Troy House Photography

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Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:53:56 -0400

Once again my site is moving.

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Troy

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AMSTERDAM

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:00:00 -0500

Catching up on old images and realized I never posted my layover in Amsterdam. I used a milage reward ticket to Paris for Thanksgiving and had a 5 hour layover in Amsterdam. When factoring out the train ride to the city I had a little less than 3 hours in the city but enough to whet my appetite. Somehow in all my travels I had never been there and now I can’t wait to plan a real trip back. Take these for what they are worth, a few tourist hours in a new city.

PARIS.....again

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:20:09 -0500

Communication Arts

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:26:44 -0500

While I tend to stay away from work items on my blog, I think it’s so cool that Communication Arts recognized our campaign as one of the years best. I shot all these and about 100 more(except the guys in the mud masks). Thanks to the great creatives, clients and crew who worked on all these shots.

PARIS D'chez Eux

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:27:54 -0500

Trying to get caught up after an insane last quarter on the road. For thanksgiving my wife, son and I took off for Paris for a short week and a chance to get away. While Paris is full of amazing restaurants and not so amazing restaurants(Frenchie comes to mind, come on Anthony Bourdain, really?)

We choose out favorite neighborhood restaurant to celebrate thanksgiving and for about the 10th time it exceded my expectations. I know what I’m going to order before I walk in the door(cassoulet, frog legs) and it’s always better than I remember.

End of Summer

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:13:13 -0400

Managed to sneak away last week for a little time in northern california. My grandparents next door neighbor had a go cart so my son Rogan and I tore the place up. What a great summer!

5 Things-EGYPT

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:00:06 -0400

OK, only 4 so I lied

HOT AIR BALLOONING LUXOR

Hot air ballooning seems so iconic to me and Iv’e always wanted to experience it. Getting to try it in Luxor Egypt made it even better. Other than having to wake up at 5 in the morning the entire process of watching the workers set up the balloons for take off is quite surreal! All the hustle and bustle is very exciting and then you jump and/or climb in the big wicker basket and the jets are bursting hot air and your adrenaline is pumping and then its just peace! As soon as your 50 feet off the ground its quite and your amazed at the view of the Nile river and ruins all around you.

CAMEL RIDES AT GIZA

Camels are mean. They do not, i repeat, do not want to be your friend.

Assistant extrordinare Dave Weaver realizing he remembered cameras but not water.

10 minutes later.

KHAN EL-KHALILI MARKET

Mint tea is the perfect thing to sit down and relax with in the middle of this crazy market.

TUTANKHAMUN RESTAURANT

Such amazing curry!

The owner greets everyone at the door upon arrival and sees everyone out.

5 Things-ISTANBUL

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:32:00 -0400

HAGIA SOPHIA

Recommending Hagia Soghia in Istanbul is like recommending the Louvre in Paris but it as absolutely a must see. It was built as a christian church, converted in to a mosque and is now a museum.

KUMKAPI FISH MARKET

I have an absolute obsession with fish markets. If a city has one I will be there before sunrise to see what’s going on. Istanbul was no exception and I ended up here 3 days in a row.

Unloading the days catch at sunrise.

If you have ever parked a boat before you will understand how amazing the captains are in Istanbul.

SPICE MARKET

Again, low lying fruit as far as exotic goes but the smells, chaos,variety and quality of food is not to be missed. It is surprisingly hard to find as it is not well labeled or as large looking from the outside as one would expect.

GALATA BRIDGE

The area surrounding both side of the Galata Bridge is one of the most amazing people watching places I have ever encounted. On the south side you have the mosques, markets and bazaars and across the Bosphorus you have Galata Tower in a neighborhood much like the East Village of New York. As well, an amazing little street of nothing but hardware stores.

Each day hundreds of people fish the Galata Bridge. All the fish I saw they kept didn’t look big enough to bother with.

On every corner is someone selling Simitci, a third cousin to the pretzel.

MOSQUES

There are so many Mosques in Istanbul it’s hard to pick one. All seemed to be very open to westerners visiting but please check up on local customs before entering to save you and them embarrassment(no shorts, etc).

View of the Blue Mosque from Hagia Sophia

The traditional washing of the feet before entering the mosque.

View of the Blue Mosque from the roof of my hotel, the Eresin Crown Hotel.

Note- Most of these are new but a few images were posted on my old blog or on my site but wanted to display them in context.

COMMUNICATION ARTS

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:33:54 -0400

Sometimes it’s good to actually enter award shows, especially when you get picked. From the newly released Communication Arts photography annual.

LETTERPRESS

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:09:00 -0400

PETER KRUTY EDITIONS

After spending most of the winter working on my letterhead and overall branding I was looking for a letterpress artist and my friend Michelle Wells recommended Peter Kurty and his wife Sayre. After being totally blown away by their work and studio space I jokingly asked if he ever gave workshops and he offered to have a weekend workshop for just me and my assistant Pat. I took him up on the idea and needed to print opening pages for my new portfolio so the timing was perfect.

Peter has an amazing collection of antique type. I could go through it for days.

Inks of every shade and type known to man.

SPOILER ALERT! I little preview of the plate used to make the opening page of my new portfolio.

Pat printing his cards on the second day.

Peter showing me how to tie metal type together to save it for reprinting if necessary.

It felt so good to get in the studio and do something entirely by hand. Thanks to Peter for an amazing experience.

5 THINGS-SHANGHAI

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:25:02 -0400

PARK HYATT LIVING ROOM

Crazy expensive drinks and an insane elevator ride are forgotten the minute you set down and realize this is your view. Absolutely worth it

STAMPEDE GO KARTING

One of the most fun nights I have ever had in my life happened here. Nearly impossible to find(in the basement of a closed mall) is the largest go cart track in Asia and a ……BAR! Thats right, legalized drinking and driving and the cars are seriously fast. I can’t recommend this place enough.

DAVE’S TAILORING

I was always a little leery of having shirts and suits made in China but after having Dave’s place recommended highly by Radical Media’s own Rob Spitzer I decided to give it a try. My only regret is only having 8 shirts made. The quality is every bit as good as a Thomas Pink or similar at about one third the cost. As well you can do slight custom alterations to make it your own. I recommend taking a shirt you like and having them copy the cut though. They primarily deal with business people who may not like the same cut and silhouette that you like. They can do anything, just be really clear on what you want.

PEOPLE’S HEROES MEMORIALl on the BUND

This was taken right next to the People’s Heroes Memorial on the bund at sunrise. Get up at sunrise and take a walk along this riverside park when you will be the only one there.

BUND SIGHTSEEING TUNNEL

I blogged about this before on the old site but I can’t stress enough how surreal this is. The Bund Tourist Tunnel is a 5 minute ride that goes under the Huangpu River and connects Pudong and the Bund.

SEMINYAK, BALI

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:40:00 -0400

BALI SCULPTURE WHOLESALER

Stumbling around Seminyak in the rain a came across a wholesaler of metal sculptures. I took a few quick scout pictures planning to come back and shoot it the next day. The next day happened to be Sunday and they were closed. So disappointed as the place was amazing. No idea of the name but it’s just a block south of the Bintang shopping center and across the street.

5 Things-PARIS

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:11:00 -0400

ANDROUET

Cheese is one of the things I most crave in France. This time out I researched and found a little shop in the Rive Gauche that did not disappoint. Androuet is an amazing place to stop and grab a few varieties of cheese, a bottle of wine and go across the street for fresh baguettes. Then off to Jardin Luxembourg or the Tulleries for a picnic.

BRASSERIE LIPP

Despite the fact Terry Richardson goes on and on about this place, I still think it’s awesome. One of the oldest and most talked about places in Paris, it makes a great bearnaise sauce and the shrimp salad shown below could not have been better.

ÉCOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS

One of the most overlooked art places in Paris is the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the St Germain area. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to be 19 and going to school here. Makes me want to go back and do it all over again.

DEYROLLE

My 4 year old raves about this place and we go almost every day we are in Paris. Two years ago Deyrolle burned almost to the ground but they have recovered nicely. Just remember, no pictures!

7L is Karl Lagerfeld’s book store on Rue de Lille. Full of art and photography books it also has a huge interior design and fashion section. As usual I started in photography but drifted to the interior design and architecture section where I did all my damage.