MAROWORLD

BROOKLYN, BUSHWICK & BEYOND

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:02:00 +0000

a little journey back into film shooting...living and loving the vivid deep color...posted as is..out of the camera no post-photoshopping...something great about how perfectly imperfect it is...eat dust digital!

Fellow photographer, Tina Zimmer took this portrait of me during a brunch in williamsburg at the Lodge.

THE VISITOR

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:44:00 +0000

LONG ISLAND ZOO EXPERIENCE

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:05:00 +0000

Recently visited the Long Island Zoo. Wow..kinda disturbing. All the animals looked a little rough...matted fur, small cages, overfed animals, isolated zebras, a big old giraffe stuck in a big barn..and there was a Big Cat show that i thought was going to end up with an inexperienced cat wrangler getting eaten by a pissed off tiger. Don't think i'll be visiting a zoo anytime soon.

MGMT CONCERT IN THE PARK = REALIZATION I AM NO LONGER 16. WTF? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? NO!

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

I recently attended the MGMT concert at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY on July 1, 2009. It was an interesting experience with an average audience age in the 14-22 bracket..many of whom were all sporting their scarves, bandanas and tie dyes..it was a regular love in - even if all the kids seemed to come off like spoiled brats. There was also some serious under age drinking going on near the stage. This i was not guilty of when i was 16..ok so i was thrown out of a Ramones concert once.

Sucker and Kuroma were the warm up bands for MGMT. Kuroma turned out to be the highlight with their unassuming looks and very assuming guitar solos. Another highlight was overhearing the deep conversation among the groupies in the long serpentine line that wrapped around the park pre-show. Impatiently waiting in line, young teenagers prattled on about how MGMT is not Management but M G M T. "Like don't you know?" My date was not amused. You know it's bad when a 27 year old complains she feels old. Another highlight was watching the people dance in the "free seats" located outside the park while "A Time To Pretend" echoed in the distance...they were singing "a time to pretend we have tickets to this show..."
All and all, i enjoyed the evening...even if i felt like 80.

The scarf wearing, bandana sportin, obnoxious kids in line..."it's M G M T!"

My partner in crime, Megan...expressing her disdain for the kids above...

MGMT KIDS!

4:48AM

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:27:00 +0000

Restless. Thinking of change. Sometimes i'm moving so fast i can't feel my life. Tonight i can feel. Only after opening up and expressing something beyond me can i finally feel my life. In this moment, i have gratitude. Being here and being able to express myself through a medium i understand enough to get out of the way for. For being able to make others see themselves in another light. To find beauty in every human being...maybe the very same beauty im waiting to discover in myself.

I think of my mother. I think about whether im a good daughter. If im a good friend. A good lover. A good person. If im on the right track. If im too hard on myself. If im too critical. If im impossible. If i haven't contributed. If I haven't made a difference.

If only for this moment..i am free and i'm made of everything.

BW KODAK DISPOSABLE // 2005

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:55:00 +0000

i recently shot off the rest of what was left on an old disposable camera i found from 2005/2006. it expired 2006 so im guessing anywhere before 2006. there is a clear difference in digital/film. seeing these reminds me of what film photography can achieve even from a crumby expired disposable.
soft, emotional, intriguing and otherworldly...i think digital struggles to find that sensitivity even when retouched. there is an atmosphere, dimension and softness that film has in its pure untouched form that digital tries so hard to be but cannot...yet?

a lot of my club photography in 2001-2003 was done using disposable cameras due to the fact i was broke. strangely enough i think those early years of using disp cameras helped define my style.

the disposable years: 2001-2003

KINGS OF LEON

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:23:00 +0000

WINTER WONDERLAND NYC // MARCH 2009

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:03:00 +0000

STEVEN

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:20:00 +0000

BOWIEBALL

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:46:00 +0000

the night was a total success. off the hook. close to 1,000 people showed. very hot indeed. some highlights from the night...

the rest are here: www.flickr.com/photos/missmaro
and a slideshow was published on the Village Voice Online

SCOTT WEILAND

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:36:00 +0000

ELECTION DAY 2008

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:21:00 +0000

i woke up extra early to vote, 7ish...walked a block from my apartment to vote..i could already feel the excitement and electricity in the air..this was going to be one hell of a day. the day was charged..mass consciousness all focused on a victory for Obama...wow..what an incredible feeling to have a vote count towards something you believe in and to feel the mobilization of the masses. VIVA OBAMA!

LEATHER FEST 2008 NYC

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:25:00 +0000

I had a really great time having my way with the boys on Sunday. Below are some highlights from Sunday. The entire slideshow is on the Village Voice Online

View the entire slideshow on the Village Voice Online

BROOKLYN GIRLS

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:12:00 +0000

I recently had a cameo appearance in Hooray For Goodbye's music video for the song "Brooklyn Girls" I played a photographer photographing a brooklyn chick on a rooftop...here are a few photos from that video shoot...

MICK ROCK

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:41:00 +0000

Mick Rock made an appearance at the Rock & Rescue Benefit...along with debbie harry, moby, ADRock, JD Samson, Gina Gershon and others...

MICK & MARO

the rest of the event photos are here: Village Voice Online

BUSHWICK WASTELAND SOON TO BE HIPSTERLAND

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:44:00 +0000

deryck todd lives in bushwick

YES OBAMA! YES

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:14:00 +0000

ok, so this rather large graffiti tag appeared on the wall across from my apartment building in Bushwick this week...i'm pretty sure the artist who created it lives in my building...i could smell residue krylon spray paint fumes in my stairwell. Not very artful but very poignant.

JUSTINE JOLI // ADULT FILM ACTRESS & MODEL

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:31:00 +0000

had the pleasure of running into Justine Joli last night at the Ellen Stagg party at Savalas in Williamsburg. She is a super cool person not to mention super gorgeous..

and Ellen Stagg, Photographer

BLINDED BY THE BEARD

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:13:00 +0000

ANOTHER BIRD FOR MARO

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:04:00 +0000

LOOK WHO'S IN MY APARTMENT! PART 1

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:23:00 +0000

quentin came all the way out from the east village to hang.

I NEED.....

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:17:00 +0000

GLAMDAMMIT!!

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:22:00 +0000

from the Glamdammit 4 year anniversary party at Don Hills. Michael T strikes a pose for my lens.

I LIKE THIS COLOR GREEN

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:01:00 +0000

saw this car in bushwick on the way to the L train. i dig this car even if it's called a "Cutlass Supreme" i don't get why american cars have the worst names...like "Ford Aspire" have u seen that car? makes you want to "Aspire" for a better car... anyway, seeing this car made me feel like it's 1983 or something like that. im so 80s!

THE NEW "MEN" ON THE BLOCK

noreply@blogger.com (MARO) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:18:00 +0000

new kids on the block...in rare form...they were hilarious as they picked on each other.
dorcester in the house!