Video of the Week: The Greeks

"Is Tropical" by the Greeks is an awesome video representing of a boy's imagination, super gory fun.  The video is directed by Megaforce.  Who also directed a 'Video of Week' pick, Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness."


IS TROPICAL - THE GREEKS (official music video) from EL NINO on Vimeo.

Windy City

 I visited Chicago for the first time a couple weeks ago.  Amanda and I had such an amazing time.  We booked a great hotel, went shopping, ate a ton of food.  The Chicago weather did damper the photographic experience.  A cold snap came by and gave us rain, 40 degree weather and, of course, WIND.  Here are some of the snapshots I did take while at Second City.  

Images © 2011 by Martin B. Cherry.

You can see more photos on my Flickr.  

Memorial Day

Miss you Dad.

Image © 2011 Martin B. Cherry

Jenilee

My friend Jenilee Thorton.

More photos here.

photos by Martin B. Cherry ©2011

Barbara Fritchie Restaurant

I drove Frederick, MD last week for a wedding.  One of my friends suggest that we get brunch at this old diner with a candy cane sign.  I had to check it out.  It was fun little spot in Frederick.  

Images ©2011 Martin B. Cherry

Hong Kong Honey

I found this amazing video about a bee keeper in Hong Kong.  Watch, enjoy!

Nokia - HK Honey from The Silentlights on Vimeo.


Directed by Kiku Ohe

(via Fubiz)

The Man who Invented the Digital Camera

Inventor Portrait: Steven Sasson from David Friedman on Vimeo.

(Gizmod0)

ZARNA!

I photographed my friend Zarna. She's a popular fashion blogger in Nashville. I wanted to contribute to her awesome website. Check out her blog, it's pretty awesome.

More pics on my flickr.

photos © 2011 by Martin B. Cherry

Jael!

I photograph my gorgeous friend Jael last fall. here are a few pics from that shoot. Peep my flickr for more pics!

photos by Martin B. Cherry © 2011.

Last Doughboy

Frank Buckles, the last surviving World War I U.S. veteran, passed away last night. I had the privilege of photographing Mr. Buckles several times during my times at The Journal.

Buckles lived in a gorgeous home outside of Charles Town, WV. He was one of the most fascinating person I have ever photographed.

This is a shot when, then, Governor Joe Manchin honored Buckles at his home in 2007.

Tell Tale Nights

Photo ©2011 by Martin B. Cherry

I recently photographed nashville indie rock band Tale Tell Nights. We had a lot of fun shooting together at a small park in nashville. The location was perfect for the band. Tell Tale were awesome for bringing props, dressing well and knowing how to pose. They blended perfectly with Sunnyside, a 1852 restored house at the park.

More photos will be posted on my flickr this weekend.

New Video! Contra Dancing

New video project completed. I wanted to do a more journalistic style video; using ambient audio and music.

I shot this with my friend's sony HD handicam. Videography or video journalism has been a style I have been wanting to explore. I really enjoyed doing this. I cant wait to explore this more often. Next time, I'll use a DSLR ( more control, better color correction and overall quality) and have more quotes. I realize the challenge of finding good quotes, it's the foundation of a story.

I'll post more videos from china in it's same theme to music, but i will also post some raw videos from the trip and other mini vids using ambient audio.

Contra Dance in Nashville from Martin Cherry on Vimeo.