• Rachel Carson - scientist, author of "Silent Sprint"
• Sylvia Earle - oceanography, "Her Deepness"
• science teachers: Mr. Flint, Mr. Peddicord

just connect the wires to my brain.

• twitter.com - i got sucked in!
• friendfeed.com - everything is there, i just need to be more pro-active in finding people.
• facebook.com - it's another email, but i won't post my pictures there (i want to keep my copyright!)
• muxtape.com - thinking of the next mix...
• yelp.com - reviewing places when i remember.
• linkedin.com - joined because of my impending layoff.

• audrey tautou
• dita von teese
• emelie simon
• imelda may
• roisin murphy

• Amelie Poulain
• Marilyn Monroe
• Audrey Hepburn
• Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
• Betty Page
• Lucille Ball
• Snow White
• Louise Brooks
• Dita von Teese
• Clara Bow
• Brigitte Bardot

• Anton Corbijn - there's something about the grainy aesthetic i'm drawn to, not to mention depeche mode.
• Phillip Toledano - i love the subversive and slightly off visuals he presents in otherwise mundane shots.
• Annie Leibovitz - rock 'n roll. awe inspiring.
• Richard Avedon - the emotional resonance of this portraits.
• Olaf Blecker - disturbing and glamorous.
• Cindy Sherman - who doesn't love her?
• Juergen Teller - so simple, yet so evocative.
• Jeff Minton - bright and bizarre.
• Tim Walker - whimsical and gorgeous.

i'm starting to notice a pattern.

• mark ronson
• calvin harris
• marc bianchi
• dougie payne
• andrew kenny
• erlend oye

• Edward Gorey
• Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" (and Death, of course)
• Morticia & Gomez Addams
• Edgar Allen Poe
• cyptozoology
• Jack the Ripper
• vampires, werewolves, and witches, oh my

• Rich Cook - gotta give my respect to my wedding photographer.
• Todd Baxter - negative space. absurd. human.
• Christopher Lane - his portraiture and editorial style that's bright and honest. and he does weddings too! AND he's cute!
• Piper Ferguson
• Sara Sanger
• Trevor Jansen - i like his quirky engagement shots- something i want to do!
• Jillian Kay - i love her style, approachability and her offbeatness.
• Boutwell Studios - i'm just super jealous Chenin and Doug: gorgeous everything.