I was lucky enough to meet and photograph Adam Yauch a couple of years ago for Huck magazine.
When we met he was jet lagged and tired but apologetic for his lack of energy.
At the time I felt his tiredness actually added to the portrait as there was not the usual showmanship you’d usually see in a Beastie Boys shot and the portrait felt more honest for that.
I’m honoured that after his sad passing the remaining Beastie Boys used this image for his tribute on their website and, as you can see below, during the Knicks game in Madison Square Garden.
We arrived 4 hours late with all three bikes in the back of the van, either broken down or out of fuel. But Benny was a total gent about it and we spent a fun afternoon in the sun taking pictures and talking bikes.
Boneshaker photos to follow soon.
Special thanks to Zach for the support van, we kept him busy.
Last month I shot a denim story for the fashion website Style Sight. It featured the hand painted denim jackets of Ornimental Conifer and the jackets were worn by his Kingdom of Kicks crew.
