Another fun night at Jacques, Laugh, Smile, Tears... Love you ladies!
Beautiful Destiny Boston
Fena pack the club!
Katya ♥
Asian fan lady- Fena
Hair
Miss Chris giving me fingers!
Empty Sky: NJ official 9/11 Memorial
the-end-of-2013's resolution: I will be better at keeping up blog posting....
I was in NJ for work this weekend. On the way back to Boston, we stopped by Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ. There, we found Empty Sky, the official NJ 9/11 memorial to the state victims of the 9/11 attacks. As I walked through the memorial, I read so many names of different nationalities engraved on the memorial walls. I was reminded that how diverse America was... I found 2 Japanese names there too.
I photographed a man who stood in the middle of the memorial, and gazed at the corner of the wall for sometime. He knew someone whose name was engraved on the wall.
２０１３年後期の目標、ブログの更新をもっとマメにすること。。。
仕事でニュージャージー州に行ってきました。撮影のあと、ボストンに帰る途中、ニュージャージー州のリバティーステート公園によっていきました。もともと立ち寄った理由は自由の女神のそばなので、観て写真を撮ろう！だったのですが、その公園にあったニュージャージー州９／１１被害者に捧げるモニュメントに出会いました。そのモニュメントの壁にはニュージャージー州９／１１の被害者の方々の名前が彫り込まれていて、日本人の名前も２人ありました。ゆっくり名前をみながら歩くと、アメリカがいかにメルティングポット、いろんな多文化の共存しているということを身にかんじます。
モニュメントの壁をじっくり観ていた自転車を押している初老の男の人の写真を撮りました。その人は壁の一点でしばらく立ち止まり、壁に刻まれている名前をみていました。その方に友人の夫が被害者の一人だったそうです。『彼の名前をみていたんだよ』とその男性は寂しそうに微笑みながら私にいって、自転車にのってきました。
October14 , 2013, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ USA:
A man reads names of September 11 victims at "Empty Sky" New Jersey September 11 memorial at Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, NJ. Empty Sky is the official New Jersey September 11 memorial to the state's victims of the September 11 attacks on the United States.
October14 , 2013, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ USA:
"Empty Sky" New Jersey September 11 memorial at Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, NJ. Empty Sky is the official New Jersey September 11 memorial to the state's victims of the September 11 attacks on the United States.
Trip! Seattle- Vancouver
I had a wonderful trip in Seattle and Vancouver! Thank you to madam Hostess lady! And I saw a wild bear!!!!!!!!!!
Jacques on May 11, 2013
Thank you for the fab night again to the amazing ladies at Jacques Cabaret!
Perestroika! march 2013
I went to see "Perestroika! the Best Drag Show in the World" at Jacques Cabaret last night. As always, it was awesome to see my favorite Russian girl, Katya, Frieda, Nicole and last but the least, beautiful Sapphira. Superb performance ladies!
I also got to see my favorite couple and a very talented, one of my favorite Canadian photographer there too! (yay!)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day 2013!
Miss. Karisma
Miss. Wilma
Miss. Asia
Everyday Jacques
So I photograph Jacques Cabaret ( in Boston), i am a dorky photographer, and obsessed with fishnet and other things. As Blizzard of 2013 AKA Nemo hits Boston, I put up album of "everyday Jacques" These are pictures I like, you can call it happy snaps. They are not deep photographs, I am not a deep person. I just like them ( people I photographs) and I like these photos... All photos taken in 2012. ©2012 Keiko Hiromi
Rainbow
F1.8 State of Mind !
Jacques 1/12/13
Thank you for the beautiful talents at Jacques Cabaret as always tonight!
Year 2013 Jacques Cabaret!
Happy New Year! everyone! Hope last year was amazing!
Thank you for the beautiful ladies at Jacques Cabaret tonight! I just got back in Boston a few days ago with my mother and See you next week!
あけましておめでとうどざいます！ ２０１３ねん初ジャックスです！！
Family Matter
テーマ：ファミリー
Welcoming 2013
Santa shoot on the cutting room floor
....So it is only 30 minutes left of Christmas 2012.
Here are some fun photographs with Amazing Sapphira Cristal a few weeks ago. Thank you Sapphira! xoxo
Santa 2012
Happy Holidays to everyone!
NO NUKE and Peace for the world in 2013...
Santa Speedo Run
I photographed beloved Boston Holidays tradition, "Santa Speedo Run" today!!!
So much fun!!!
今日ボストン、クリスマスシーズン恒例のサンタクローススピード（水着）マラソンの撮影をしてきました。２０００年に５人の友人が暇つぶしにサンタさんの格好にスピード水着を来てボストンの高級ショッピング街を１２月に走ったことからはじまり、年々参加人数がふえてゆき、ついに今年で１３回目を迎えました。お祭り騒ぎで楽しいイベントです！
Here is a little & cool story about the Santa Speedo Run! (from their website)
"It was 2:23 pm on Saturday, December 16th, 2000 and the crowd of holiday shoppers erupted into earth-shattering applause, screaming and cheering as five brave men ran past them on Newbury Street, Boston’s high-end shopping district, wearing nothing but Santa hats, Santa beards and Speedos.
What they didn’t know was that one month earlier, five friends were hanging out at The Sevens bar on Charles Street, as they did every Thursday. Bored with their weekly routine, they tried to think of something ridiculous to do for a laugh. After settling on Newbury Street and Speedos, they set out to recruit what they expected to be about 20 runners.
However, when they showed up at The Sevens that fateful Saturday afternoon, they found it was still just the five of them, frightened and so alone. Realizing what they were about to do, they settled into the bar to “summon up the courage” to carry out the plan.
At 2:20 pm, the five men, now down to their Speedos, hopped out of their friend’s car in front of the Four Seasons, slung a boombox playing The Muppets Christmas Carols over their arm, and began to run.
They didn’t know what to expect from their holiday stunt, but none could have predicted the overwhelmingly positive response they received. And when they finished, they knew they were on to something good. It became clear to them that they could leverage the enthusiasm from the event for a good cause. Thus, the SSRun was born.
In the years since that first run, the number of runners has increased exponentially from the original five to over 500 annual participants.
Over the past 12 years, the SSRun has raised over $1 million for various local children’s charities. As of 2012, the SSRun will be aligned to the individual cause of raising money for Play Ball Foundation, which provides Boston middle school students with a chance to play, and build friendships and character through the lessons of sports - teamwork, communication and discipline."
Thanksgivind Day at Pine Street Inn
Thanksgiving day at Pine Street Inn, New England's largest homeless shelter.
１１月第４木曜日はアメリカのThanksgiving Day です。この日は日本のお正月みたいに、家族で集まって、七面鳥をたべるのが恒例です。私は今年のThanksgiving Dayは、ニューイングランド地方１大きいホームレスの方々の宿泊施設Pine Street InnのThanksgiving Dayのお食事会を写真家としてボランティアしました。
Thanksgiving Dinner
Former U.S Senator Scott Brown and his wife, Gail curve turkey before Thanksgiving dinner at Pine Street Inn.
Thanksgiving day before the dinner at Pine Street Inn.
Volunteers for Thanksgiving dinner at Pine Street Inn.
A volunteer during Thanksgiving dinner at Pine Street Inn.
Thanksgiving day dinner at Pine Street Inn.
Thanksgiving day dinner at Pine Street Inn.
Jacques Tonight! 11.24.12
Thank you for the lovely ladies at Jacques Cabaret tonight! It was sooo hot!
First Snow
1st snow in Boston today. very chilly and windy.
Last night, U.S. election night, I spent covering Sen Scott Brown at a hotel in downtown Boston. The world was buzzed about President Obama 's re-election. I am not U.S. citizen, but a residence and a member of world citizen, I feel excited about his second term personally. For covering election night, I worked with writers and filed photographs after midnight, and left a hotel around 2am. It is a small but luxury boutique hotel in Boston. As I was leaving the hotel with excitement from a great speech Obama made in Chicago and hopefulness that he got re-elected, I saw a homeless man wondering on street aimlessly looking for a spot to sleep with his tired blanket in his arm. It was a cold night, not as cold as tonight though, I felt bad and thought about bringing him a cup of hot beverage like hot chocolate. So I looked around to see if there was any stores like a convenience store still open. Immediately I could spot at least 5-6 homeless men either sleeping or wondering on the street. I had so much camera gears and a lap top computer with me, fighting with gravity of the weight on my shoulder and exhausted from the work of last 2 days of covering campaign. I knew I just could not deliver drinks to everyone I saw. I felt hopeless and got on the cab and ran away. Now it is snowing. I am thankful that I have a roof over my head, a fire place to sit by on a cold night like this. And I think about people I saw last night. I know I am naive, and hope for the better future.
今日ボストンに初雪。
昨晩はアメリカの選挙の日。お仕事は昨日の夜はスコットブラウン国会議員の選挙を撮影してきました。（ちなみにでせすが、彼はマサチューセッツの共和党議員で２年前に故ケネディ議員の席に当選しましたが、昨晩、民主党の候補者に負けました）選挙のお仕事は夜が遅く一緒にお仕事をさせていただいた記者の方々と一緒に写真を送信して家路につけたのは午前２時近くになってしまいました。昨日の選挙の大目玉はもちろんオバマさんの再選。私はアメリカの選挙権はないけれど、アメリカに住む者として、日本人として、いろんな社会問題も含め、オバマさんの再選を個人的にとても良かったと思っています。ホテルの部屋でオバマさんの当選演説を聞いて、軽い興奮を歓びを噛み締めてホテルを出た時、ちょうど目の前で年配のホームレスの男性が汚れた毛布を抱えててあてもなく寝床を探してふらふらと歩いていました。今日ほどは寒くなくてもやはり１１月のボストン深夜は寒く、気の毒に思い、暖かいココアでも買って渡せたら、とこの時間でも空いているコンビ二を目で探したら、同じように路上をさまよっているホームレスの人たちが少なくとも５人はぱっと見えた。私はこの２日間の仕事の疲れと、なんといっても重たいカメラ２台、大きなレンズ、コンピューターを抱えて、重力を戦っている身で目に入った人たち、全員に何かを渡すのはぜったい無理だと感じた。なにもできない自分に悲しさを感じながら、私は逃げるようにそそくさとタクシーの乗り込み帰宅した。今日の雪は夕方ぐらいから降りはじめまだ降っている。（今は午前１時）あの人達は今夜どうしているんだろう、とナイーブで恥ずかしくなってしまうが、こんな夜は特に私には屋根があり、暖かい暖炉のそばにすわれることに自分は恵まれていると思うし、臭いスローガンのような台詞だが明るい未来を祈ってしまう。。。。
I have worked on photo story about homeless shalter in Cambridge when I was a photo student. I may not agree with every descions they have made, but surely they deserve warms and a roof over especially on a night like tonight.
学生の頃、ホームレスの方々の写真を撮影していました。
Happy Election Day is OVER!
Presidents and President candidate I photographed last weeks or so.
Happy Politics! President Obama! Nov 4, 2012 NH :
Mitt Romney Nov 5, 2012 NH
President Clinton Nov 4, 2012
President Obama Oct 18, 2012, NH ( yes America will go FORWARD with President Obama :))
On the election day, Nov 6, I spent covering U.S. Sen Scott Brown.
Happy Politics!
Happy Election Day & Yes! Musicians are sexy blog! ;)