About a year ago I connected with two Brooklyn artists… a writer and a photographer who were looking to create a book full of the various people that make up Brooklyn’s diverse population. As a resident of Williamsburg, I was honored to be included in the project, and it’s now a beautiful hardcover book called The Brooklynites. With gorgeous photographs by Seth Kushner and interviews/text by Anthony LaSala, the book takes readers on a tour through Brooklyn by profiling individuals that live in each neighborhood, including notables such as Spike Lee, Paul Auster, John Turturro and Borough President Marty Markowitz. The two guys were a blast to work with, and we got some fun shots (with a little magic as well!).

The book can be purchased here at Amazon.com.

An outtake from the shoot. (Photo by Seth Kushner)