"Boogie Days and Boogie Nights"

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still." - Dorothea Lange



I've have recently become hooked on a show that takes place in New York called How To Make It In America. It tells the story of a down and out designer named Ben Epstein, and his best friend/right hand man Cam, who try to create their own fashion line in order to make it big. So, by going through a series of obstacles, meeting new people, and hustling their way through the Big Apple, they try to "make it" in the city that will practically eat you alive if you are not prepared.

Now what I love most about this show is that not only is it inspiring, but the opening credits has to be one of the best I have ever seen for a television series. It uses a blend of breathtaking photography and slow-motion filming to capture the heart and soul of New York City. I was always trying to figure out who the photographer was, but I later found out that it was a guy that went by the name of "Boogie". He was born in Serbia, which is pretty sweet! So, I checked out more of his photography, and this guy is amazing. I noticed that he does alot of people and scenery, which is obviously typical of a common photographer. But, in my opinion, his pictures express so much emotion, and they're fresh. This guy has ultimately become one of my favorite photographers in the whole entire world, I just love his stuff =]

Here is the link to the opening sequence of How To Make It In America. All of the photographs were taken in NYC by Boogie himself. The opening credits immediately drew me in to the show and now i'm hooked on it. Haha! Though, the season finale came to quickly though. *ahem* Anyway, here is the video (the song is great too!) :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvfIGPiZL-g

By the way, if you're wondering who the song is by. It's called "I Need A Dollar" by Aloe Blacc! =] The song really captures the show, if I do say so my self because it's all about trying to make it.

Okay, back to Boogie :) Now, he has a website that you can check out here. This shows all of his commercial work and whatnot. He also travels to other countries as well. He did some great Tokyo ones:

http://www.artcoup.com/

Man, his photography is amazing! ^_^;

Here are a couple of photos that he has done that I particularly love, and I like how he does alot of them in black and white:






You can find more on his website, which I posted the URL for in this post.


So, street photographer Boogie takes some pretty awesome photos, and they are very inspiring. He's not like other photographers in my opinion, I just have to say that! >.< Hooray for Serbian photography! :D

-Monique