Max's Swirl
01.02.2009 | 08:30 PM •
My father once said that a swirl of hair on a baby’s
crown meant the baby would be intelligent...
ISO 12,500 on the
Highway
12.31.2008 | 11:26 PM •
Holiday Lights, Bokeh
Style
12.15.2008 | 11:39 PM •
Max on the iPhone
11.20.2008 | 11:28 PM •
Max on my iPhone, seen through a glass of water.
Max at 12 Weeks
11.19.2008 | 11:33 PM •
More on the way from our photoshoot to mark Max’s
12th week on earth.
Fall Colors at Night
11.07.2008 | 12:21 AM •
Halloween
10.31.2008 | 10:38 PM •
The nominees took some time out from their busy
campaigns to stroll with the crowds in the Park Slope
halloween parade.
Forget Joe the
Plumber...
10.15.2008 | 08:44 AM •
Meet Joe, the Peeler. Joe Ades is his name and he’s
as charming a salesman as you’ll ever meet. I’ve seen
the sartorially splendid guy a lot throughout the
years, but like most characters on the city streets,
you don’t see them for awhile, you start to get
worried. But there he was the other day shaving
carrots and working the crowd. For more info, read
the Vanity Fair
profile from two years back.
Alex Katz in His
Studio
10.10.2008 | 11:44 PM •
A Smile Is on the Way
09.15.2008 | 07:56 PM •
The first intentional smile is supposed to make its
appearance at around 4 weeks. In my book, Max’s
expression counts as a subtle smile.
WTC 7th Anniversary
09.11.2008 | 11:00 PM •
The view of the lights from Flatbush and Bergen, a
very similar view I had of the towers when I left for
a photoshoot and the first plane had just hit the
north tower...
Fun with Bokeh
09.09.2008 | 11:49 PM •
Screwing around with fingers and lights...
Max's First Outing
08.26.2008 | 11:38 PM •
We gave our little Yoda a chance to get aclimated in
the car seat and he quickly fell asleep.
All ready to go to the pediatrician. The appointment
went well.
Max's Placenta
08.26.2008 | 11:10 PM •
After the baby’s born, the mother delivers the
placenta. Often the butt of
many gross jokes, the placenta is actually an
amazing part of prenatal life. It forms the
barrier between the mother and baby and allows
nutrients to pass to the baby via the umbilical
cord. In some cultures, the parents eat the
placenta, aka placentophagy, after the baby’s
born. We did not do that. We are freezing it, to
either pulverize at some later date for medicine
for Max (need to research this further), or to
plant with a new tree somewhere outside of NYC.
I guess my fascination with this organ comes
from my father who probably would have loved
these photographs. For placenta eating tips, go
here, or for recipes check
here.
The baby’s side, above, with the umbilical cord.
The mother’s side, which is attached to the uterus.
Above, detail where the umbilical cord begins.
Closeup of the umbilical cord, which I cut about
forty-five minutes after Max was born. Shortly after
that the placenta was delivered and put into a round
Chinese food takeout container which we kept in the
refrigerator until I took these pictures.
Our Baby Boy: Max Miles
Takeuchi, 8lb 14oz, 22 inches
08.23.2008 | 02:55 PM •
His was a water birth, at home in Brooklyn. Born
auspiciously on 8-22-8 at 3:33pm. We’re still
debating his name. Stay tuned for many more
pictures...
A Special Night of
Music
08.03.2008 | 11:02 PM •
A perfect night of good vibes at Prospect Park with
an
African Guitar Music
festival, barbecued chicken, and a
rainbow...


Summer Storm
07.25.2008 | 10:58 AM •
A night of rain, thunder, and lightning...
Me & Muna
07.22.2008 | 10:57 AM •
An extra while finishing up at Alex Katz’s studio...
Canal Street Bargain
Hunters
06.20.2008 | 07:57 PM •
Led by the seller to a discreet doorway where DVDs,
CK1, and Louis Vuitton knockoffs await...
Wallstreet Mosaic
06.17.2008 | 07:54 PM •
I can't get enough of the skyless grids of downtown
skyscrapers. I like the compression of space, the
flattening of textures. The landscape becomes a
carpet.