No updates, been a little busy!

Sorry for the lack of updates, I was a little busy getting married! Thanks to all for the good wishes, and emails. I married my lovely fiance Kristen Hudson, a very beautiful actress and designer. Thanks to MilkMaid Press, Monika Broz and Andrew Wilkinson, and EMD entertainment for all of their hard work.

After a much need few weeks off, I have been shooting like a mad man, so expect a ton of new stuff on the site soon- until then, have a look at some of the recent work.

New Interview with Phase Magazine...

A Big Thanks to Gabe and friends at Phase Magazine for the interview and spread in this months issue. If you have not had a chance to download it or check the site- do it now! Nine Artists from around the world make up this issue titled "Play" and I am honored to be a part of it.

A New Look for nicnichols.com

Thanks to Kristen Hudson of MilkMaid Design, nicnichols.com has finally begun the long overhaul process! In an attempt to make navigation, news, images all easier to see and get to, we have restyled the page. News will be on the left, images in the middle, featured galleries on the right. Thanks for the great feedback that you have sent already- and keep checking back as we start to update the galleries to their new format as well.

Interview at NeoZine Magazine!

Big thanks to Nuno Soares and Cristina Correia of NeoZine Magazine from Portugal, for posting my work- and then catching up for an interview. While you are there, check out some of the other great Artists they are interviewed, and bookmark it for up to date news and links for tons of great sites. Click here for the link.


Is that you? Thanks also to reinvigorate.net's new Google map feature, you can track visitors by geographic location, among many other methods. Check out: reinvigorate.net

I'm Not Nic Nichols, I am Nic Nichols!

Every once in a while I get an email saying just how much someone loves my work in National Geographic, and that they cannot believe that I would go to such lengths to get an image... Well, I wish I could take credit for that, but that was another Nic Nichols. His real name is Michael, and he has been an idol of mine since I first picked a camera up- not because we share the same name, but because he is one of the greatest photographers to ever pack his bags and head into the jungle. Have a good look at his work here: I am certain that you will recognize the photos once you have seen them... (* on a side note, 1. My real first name is not Nic, I am a 'fourth' and we have all been called Nic, since 1886. 2. I am not a motivational speaker, but if I was, I would sure be Nick Nichols!)

Aside from that, thanks for all of your emails, really. Even the odd ones are amusing. Cheers to all my mates in London who remembered the May Day Riots.. Thanks to Juxtapoz magazine for giving me a feature, and to PixelSurgeon as well.

If you would like to purchase one of the limited 2007 print series, contact Irisf64, who will be representing me on all online print sales. Thanks to Brent and Trevor for taking me on!

And if you are wondering about the image up there.. well, I started a new long term project on Delaware's Route 13- and trust me, it's a shithole! Hookers, Used Cars, Junkyards, and that was just the first morning.. check back soon for part one of the photos and essay.

New Work Online...

A few new galleries are up... one from the return to the 'junk store' we found on a roadside in Maryland.. and another of an abandoned WWII themed resturant... more to come in the weeks ahead..

Happy New Year?!

Ya.. so its 2007 now? Amazing.. I have to send a big thanks out to all the Magazines, Collectives and Sites that made 2006 the biggest year ever for my little site. We had over 500,000 unique visitors from over 70 countries. Thanks to File Magazine for featuring my beach series, to Zone Zero, Bending Light Magazine, Nothing Fancy Volumes, Boonika, Art Dorks, Light Leaks Magazine, ToyCamera.com, Wurzeltod.ch, NewsToday.com, Carl Designs, RoboCore, Heavy Backpack, Gouw.nu, NowGoCreate, Scene360, Featured.se, DrawerFlat, MoonCruise.. and to everyone's favorite German Fetish Blog: Hopsakee. And to everyone else who made it all possible.

I just got back from shooting a lot, and I mean a lot, of film.. its been crazy warm up here, and I finally got to start some of the new projects I have been putting off... Look out this year for a whole new site, hundreds of new images... and I (hopefully) me finishing my first book.

Thanks to all: and here's to a great New Year!

England was a Riot, really....

London is my favorite city in the world, I could go there once a month and never get tired of it.. it has an energy that you just can't get in the States. So while in London, we decide to venture out on 'May Day' when all of the English folk protest stuff like Starbucks and McDonalds. They call it "Anti-Globalization. " I call it a day off to drink and then throw stuff. Most of the day was pretty relaxed, aside from the fact that my friend and I are both American. And they hate Americans on that day. So long story short, we actually end up drinking Pints with the riot cops, that is until the line broke and a few thousand drunkards plowed through. We ran like little bitches. Little bitches who were getting beer bottles thrown at us... in the end we never really figured the whole thing out- honestly, how can a bunch of people drinking mass produced beer, wearing their Ben Shermans' protest about capitalism taking hold of the world? They can't.. but check out the images that made it here...

More from Port Deposit, Maryland....

Being a city boy, rural areas are always more fascinating to me then urban ones... kinda like when you see a guy in overalls staring up at the buildings in New York City. So back I go, each time finding a new road (or dirt road as it may be...) to drive down. Ya, some of those roads don't go anywhere.. but once in a while you find one that leads to a new, interesting place. And once in while you find one with a big guy at the end telling you that you have a 'pretty mouth'.. regardless- enjoy some new images from Port Deposit, Maryland.. and if you are ever down there, have a look off of the beaten path...

The Return to Eastern State...

Eastern State Penitentiary is one of my favorite places to shoot, because you actually do find something new each time you visit. Like for instance they were shooting a promo for WWE Wrestling when I wanted to shoot the yard, and didn't post it on their website. So instead of actually being able to finish the project, I got to watch a bunch of grips move lights. Like I said, it was something new.... no worries, there is always next year. Eastern State is closed for the winter, so I actually had time to narrow down this year's images into two galleries- have a look for some new stuff. I have also been working on my 'Statues Freak Me Out' project, so look for that soon as well. Until then, check out the new stuff and have a great holiday season.

... and turn off your computer and go take some pictures.

New work + Some new friends as well...

Check the menu and you'll notice that its bigger.. and not just for the sake of being bigger.. but to hold some new galleries. The Holga has been getting quite a workout, as has the Nikon 9000 scanner.... Check out summer at Longwood Gardens, The ever changing Holga Board, and go face to face with a Cow. I have no idea why I am fascinated by Cows, but I just am.. so look out for more in the future..

Then have a look at Bending Light Magazine's newest issue, which I am proud to both sponsor and have an image included! Ariela Pelaia and company are doing an amazing job collecting images from all over the globe. Make it a point to visit Filmwasters daily, and show some love for those of us who still shoot real film! And why not participate in the monthly collaboration?

Thanks also to Zone Zero for publishing a selection of my New Jersey Farms project in their Documentary Photography Section, they have some brilliant images, so stop over and have a look...

Until then, thanks for all of the emails + keep shooting!

Updates + New Galleries up now!

What is it about junk? People love junk. Love to have junk, keep junk and collect junk. My goal is to throw one thing out every day. Get rid of junk. That photo is actually a store! A junk store! I honestly could have spent all day photographing their junk, but their were Cows next door, so I wanted to go see them. More on all that once I finish scanning and re-building the new site.. in the mean time.. go throw one thing out- it will make you feel better. So for all the odd shots that I have that don't really fit into a gallery, I now have a the Holga Board. A dozen or so random shots that will change every month or so... have a look. I also finally got to meet a cow. Kick ass.

That is a Gorilla, and those are RailRoad Tracks.

Its funny.. I get pretty cool emails from all over the world, and I appreciate each one. But I get the most emails about one image in particular, the Gorilla on the Tracks. So I thought I would share the story and set the record straight. First, that is not a real Gorilla, its a guy in a Gorilla suit. I don't just have them sitting around the house, but since my Mom owned a costume store, I did have access to some odd stuff... So here was the idea: We had to do an Ad while I was going to school in Philly, and I had a great idea. I won't say what that idea is, as someday I will actually pull it off, but lets just say it involved a guy in a Gorilla suit and some innocent bystanders. As we soon found out, you can't just walk into places with a Gorilla suit. People have no sense of humor. So while we were taking a break, the model wandered down the tracks, sat down, and picked up a discarded boom box. I quickly got off exactly one shot, and that was it. Something about the Gorilla staring at the radio that just seemed poetic.. this primitive beast staring at a discarded chunk of technology.

Or, just some guy in a costume sitting on the rail road tracks.

Many, Many Thanks...

Just wanted to say thanks again to all of the sites, magazines, portals and people who have featured my images this year... Thanks to Berzie and Co. at File Magazine, for not only featuring my images, but also giving me a front page image as well... To ToyCamera.com, for constantly inspiring me to keep my Holga loaded, our guys at Robocore... and to NothingFancy Magazine for putting my name in Plastic! (image above)

Keep coming back for more, I am hitting the road this week.. then taking a week off to shoot later this month- so check for new galleries soon, and for the debut of "Street Level" my first Book! (Coming in November...)

Thanks to all, for stopping by, and to all the people around the world who have emailed me about the site- Cheers + Look for all new stuff in the next few weeks....

Yeah, that's a Goat!

That's a goat, a real one. The last time I tried to photograph that little bastard his buddy snuck around and bit me on the ass. So there it is. My Goat photo. Also thanks to Scene360.com for posting the site in their news section- Check them out for Art, Film and Literature news that is updated daily. Also thanks to Zach Gibson and the crew at Nothing Fancy for publishing some images in next month's volume!