Posts Tagged ‘tattoo’

How I met Monica Gursky Part 2

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Red Square

….. After our sitting Monica mentioned in passing that the advertising agency she working for was moving to larger offices in South Philly and that she was considering leaving the company to branch out on her own. I encouraged her to do so…..

Fashion By Shawn Pinckney

Fashion By Shawn Pinckney

It was a good thing she did. Month’s after Ms. Gursky left the company, her former boss Mark Norris and two company employees were shot to death in their new offices during a board meeting shortly after they moved in, by a disgruntled client. According to police reports, the gunmen was under the impression that he was being swindled on a $1.3 million dollar land deal.
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How I Met Monica Gursky

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Monica

Monica

Red Square

…..I first noticed Monica standing outside the studio smoking a cigarette during a break at her place of employment, the offices of Mark Norris, a boutique advertising agency, in Philadelphia. Mark’s offices were right next door to the studio, so I noticed Monica frequently coming to and leaving work.

Monica Wearing White

Monica Wearing White

I knew right away that I wanted to photograph her, so I waited until I saw her boss Mark around the neighborhood to ask him to introduce me to the talented designer at his company. Monica contacted me days later to let me know that she was interested and we agreed to meet for drinks to discuss the shoot in detail.

Black Short Shorts With Matching Top

Black Short Shorts With Matching Top

We carried on well in to the evening and had a good time together. The chemistry and imagination shared during our meeting, created the recipe for a sensuous erotic shoot……..

Black Shoes To Match

Black Shoes To Match

Monica grew more comfortable as the shoot evolved. So comfortable that she agreed to reveal her natural beauty…….
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…..to be continued…….

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House Call

Saturday, October 17th, 2009
At Home With Becky Lewis

At Home With Becky Lewis

…..When you enter her home even on the brightest of days it’s dark. The first thing you notice are the black walls. Ms. Lewis chose black because it has a calming effect on her. Perhaps a way to escape the hustle and bustle of Philadelphia’s, Port Richmond neighborhood. She didn’t grow up in the city however, and that’s where her story get’s more interesting.

Becky grew up in the suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware, which she asserts she hated as a child. Her father an emergency room physician. Her mother a registered nurse. She absolutely adores her parents. Good schools, private schools at that, can do great things for the mind of a child. The education opened up many doors to Becky’s inherent creativity. She left the nest early however, just eighteen. College was not in the cards, a yearning for life in a bigger city, she moved to the city of brotherly love.

Fascinated by tattoo’s at an early age, the arrival in to the big city provided her access to Philadelphia’s sizable tattoo culture. Ms. Lewis has become one of the icons of that culture. You’ll be seeing and hearing more about Ms. Lewis soon……

The Love of Tattoo

The Love of Tattoo