Purim in Williamsburg
Roamed around Williamsburg during Purim with New York Nico, which happens annually on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar- which usually falls in March or April. It's the one day of the year most parents give their kids the OK to drink wine and roam free in the neighborhood.
The kids shaping the future of our world.
I had the privilege to photograph this year's 30 Global Teen Leaders (flying in from 17 different countries!) of the Three Dot Dash Just Peace Summit.
These young entrepreneurs (all between the ages of 14-19) have already impacted the world in a peaceful & positive way; check the captions for details of their individual projects.
Women's March
Set my alarm to 3:23am this morning so I could catch a bus & spend the day marching in D.C. for equality, respect, and dignity of all human beings.
MY GRANDMA IS MY ROLE MODEL
On Thursday, my Grandma's morning yoga class got cancelled. She's been eager to see my neighborhood, so she spontaneously transferred between multiple busses & trains all the way from Englewood, NJ to Bushwick to hangout. We grabbed lunch at Tutu's and then I showed her around the neighborhood on my moped since I thought she might enjoy that a little more fun than just walking.
My favorite quality about my Grandma is that she's never afraid to try new things no matter how 'old' she is. She recently took up pottery lessons, and now (I think) she wants to get a motorcycle too 😎
Snowboarding with my high school buds.
It's been a tradition that once a year, my friends Evan, Brian, Brendan, and I get together for a trip. We shredded the pow at Snowbird, Brighton, and Solitude in Utah for a week.
We got super lucky this year with the conditions! Nothing beats getting up to be the first in line at the chairlift & make fresh tracks on the mountains. After a solid 8 hours of riding, it was mandatory to hit the hot tub with a couple of beers.
PIGEON MAN.
As a kid, my TV time was limited, but I always tried to watch Hey Arnold! onNickelodeon. One episode in particular titled ‘Pigeon Man’ really resonated with me. The message of love, acceptance, beauty and freedom still applies today.
While cruising around on my bike this week, hundreds of pigeons soared above. They entertained me with an elegant synchronized circle before landing on a roof close by inhabited by at least another couple hundred birds. Then I saw a man. The Pigeon Man was real and I knew I had to photograph him.
I locked up my bike and just this lady was about to enter the building, I sneaked in behind her and took the stairs to the top.
The pigeon man wasn’t friendly. “Do you live here? You are trespassing.” I told him a little about myself and respectfully asked for his permission to photograph him and his pigeons. He agreed to two photos only. Here they are.
TIMES SQUARE
A few years ago, I set a goal for myself.
I wanted to shoot an Ad that would appear on a huge NYC billboard which thousands of people would see…...before I turn 30 years old.
On Friday, I accomplished that goal with 7 years to spare.
It’s not an Ad per say- but perhaps better. Nasdaq asked me to display some of my personal work on their tower, which happens to be located right in the center of TIMES SQUARE at arguably the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world.
Big thanks to NasDaq for this beautiful opportunity. Also, s/o to Sam Morrison,Sean Dougherty, and Sam Fan for helping me document this special milestone. Check out the full Tumblr set here- http://jermcohen.tumblr.com/
Reach for the stars, y’all!
Getting high AF in LA
Grateful for the helicoptor ride I took while I was in LA with my friends Sam and Dylan. We crashed an engagement photo shoot in that last photo on top of the US Bank!!
Check out more photos from the flight on my TUMBLR.
Jerm Cohen Film Portrait.
Much love to the WeAreTheLifeCollective team for putting together this beautiful film portrait of me.
I'm a Lowepro Storyteller!
Lowepro just launched a new program called Loweprostorytellers, and I'm proud to say that I am apart of it along with 20 other super talented photographers across the world.
It's ironic being coined as a 'storyteller' since my mom, Eva Grayzel, is a professional storyteller and motivational speaker!
Anyways- I'm going to be writing some blog posts for them in the near future, stay tuned :~)
Andy Mineo Airplane run-in
Sat next to this dude, Andy Mineo, on the airplane coming back from the StreetDreamsMag events in Chicago, we had a lot of downtime because of delays due to the horrible weather and plane malfunctions- so we shared some really strong conversations about music, art, and relationships. He wrote this nice caption of me along with a quick portrait I took of him in the airplane.
I later checked out one of his music videos, and is honestly one of the coolest ones I've seen in a while. I find all the special effects along with the music to be super action packed and high energy. Check it out here >
@SteveSweatpants and I are hosting a Q&A tomorrow!
Tomorrow, Sunday March 8th, @steveseatpants and I are talking about social media photography and how to brand yourself as an artist in the social media age at Adorama in NYC!
#acreativedaywith
Neil Britto (@itsneilb) started a hashtag video series titled, '#aCreativeDayWith' featuring a glimpse of BTS action of artists in their spaces.
StreetDreamsMag Panel tonight @ the Apple Store in SoHo!
Tonight I'm moderating a discussion with the @streetdreamsmag team at the Apple Store in soho at 7pm!
I'm really excited for this, come through to further understand this true lituation of 2K15! www.streetdreamsmag.co
#soloselfie for Beats By Dre
Bumping to groovy tunes AND keeping my ears warm with Beats By Dre!!
song cred: stwo- syrup (https://soundcloud.com/huhwhatandwhere/stwo-syrup)
~full frame video~ instagram version HERE
HuffPost Write-Up
I just blogged for Huffpost about the power of being a traveling social media photographer.
Check out the article HERE!
