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Little Green Kingdom

Korey — Tue, 10 May 2016 03:57:21 +0000

A couple of friends recently started taking flower arrangements to the next level right in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. I had the opportunity to shoot for them a few weeks ago. Here's some of their work!

In a concrete jungle it's nice to have @LittleGreenKingdom.

architectural change

Korey — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:08:02 +0000

Buildings in Dubai seem to go up overnight. Makes me wonder why they take so long to go up in the US sometimes.

software for good!

Korey — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:52:57 +0000

Attended a conference last week in Boston called Business as Software that was engaging, inspiring, and aspirational. Frankly it’s a conference that’s helpful for anyone who does business, even though much of the topical examples are in the technology or startup context. The sheer amount of intelligence, talent, and creativity present was simply stunning. From VCs to internationally renowned high-tech entrepreneurs to old school brick and mortar entrepreneurs, each keynote speaker was clearly hand picked and sequenced day by day with great discernment and care.

Topics included disruption, people management, hiring, social media, social change, UI/UX design, culture, psychological influence in marketing and many more. Like drinking water from a firehose, I eagerly wrote as much down as I could in hopes that I could digest everything afterwards.

Josh Linkner’s encouragement of creativity within organizations resonated with me as he spoke to choosing the road less traveled, “playing it safe has become the riskiest move of all.” With technology, the speed of disruption has increased and companies that resist innovation perish.

Rory Sutherland from Ogilvy provided excellent insight into the human psyche, “attitudes are a post rationalization of our behavior,” alluding to the fact that we change our path of thinking as a justification of our decisions - good and bad.

Aside from the awesome keynotes (which on a sidenote - I never saw anyone doze off in simply because they were so engaging and interesting), this conference was a great opportunity to meet other minds and leaders in the industry. Bouncing off ideas, brainstorming, and getting feedback on product philosophy, market sizing, development strategy, and building company culture was invaluable. As the adage goes, “A smart man learns from his own mistakes, a wise man learns from others mistakes.” I suspect most folks fall somewhere between the two, but I think it’s how we move forward from the mistakes and the learned mistakes of others that makes all the difference.

Through technology, business and software, we all play a part in making the world a better place. At the end of the day, this is not only a noble motivation, but a critical necessity to the improvement of humanity, revitalization of our economy and provides each individual with the realization and fulfillment of visibly contributing to the greater good.

Thought this photograph had a metaphorical parallel in its linear display of code juxtaposed by unique fingerprint of each individual software application's impact on the world - some fuzzily obscure, others sharply present, but each part of a rich tapestry.

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Korey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:41:24 +0000

Stone Town in Zanzibar is famous for its beaches, doors, and apparently license plates.

barnhouse

Korey — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:55:42 +0000

taken off the highway outside of salt lake city utah

spirals

Korey — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:07:48 +0000

stop wait go

Korey — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:54:33 +0000

the peak was fogged over so i decided to take the tripod and camera down the streets. turned out to be a pretty fun shoot. always something going on in HK even at 1am.

one tree

Korey — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:01:59 +0000

beams and crosses

Korey — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:39:09 +0000

trees and mountains

Korey — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:51:44 +0000

through the trees

Korey — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 02:34:26 +0000

above park city

Korey — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:51:34 +0000

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Korey — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:46:12 +0000

every now and then, we all need a little

war

Korey — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:32:34 +0000

Taken a few months ago in DC at Vietnam Veterans War Memorial. Quite a sobering and sorrowful place.

milk!

Korey — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:45:47 +0000

Try their eggnog if it's still out. Quite spectacular.

the most valuable commodity

Korey — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:58:37 +0000

winter is here

Korey — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:49:35 +0000

26 degrees with chance of snow flurry..

*sigh*

little woman

Korey — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:24:07 +0000

not everyone has fancy name brand baby carriers.. a blanket seems to suffice though

the doors

Korey — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:35:00 +0000

Stone Town in Zanzibar is famous for its elaborate doors. Though some have fallen into disrepair due to neglect or weathering, there are many which are still as they were back in the days when Stone Town was a bustling seaport for spice trade over 500 year ago.

the burj khalifa

Korey — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:07:39 +0000

at a staggering 2700 ft tall, this burj (arabic for tower) is currently the tallest building in the world. the viewing platform boasts an above the clouds view.

not sure if king kong could climb this puppy.

dhows in zanzibar

Korey — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:25:42 +0000

Traditionally, these boats were hand built without nails. They dot the slow paced sleepy skyline of Zanzibar. Most of them are still powered completely by wind and sail, so one can still hear the light splashing of sea when sitting on one.

the maasai lady

Korey — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:37:01 +0000

this little old lady was banging on the window of the car trying to sell necklaces. i said i didn't want her necklaces but would be happy to give her a couple bucks if i could take a shot of her. she seemed quite delighted at the prospect of that.

Moon and stars

Korey — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:19:42 +0000

taken en route to the summit of kilimajaro at ~ 13,000 feet in -10 C weather. worth every minute of the icy chill.

the 9 to 5

Korey — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:43:00 +0000

Hanoi . Vietnam

Peru!

Korey — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:24:00 +0000

Apologies for the lack of an update in many moons.

Just returned from a trip to Peru. Will be adding more photos shortly. Here's a night shot taken up in the Peruvian Andes at 13,000+ feet.

Chicken Scratch

Korey — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:23:00 +0000

Sandy Glimmer

Korey — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:22:00 +0000

On Tilt

Korey — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:19:00 +0000

Sunrise in Solitude

Korey — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:18:00 +0000

Cloudlines

Korey — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:16:00 +0000