Terrible News

I was shocked and terribly saddened to hear this morning that Star C. Foster, who posed for the Philadelphia Portrait Project a few months ago, passed away suddenly Sunday. We only met very briefly, but Star struck me as a kind, generous, and wonderful person. She made me laugh many times during our 10-minute, lunch break photo session.

Star was an editor and writer at Phillyist, where she helped spread the word about the project, and her own blog Sarcasmo’s Corner.

Her boyfriend, Mike, and her family are in our thoughts.

-Dominic

Are You There? It’s Me, Dominic

Untitled, originally uploaded by dominicmercier.

 

Untitled

Untitled, originally uploaded by dominicmercier.

First of the Holgas from the Divine Lorraine.

Scrub

Scrub, originally uploaded by dominicmercier.

Rub-a-dub-dub.

For Let

For Let, originally uploaded by dominicmercier.

More from the Divine Lorraine. That couch looks comfy.

Stampede

Stampede, originally uploaded by dominicmercier.

More from the Divine Lorraine Hotel exploration. The 120 film from the Holga (b/w AND color) are at the lab. They’ll be up in a few days.

Civic Duty

I recently submitted 18th and Market to JPG Magazine for their issue 8, under the theme of intimate (which is not dirty, thank you). If you like me, click here and give it a yeah vote and help me get it published. I’ll be your best friend if you do!

Let’s Get Physical

Let’s Get Physical, originally uploaded by dominicmercier.

More from the Divine Lorraine shoot.

Concierge

Concierge, originally uploaded by dominicmercier.

Adventure surrounded the final day of the weekend. Fulfilling a longtime dream, I was granted entry to the Divine Lorraine Hotel on North Broad Street with photo pals Laura and Dustin. I got to break out the new Holga, too, figuring there’s probably no better place to run some 120 film through a toy camera. Here’s the start, with plenty more to come.