Today I turn 40 and it’s time to come clean…I am a cheater. I pray you New York, grant me absolution in this confession that I bring forth. For as much as I’m in love with you NYC, LA is my second love, my mistress. LA, I wander with camera and client your pacific...
Yes, it’s January of 2025 and everyone’s thinking about the future, new year, new you and the like. Heck, everyone’s posted, emailed and shouted out their year wrap up in a sea of holiday noise already. But we at KARJAKA, we like going against the grain, and while we...
He's not a model, but has style, taste, and a chiseled jawline doesn’t hurt either. Our last photoshoot of the year on the street seems fitting. Wrapped up in peacoat, we took to the streets of Soho for an early morning wander. As I’m nearing 40 I’m realizing more and...
When Emilio approached me for a KARJAKA New York design of his up coming concert at roulette with contemporaneous featuring his collaborative works with composer Michael Folmer Hansen, I immediately thought of, an evening with Emilio Guarino considering I already had...
It’s the crack of Dawn in Brooklyn. Admittedly, I don’t know Brooklyn all that well. I’ve been a queens guy for the last decade and change, so when Tavia brought me on to photograph one of her illustrious clients, RIO Olympics 2016 Mexican Pentathlete star Ismael...
Whatever happened to the 12 days of Christmas? It's January 3rd and the stores are already pushing Valentine's Day. Growing up in a half slavic home, we celebrated two Christmases, the second being on January 7th for Orthodox Christmas if you follow the Julian...
01.DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE A piece that taps into the intersection of art, fashion, identity, and the film industry. It draws parallels between Alice’s journey through Wonderland and Kristin Dodson’s experiences in Hollywood. highlighting the surreal challenges and...
Musicians, like all art discipline practitioners, are a special breed. Doesn’t matter where in the world you are, what culture you come from, what color of skin you have, when You last Played your instrument, even if decades ago, you’ve got instant connection, instant...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Sitting in a coffee shop listening to a relative stranger tell her story, I was hooked. The story was the pivot of all pivots in a time when chaos ruled, and a virus had shut down life and seemingly hope... well not entirely. Everyone around the...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Everyone has a story. No doubt I’m not breaking new ground in that statement. Whether it’s a commercial/private client, or a test shoot, I’ve got to get the story, their story, generally because I’m curious about people and even more so of who’s...
