoken word pieces that my accent is like a potpourri of exercises in colonization left unfinished forever branded on the cusp of my tongue. An offspring of this little island called Trinidad where our culture is indeed a potpourri of cultures, …

Ten Speed

Ten Speed

I remembered a time when I would jump on my ten speed bike and ride through Belmont. My grandmother bought me one here in the US and I took it back home to Trinidad. I vaguely remember my father having to wait for what seemed like an eternity to have …

This blogging thing…

This blogging thing…

I fancy myself the pretty okay writer when I do choose to write. So, in the process of trying to build a business in today’s market I decided many years ago to venture into the landscape of blogging. Why? Well from all the reading that I have done it seems …

Do what you love and do it often…

Do what you love and do it often…

There was a time I would write almost everyday about almost anything. I slept with a notebook at my bedside for those moments in the wee hours of the morning when inspiration hits. A line or two would wake me up and I soon understood that not writing it down …

Our habits

Our habits

So I was sitting here watching a Netflix movie called the Land of Steady Habits and I thought maybe it was oddly coincidental that I was rifling through and found this old piece of writing from a time when I used to pen my musings. As such it struck me …

Difficult Conversations. Inspired by…

Difficult Conversations. Inspired by…

Sitting at home recovering from sciatica I began riffling through some of my old writings. Some years ago I wrote and performed poetry, but I also entertained myself by doodling much of the thoughts that came to my mind. Recently I shot a very lovely author, so below are some …

Chronicles of a floral dress portrait…

Chronicles of a floral dress portrait…

Don’t let the floral dress and the pretty face fool you. I am sure many have been lulled into the misguided notion that this young woman here can be taken lightly. Enter Nova, a strong, smart and seemingly witty person whom I really do not know except for our brief …

Editorial work with Kenya…

Editorial work with Kenya…

Sometimes a location helps to influence the mood, the vibe, that feeling that somehow spur the senses to experience the moment. The cobbled stone streets, the happy tourists, every other person with a camera and me with this lovely lady here. We decided to drive over to DUMBO to get …

Too Photoshop or not?

Too Photoshop or not?

Very rarely does the image come out of the camera looking as jaw dropping as it does. There is the before, or as shot and the after, the post produced versions of the image. Photographers, videographers and filmmakers throw around the phrase often, “we’ll fix this is post” or “we’ll …