Mike Shane Photography is ONLINE!
Staten Island photographer Mike Shane has beefed up his online presence for 2010 with a beautiful new website and an interesting photoblog where he’s showcasing a different photo from his large portfolio daily. Thus far Mr. Shane has featured everyone from Dog and Pony Show’s Carlo Montagnino to indie-genius Izzi Ramkissoon. With the new Photoblog and Website connected to Mike’s Twitter and Facebook, he’s pretty much taking over the internet.
Mike’s well known for working closely with many of Staten Island’s Best and Brightest. In a recent story The Staten Island Advance’s Ben Johnson wrote an excellent piece on the shutterbug. “
With veritable terabytes of digital images featuring the people and spaces creating and housing art in Shaolin, Shane is one of the Island’s busiest and best documentarians. His work also helps put the borough’s burgeoning “new” arts movement on the map.
“The best part about working with local artists or bands is that they’re hungry,” says the new Castleton Corners resident, who recently moved from his apartment near Stapleton’s The Cup so he could live alone for a change. “You’re giving them something they will definitely use, and you can learn from the interaction.”
Shane says painting and design were talents he possessed but had trouble controlling. The mechanics of the camera were easier for his mind to understand and manipulate.” (read the entire article here)
If you’re interested in working with Mike, or simply checking out some of his stuff:
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