Miami Portrait Project UNVEILED {South Florida Freelance Photographer}

HEY! I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all of the participants, and attendees of last week's event, and of course the sponsors, Imagesound Americas!

It was a huge success and I couldn't be happier with the result of my first solo show in Miami.

If you couldn't make it to the event, check out the video reel of highlights below, created by ZipinMedia.

Coming in the next few weeks, I'll be launching my email newsletter campaign featuring the portraits I shot for the first installment of the "Miami Portrait Project." Subscribe for free, here! 

Or if you're in the Wynwood (Miami) area, be sure to stop by and see the portraits yourself sometime in the next couple weeks at:

120 NW 25th St. Suite 203 Miami, FL. 33127

Art show morning. Sunrise through the shades.

Original painting. "Perception."

Miami personalities...

Installation view.

Magic muffins.

I love going into record shops and seeing my photos on the cover!! Like this...

El fin.

Record Store Day 2013 {Lake Worth to Miami to Lake Worth}

A few photos to document some moments from my Record Store Day 2013....

Coastars Coffee to start the day.

Met Steev to pick up the latest edition of PureHoney to deliver to Miami.

Work.

Where to next?

Lake Worth's Top Five Records, of course!

Signing autographs.

Then on to Sweat!

Rain delay.

This Heart Electric.

Local music section.

Looking forward to covering this show for New Times in MAY.

Stepped into Churchill's a bit. A short bit. Overlooked packing a pair of boots this trip.

Some kid next to me, "Who is this band?" Me, "Awesome New Republic." Kid, "Man I can't believe I've never heard of them before!"

Drove back as fast as I could to try and catch the Jameses at the Billy Biloby benefit show, but I didn't arrive in time.

Made a donation and signed the guestbook (very thoughtful Jesse Dalton!) Caught a few songs from 2/3 New Coke and went back to the grind organizing for next weekend.

Less than one week left...hope to see you there! Where? HERE!

Sunrise in South Florida (Happy Birthday DAVID!!)

So much going on!

Keeping busy with portraits and prepping for my solo show on April 27th! 

Rebuilt my website. What a task! It's still being modified but I'm so happy to know I can customize it whenever I'd like. If you are in need of a website change and have questions, let me know. Not that I'm an authority on the matter but I'm not too technical so for me to successfully go through this process, I feel like I can offer a few suggestions on how to make the process easier.

New address is: MonicaMcGivern.com if you're wondering.

And with all of this busy-ness, I've been missing out on the sunrise lately. Finally made it today, and wanted to share...

Stopped just for a moment at the marina. I considered staying for the entire time, but really wanted to feel sand on my toes.

Racing the sun.

This one.

My favorite sound. Shells clinking together as the wave pulls back into the ocean.

Friends.

An elderly man walked by laboriously, with a knee brace on his left leg. Each dedicated step firmly leaving a well marked path. Or, Jesus was carrying him.

Aaaannnnd........my path. Who is reminded of the Family Circus comic?

BGI CrossFit Boy Girl Team Challenge 2013 {Event Photography}

The day may have started out cold, here in South Florida, but CrossFitters sure don't sit still for long. Which meant I had plenty to capture! Here's a brief photo summary of the competition.

Full gallery link is at the bottom.

Thank you to CrossFit BGI  for hosting the event, and inviting me to photograph!

The morning felt like we were in New York for a (very cold!) hot minute.

Suiting up. Gotta love the Lynch's!

Just getting started.

Everyone's pre-game is....

.......different.

The battle begins.

BREATHE.

Who do yo u call when the superheroes have fallen?

Competition champion Talayna Fortunato demonstrates her strength for team "Angry Birds." She then launched this ball across the box, effectively receiving high score, and moved on to the next round. 

Do you "like" DeliverLean?

Granny, making this look easy.

Hey guys-can I play?

So. Close.

Billy Gotti flew in from Chicago to MC the event.

Yay, we finished....now MOVE!

SOMEONE...

CALL...

THE NURSE! 

Rockstars!

Steve's Club of the Palm Beach's.  (Click  the link for my photos of the charity "Beat the Streets"  CrossFit competition.)

To see the complete gallery of images from this event, CLICK HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of the athletes!! I hope to photograph you again soon.