Daniel N Johnson www.danielnjohnson.com my motion design site brokenspacebar.com also twitter send me an emailTumblr (3.0; @danielnjohnson)http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz8n0e68Oe1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Hello friends!</span></p> <p><br/><span>I’m exhibiting my underwater photography again starting this Monday, February 13 through March 12, 2012 @ L’asso Nolita in NYC. For those of you who missed it the first time around, this is your chance! For those of you who caught it the first time, come b</span><span class="text_exposed_show">y and say hello regardless because i love and miss you. <br/><br/>Opening Reception: 9pm Monday, Feb 13. You’re very invited to join for good vibes, hugs, late happy hour drink specials, and probably some crazy travel stories.<br/><br/>//<br/><br/>Underwater: Photography by Daniel N Johnson<br/>February 13- March 12, 2012<br/><br/>L’asso Nolita<br/>192 Mott Street @ Kenmare<br/><a href="http://www.lassonyc.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.lassonyc.com" target="_blank">www.lassonyc.com</a></a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.danielnjohnson.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.danielnjohnson.com" target="_blank">www.danielnjohnson.com</a></a></span></p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/17431401489http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/17431401489Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:55:00 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz05m06cNn1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dominica</p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/17190328419http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/17190328419Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:58:48 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxsnr90i4v1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rendezvous Bay, Antigua</p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/15828095304http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/15828095304Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:16:21 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lupua4kUWp1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out the street photography of <a href="http://www.lensculture.com/leiter.html" title="Saul Leiter" target="_blank">Saul Leiter</a>. Amazing work</p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/12843511714http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/12843511714Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:03:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lru36d7Loa1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/10447843150http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/10447843150Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:25:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lru34xvtGW1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/10447819242http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/10447819242Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:24:33 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrmm7at1jJ1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/10281217106http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/10281217106Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:35:34 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpu9znjpMl1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My brother-in-law and niece</p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8841627483http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8841627483Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:45:23 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpc3d4EOpB1qzt4mvo1_r4_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I did a little photoshoot for <a title="Falling Whistles" target="_blank" href="http://www.fallingwhistles.com">Falling Whistles</a> last month and today they launched a new line of whistles for the summer. More photos <a title="here" target="_blank" href="http://www.fallingwhistles.com/2011/08/02/new-hamptons-edition-whistles/">here</a></p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8414705585http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8414705585Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:05:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpbvc1FpyV1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8407883848http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8407883848Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:12:01 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp1fznEMeK1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8167018445http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8167018445Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:04:34 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp1g62rHeK1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8167076939http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/8167076939Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:08:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo6neqkREh1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Do you like being underwater? Do you like photography? Have you ever wondered how you could combine those two loves together without drowning your camera?</span></p> <p><span> </span><span><br/>Well i already did just that… and then i made a bunch of large prints of the results and i am flying back to NYC next weekend to hang them on walls and then hang out with some my favorite people on Monday evening to celebrate!</span></p> <p><span><br/>The details…</span></p> <p><span><br/>Underwater Photography by Daniel N Johnson</span></p> <p><span><br/>Opening Reception: Monday, July 18, 7 - 9pm</span></p> <p><span>Wine + Hors d’œuvres + Hugs<br/>@ Birch Coffee 5 East 27th Street (btwn 5th Ave & Madison at the Gershwin Hotel) Manhattan<br/><br/>If you’re in NYC, no excuses kiddos, i wanna see you there!</span></p> <p><span>dan</span></p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/7501157002http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/7501157002Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:59:00 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln6rwwxpE01qzt4mvo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Honduras</p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/6786477771http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/6786477771Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:02:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln6p7qwUiP1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln6p7qwUiP1qzt4mvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Malibu</p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/6785770616http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/6785770616Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:04:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdrrwsxRM1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdrrwsxRM1qzt4mvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdrrwsxRM1qzt4mvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdrrwsxRM1qzt4mvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdrrwsxRM1qzt4mvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdrrwsxRM1qzt4mvo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdrrwsxRM1qzt4mvo9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdrrwsxRM1qzt4mvo10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My new niece. Ava Jane Schlader.</p> <p>Born 1:04pm Friday, 03 June</p> <p>Click the side arrows for more pics</p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/6254311053http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/6254311053Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:09:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llotfpmq8B1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/5794612718http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/5794612718Tue, 24 May 2011 02:45:25 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lloo92JYqG1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lloo92JYqG1qzt4mvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lloo92JYqG1qzt4mvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lloo92JYqG1qzt4mvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/5792665704http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/5792665704Tue, 24 May 2011 00:53:25 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo9_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo11_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo12_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo13_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo14_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo15_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo17_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo18_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll4uwgJ0lU1qzt4mvo19_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em><strong>Le Baptéme (The Baptism)</strong></em><br/><br/>In Senegalese muslim culture, the eight days after a baby is born a child is sans nom until it is baptized by a local imam and the parents reveal the name they’ve chosen for their newborn. This event can take place on any day of the week and seeing as the Senegalese will take advantage of any opportunity to gather and celebrate, these baptémes can rival marriage ceremonies in regards to the serious business of celebration- an epic day that starts early in the morning and continues til dark consisting of multiple meals, guests, music, dancing. <br/><br/>After the morning ceremony a breakfast of way-too sweet yogurt is passed to the participating well-wishers in wide plastic bowls. Once the guy responsible for the official slaughtering of a sheep has finished his task, a small troop of women begin the epic undertaking of cooking 2 more meals for up to 50-70 guests- giant kettles of rice or noodles, sauce and the aforementioned mutton.<br/><br/>Now, the baby is completely out of the picture once the baptism is finished-  a grandmother or aunt occupies themselves with le nouveau-né and it’s the mother who is celebrated-  paraded room to room (or home to home) she’s dressed in a lavish boubou (traditional dress of Senegal) and makeup. There are 3 separate costume changes during the day. Usually a camera-team is brought in to document the occasion and one was already hired but that didn’t stop them from putting me to work shooting family and friends</p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/5448817320http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/5448817320Fri, 13 May 2011 08:50:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk9xobi99S1qzt4mvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Touba, Sénégal</strong><br/><strong>July 02, 2010<br/></strong></p> <p>This is potentially one of my favorite photos i’ve ever taken, not necessarily because of the composition or the colors, just in that it captures and conveys something that would otherwise be almost impossible to communicate any other way… Early last summer when i was living in Sénégal i took a weekend trip with my friend Khadim & Babs to the holy city of Touba, home to the largest mosque in the country, centerpiece of Senegal’s particular brand of Islam called Mouridisme and the site of frequent pilgrimages. We were there for a small pilgrimage mourning the recent passing of a <em>maribou</em> (spiritual leader) as well as the official festival honoring <em>Serigne Fallou Mbacke</em>, a famous/beloved maribou for whom i’d been affectionately given my <em>nom Sénégalais, </em>“Fallou Mbacke Johnson.”</p> <p>The city of Touba is incredibly hot and the majority of the days were spent avoiding the sun. Around the magic hour before sunset, however, things cool down and we went up on the roof to hang out. In this picture are my friend Khadim’s two nephews as well as his cousin, Babacar. We ran around on the roof (taking care not to impale ourselves on the exposed rebar that is a constant fixture on roofs in Senegal, there for the potential of adding another story to the existing house. I like to think that houses in Africa are built with hope- if you only have enough money for one story, just build it with the possibility of adding on another :) in turns riding, jumping, somersaulting, yelling hello to the neighbors down below and otherwise just enjoying the cool night breeze starting to creep eastward from the coast. I originally imagined Touba to be a fairly joyless, hot & barren place with its piety and strict Islam-interpreted laws, but the people living there made the ambiance the exact opposite.</p> <p>It wasn’t hard to convince these two to jump for me while i shot photos. Babacar commandeered their bike and joined in on the action as well.</p> <p>Some more shots from Senegal here:<br/><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Senegal/914064" target="_blank">http://www.behance.net/gallery/Senegal/914064</a></p>http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/4962606414http://blog.danielnjohnson.com/post/4962606414Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:34:00 -0400