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Friday 19 March 2010
Astoria, Queens, New York City
41 years old
one week after my 41st birthday
Dutch postcard by Film Freak Productions, Zoetermeer, no. FA 344, 1992. Photo: Columbia Pictures. Keanu Reeves, Michaela Bercu, Monica Bellucci and Florina Kendrick in Dracula (Francis Coppola, 1992).
Keanu Reeves (1964) is a Canadian actor, producer, director and musician. Though Reeves often faced criticism for his deadpan delivery and perceived limited range as an actor, he nonetheless took on roles in a variety of genres, doing everything from introspective art-house fare to action-packed thrillers. His films include My Own Private Idaho (1991), the European drama Little Buddha (1993), Speed (1994), The Matrix (1999) and John Wick (2014).
Keanu Charles Reeves was born in 1964, in Beirut, Lebanon. His first name means ‘cool breeze over the mountains’ in Hawaiian. His father, Samuel Nowlin Reeves, Jr., was a geologist of Chinese-Hawaiian heritage, and his mother, Patricia Bond (née Taylor), was a British showgirl and later a costume designer for rock stars such as Alice Cooper. Reeves's mother was working in Beirut when she met his father. Upon his parents’ split in 1966, Keanu moved with his mother and younger sister Kim Reeves to Sydney, to New York and then to Toronto. As a child, he lived with various stepfathers, including stage and film director Paul Aaron. Keanu developed an ardor for hockey, though he would eventually turn to acting. At 15, he played Mercutio in a stage production of Romeo and Juliet at the Leah Posluns Theatre. Reeves dropped out of high school when he was 17. His film debut was the Canadian feature One Step Away (Robert Fortier, 1985). After a part in the teen movie Youngblood (Peter Markle, 1986), starring Rob Lowe, he obtained a green card through stepfather Paul Aaron and moved to Los Angeles. After a few minor roles, he gained attention for his performance in the dark drama River's Edge (Tim Hunter, 1986), which depicted how a murder affected a group of adolescents. Reeves landed a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated period drama Dangerous Liaisons (Stephen Frears, 1988), starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich. Reeves joined the casts of Ron Howard's comedy Parenthood (1989), and Lawrence Kasdan's I Love You to Death (1990). Unexpectedly successful was the wacky comedy Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek, 1989) which followed two high school students (Reeves and Alex Winter) and their time-traveling high jinks. The success lead to a TV series and a sequel, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Pete Hewitt, 1991). From then on, audiences often confused Reeves's real-life persona with that of his doofy on-screen counterpart.
In the following years, Keanu Reeves tried to shake the Ted stigma. He developed an eclectic film roster that included high-budget action films like the surf thriller Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991) for which he won MTV's ‘Most Desirable Male’ award in 1992, but also lower-budget art-house films. My Own Private Idaho (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant and co-starring River Phoenix, chronicled the lives of two young hustlers living on the streets. In Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), Reeves embodied the calm resolute lawyer Jonathan Harker who stumbles into the lair of Gary Oldman’s Count Dracula. In Europe, he played prince Siddharta who becomes the Buddha in Bernardo Bertolucci’s Italian-French-British drama Little Buddha (1993). His career reached a new high when he starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the hit action film Speed (Jan de Bont, 1994). It was followed by the romantic drama A Walk in the Clouds (Alfonso Arau, 1995) and the supernatural thriller Devil’s Advocate (Taylor Hackford, 1997), co-starring Al Pacino and Charlize Theron. At the close of the decade, Reeves starred in a Sci-fi film that would become a genre game changer, The Matrix (Andy and Lana Wachowski, 1999). Reeves played the prophetic figure Neo, slated to lead humanity to freedom from an all-consuming simulated world. Known for its innovative fight sequences, avant-garde special effects and gorgeous fashion, The Matrix was an international hit. Two sequels, The Matrix Reloaded (Andy and Lana Wachowski, 1999) and The Matrix Revolutions (Andy and Lana Wachowski, 1999) followed and The Matrix Reloaded was even a bigger financial blockbuster than its predecessor.
Now a major, bonafide box office star, Keanu Reeves continued to work in different genres and both in bid-budget as in small independent films. He played an abusive man in the supernatural thriller The Gift (Sam Raimi, 2000), starring Cate Blanchett, a smitten doctor in the romantic comedy Something’s Gotta Give (Nancy Meyers, 2003) opposite Diane Keaton, and a Brit demon hunter in American-German occult detective action film Constantine (Francis Lawrence, 2005). His appearance in the animated science fiction thriller A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006), based on the novel by Philip K. Dick, received favourable reviews, and The Lake House (Alejandro Agresti, 2006) , his romantic outing with Sandra Bullock, was a success at the box office. Reeves returned to Sci-fi as alien Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still (Scott Derrickson, 2008), the remake of the 1951 classic. Then he played a supporting part in Rebecca Miller's The Private Life of Pippa Lee (2009), which starred Robin Wright and premiered at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. Reeves co-founded a production company, Company Films. The company helped produce Henry's Crime (Malcolm Venville, 2010), in which Reeves also starred. The actor made his directorial debut with the Chinese-American Martial arts film Man of Tai Chi (2013), partly inspired by the life of Reeves' friend, stuntman Tiger Chen. Martial arts–based themes continued in Reeves's next feature, 47 Ronin (Carl Rinsch, 2013), about a real-life group of masterless samurai in 18th-century Japan who avenged the death of their lord. Variety magazine listed 47 Ronin as one of "Hollywood's biggest box office bombs of 2013". Reeves returned as a retired hitman in the neo-noir action thriller John Wick (Chad Stahelski, David Leitch, 2014). The film opened to positive reviews and performed well at the box office. There were two sequels, John Wick: Chapter Two2 (Chad Stahelski, 2017) with Riccardo Scamarcio, and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (Chad Stahelski, 2019) with Halle Berry. He could also be seen in the psychological horror film The Neon Demon is (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2016), the romantic horror-thriller Bad Batch (Ana Lily Amirpour, 2016) and Bill & Ted Face the Music (Dean Parisot, 2020), in which he reunited with Alex Winter. Reeves’ artistic aspirations are not limited to film. In the early 1990s, he co-founded the grunge band Dogstar, which released two albums. He later played bass for a band called Becky. Reeves is also a longtime motorcycle enthusiast. After asking designer Gard Hollinger to create a custom-built bike for him, the two went into business together with the formation of Arch Motorcycle Company LLC in 2011. Reported to be one of the more generous actors in Hollywood, Reeves helped care for his sister during her lengthy battle with leukemia, and has supported such organizations as Stand Up To Cancer and PETA. In January 2000, Reeves's girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, gave birth eight months into her pregnancy to Ava Archer Syme-Reeves, who was stillborn. The strain put on their relationship by their grief resulted in Reeves and Syme's breakup several weeks later. In 2001, Syme died after a car accident.
Sources: Biography.com, Wikipedia, and IMDb.
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Model Mayhem Model: Ashley V. is thinking, "Why did I let Alan talk me into doing a shoot at 2:00PM in 100+ degree weather"
Check out my friend Teresa's pictures from this shoot.
This picture is #60 in my 100 Strangers project;
Ever since I did a picture with Ana - looking through a glass - I have been wanting to revisit it for a candid feel. I was really hoping to get a opportunity to redo a similar shot as I walked towards my favorite location in recent times.
But it really needed strong eyes to .. - those that would grab attention across a busy 'glass' wall and Juliana sitting at the café was just the right person. A quick sideway glance with her sipping a coffee busy working on her laptop and a few books - and beautiful eyes framed by her glasses and the green scarf adding the color - I knew I had a great subject.
Half hoping to not hear a 'am busy' I stepped into the busy café and approached Juliana and made my request. Luckily for me Juliana was very agreeable. I explained to her my intent of making this a pseudo candid picture shooting through the glass - with glare and reflections - trying to make a "quiet" moment and the young lady sportingly agreed. So Juliana cleared the bar in front of her and I stepped out on the street to capture a few pictures of the lady as she worked different angles and expressions to convey the "introspective" mood I was looking for. I did have quite a few curious onlookers wondering why I was shooting across the glass.
Juliana was kind to take some more time and let me know a little more about herself - in person and via email - and definitely reaffirmed by gut that she was indeed a beautiful interesting stranger. She is German/American having split her years across Europe and America (and one year of voluntary development service in Vietnam after high school) and recently having studied for her bachelors degree in Austria. She is currently completing my bachelor thesis on identity construction of Serbian migrants during the Yugoslav wars with which she will complete my degree in international development. She will soon start an internship with the International Rescue Committee's Immigration department.
Once she manages to get some time from her hectic schedule, she plans to learn the guitar. Of course, this will only add to her wide repertoire of talents and skills including playing the trumpet for a long time, horseback riding, ballet, Latin and ballroom dance for many years (and while we are at it why not throw in some Yoga into the mix as well.). Definitely makes me wonder for someone in her early twenties, Juliana definitely has packed in a lot.
But then again, this is not all. Her favorite thing to do - travel. Yes, she has travelled to almost 30 countries - and half of them hitch-hiking. Her recommendation for one country to travel/explore - Turkey (in her words - a beautiful place where people are hospitable beyond belief).
I can only say - am envious of your many talents and thought ballet may not rank high in my list of bucket list items you are certainly worth admiring for how you are living your life.
Thank you Juliana for being a part of this project - am really glad to have made your acquaintance. Wish you all the very best for your future!!
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
For my other pictures on this project: www.flickr.com/photos/vijaybrittophotography/sets/7215764...
sb 800@1/32 behind model left
sb 800@1/8 behind model right (snooted) on baground
sb600@1/32 left
sb600@1/16 right
It is a pleasure to have pianist/singer/songwriter Nicole Andrews participate in my portrait project. There is a mercurial quality to how she looks which is always an advantage to an artist.
Nicole is a self-taught pianist from Portland Oregon, now based in Wellington New Zealand. Her self-produced debut album, In the Shallows, is a collection of introspective songs with echoes of Tori Amos, PJ Harvey and Massive Attack.
Not that I am anticipating my demise any time soon, but what will happen to all these electronic images that I post? Will they be around decades from now? Will Flickr--or some direct descendant--still be here? If my images are still viewable, will people wonder who I was, what I was about?
These are things that cross my mind on a rather moody and introspective Thursday morning.
Week 31|52
People just don't know. They don't know how to live.
(sigh)
I'm just trying to be a good person, you know?
{from my journal)
Part I to a new series I'm working on.
Picture and processing by me.
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“As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery… we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion and a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness.” - Dalai Lama
[I can't even begin to outline my inner conflicts of late--but I can say that my mind is on overdrive, and I am incredibly thankful for yoga every week. This image is a depiction of where I'd like my mind to be, and where I'm trying to steer it, as I press ahead with my goals and dreams.]
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A serene portrait capturing a moment of quiet introspection. The blurred effect adds a layer of dreaminess and mystery.
Reflections, flashing lights, a Game Arcade. An introspective look from Abbey
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Inspired by Sugimoto and the search for beauty in its most simple form, a world free from clutter, free from any distinct visual suggestions. I find the beauty in this style of work is that one can gaze into such an image and find their own meaning.
I love the flow of curves, the folds of her dress and the color of her hair in this image. You can see more of her many moods and expressions in my set "Alexis". Best in lightbox. Canon 5D Mark ii taken in Hopeland Gardens Aiken South Carolina.
Capture the quiet intensity of a moment in nature with this image of a dog lying down on mossy ground, surrounded by lush ferns, and looking sternly at the camera with head up. The serene greenery and the dog’s focused expression create a tranquil and captivating scene, perfect for those who appreciate the beauty and depth of animal companionship in natural settings.
That is what she is, simple and true. I love her enigmatic look here - is she happy? is she sad? Hard to tell, her eyes give nothing away. You can see more of her many moods and expressions in my set "Alexis". Best in lightbox. Canon 5D Mark ii taken in Hopeland Gardens Aiken South Carolina.
Striking portrait of Sanya, captured by Stephan Mosse. The image showcases a minimalist aesthetic with a focus on the model's intense gaze and the interplay of light and shadow.
Santa Chiara is a religious complex in Naples, Italy, that includes the Church of Santa Chiara, a monastery, tombs and an archeological museum. The Basilica church of Santa Chiara faces Via Benedetto Croce, which is the easternmost leg of Via Spaccanapoli. The church facade of Santa Chiara is diagonally across from the church of Gesù Nuovo.
The double monastic complex was built in 1313–1340 by Queen Sancha of Majorca and her husband King Robert of Naples, who is also buried in the complex. The original church was in traditional Provençal-Gothic style, but was decorated in the 17th century in Baroque style by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. After the edifice was partially destroyed by a fire after the Allied bombings during World War II, it was brought back to the alleged original state by a disputed restoration, which was completed in 1953.
Famous is the cloister of the Clarisses, transformed in 1742 by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro with the unique addition of majolica tiles in Rococò style. The brash color floral decoration makes this cloister, with octagonal columns in pergola-like structure, likely unique and would seem to clash with the introspective world of cloistered nuns. The cloister arcades are also decorated by frescoes, now much degraded. (Wikipedia)
Black velvet background, morning light from window.
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Moment of introspection. The interplay of light and shadow emphasizes the subject's features and creates a sense of depth and emotion.
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Dit portret is een verkenning van stilte en innerlijke kracht. Door een sobere setting en gecontroleerde belichting ontstaat er een beeld dat ingetogen en waardig aanvoelt. De handen, het neergeslagen hoofd en de zachte contouren vertellen samen een verhaal van reflectie, rust en diepte.
Voor mij is dit een zoektocht naar hoe weinig je nodig hebt om veel te zeggen – licht, houding, en een moment van volledige aanwezigheid.
Nikon Z9 | Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S