radio story

Found this on the web tonight, thought it was worth listening to seeing that ethics are such an important thing in this digitally changing world. The NPR ON THE MEDIA story is about the "ethics of portraiture." Good things to think about...are ethics only personal?

-mj

p.s. there is a slideshow link on the page to follow along with the portraits they are discussing.

black friday

I went downtown to the North Michigan Avenue area last night to scope out the craziness. I didn't really get too excited about any pictures other than this one. I think maybe the slow economy has had an impact on the shopping this season. Anyway, this picture makes me think about how much waste us Americans produce...I mean this is most likely from a few hours of shoppers out and about. I guess on the flip side at least this trash is all in a garbage can...could be worse and be scattered all over the earth. Happy Holidays. -mj

high school hockey

Just got back from shooting a hockey game between two rival schools. High school kids can be so cruel.

At Work

Two of my closest photographer friends have already both asked me if I have seen Annie Leibovitz's new book. I hadn't, but was at Borders this weekend and decided to check it out. Hopefully the hype wasn't too big...I really dislike when things get hyped up!

matilda expressions

Two portraits of Maggie's puppy Matilda. These two pictures are right after one another...I don't think the puppy liked the flash!
-mj

i wonder...

Found this yesterday as I waited for Maggie to shop at the fabric store...I wonder what Mr. Warhol would say about this if he was still walking this earth. I mean seriously, do people buy this stuff? great video clip below...makes me laugh! -mj

I don't really watch too much TV and I am guessing this is probably at least a week old...had to post it...fun.
-mj

COMING SOON!

I have had a website for around 4 to 5 years now. I have worked with three different web designers. All three almost worked out. For many different reasons I really enjoyed working with each of these young professionals. I have decided to change things up and use liveBooks.
The new and improved michaeljarecki.com will be LIVE in the coming weeks.
stay tuned!!!
-mj

Obama Victory Rally

Sorry it has taken me so long for a new post...anyways here are some Obama Rally pics...Tri-X pushed to 1600...
-mj

Obama Rally

bought out an old favorite for a historic event last night...Tri-X and the Leica...Obama photos to come...

one day away...

election day...word has it that a friend of mine has a ticket for me to attend Obama's rally tomorrow night in Grant Park....hopefully that friend is not lying...could be a historic night!

halloween party

so I was fortunate enough to make it to a Halloween function last night...here are some portraits of the best costumes...

hospital

Was in the ER for 6 hours last night...lets just say my Halloween wasn't fun...luckily Maggie was with me to keep my senses calm...follow up tests this week.
love life.

-mj

photo by Maggie Dianovsky