Miami Carnival 2017 (Revel Nation)

Had a blast on the road again with Revel Nation.  They came in 2nd place and looking forward to them being first next year.  Below are some snaps from Miami Carnival. Hope you enjoy.  

 

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Miami Carnival 2016

Thanks to Revel Nation for taking care of me on the road again this year.  I had a blast and looking forward to next year already.

 

Miami Carnival 2015

Miami Carnival 2015 is in the books and I must say I had a blast. Thanks to Revel Nation for making sure I was well taken care of. Hope you enjoy the pics

Floatopia 2015

Another Floatopia Miami is in the books. It was a very overcast day with with minimum sunshine but we still showed up and had a blast. Thanks for keeping our beaches clean and see you at the next one. Below are a few pics. Hope you enjoy them.

Miami Carnival 2014

Miami Carnival 2014 is in the books and I must say that I was not impressed with this year's carnival. I thought it was very boring and wasn't really into taking pics. Below are a few of what I captured.

Floatopia Miami 2014

Another Floatopia Miami is registered in the books. If you missed it enjoy these pics until the next one.

Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp 2013

I had the pleasure of working on the Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp last year. The Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp lets you step onto the court with the game’s greats. He creates a camp that allows participants to experience the thrill of top-level basketball action. If you’re 35+ and ready to push yourself to the limit, join The Dwyane Wade Fantasy Camp for intense competition. Play with the pros. Learn from the legends. Take your game to the next level.

Below is a few highlights from the camp.

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Art Basel 2013

Art Basel 2013 is now a thing of the past. It's something that I look forward to every year as a source of inspiration and it hasn't disappointed me. If you haven't been I urge you to check it out next year even if you're not a fan of art. Below are a few pics I captured while in attendance. Art Truck

Art Porche

Rubell Family Collection

Rubell Family Collection

Miami Carnival 2013

Miami Carnival 2013 is now a thing of the past. The carnival was held at Sun Life Stadium and I'm definitely not a fan of this location for carnival. However the company I was with made me over look the venue and enjoyed what the carnival had to offer. Most of my pictures are from the band Generation X - that's the band most of my friends were in. Hope you enjoy the pics.

Art of Basketball (Art Basel 2012)

The Art of Basketball is a collection of original artworks under license from the NBA. The collection currently features unique canvases, such as the official NBA Backboard and the 2011 NBA All Star Game basketball court (the floor). Public Works Department taps a select group of leading graffiti and street artists to re-imagine the most iconic symbols of the game. The Show took place on Dec 7th, 2012 during Art Basel weekend and had a great turn out. The Big three of the Miami Heat were in attendance to show there support and give back to the community. If you were not able to attend the show check out the recap video I created below of the show. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W2MUmKzoxg]

The Making of the Confession Photo

First off I would like to say that NOT ALL my images are a true reflection of my personal belief. I would also like to say that I have nothing against any religion and Im a believer in God. Now with that out the way lets get to the creation of this image. I have always questioned a certain practice of going to someone behind a wall and asking them to forgive me of my sins. The person you are asking for forgiveness from could be committing more serious sins than what you're asking forgiveness of. So thats the thought process of the creation of this image.

I have scouted numerous churches looking for a confession booth but most that I came across were too small for me to use even if permission were granted and I don't think any church would allow me to shoot there once they saw all the props I had: cross, picture of Jesus, the bible, magazine with little boy on the cover, flour that looks like cocaine, shot glass and a bottle of appleton rum. So, I set out to make my own confession booth. The booth that you see is basically three white walls brought together to make a small box. The cross, the kneeling stool and the see through vent on the wall were all made for me by my friend Jessie Melero. The Jesus poster I bought and had Jessie frame for me. The bible and flour were provided by my cousin. The boy on the cover of the magazine, the shot glass and the appleton rum was provided by myself and I bought the cross at Michael's. The lovely model was played by Maylin Estevez and my friend Eric played the priest. This was shot at the Abro Gallery in the design district that have had my work on display in the past.

So the scene reads of a young lady confessing her sins to a priest who is not really listening to her but instead was more focus in reading a children book while sipping on his appleton and sorting cocaine. The seven lines on the bible indicate the seven deadly sins.

All this maybe hard to see in this small image but if you were at my exhibition and saw the actually image you would see all the details a lot better.

So thats the story of this image.

Confession

Special THANKS to all that helped make my vision come through. www.rogerbstillz.com

About ART AXIS

We are two weeks away from ART AXIS. ART AXIS is an Art Exhibition benefiting the Children's Home Society of Florida. Abused. Abandoned. Forgotten. These are the children, The Children's Home Society of Florida protects, guides, and loves. It’s through the generosity of our caring friends that they are able to change children’s lives and transform our communities. But recent governmental cuts have already reduced funding to Florida’s child protection services by nearly $19 million. As the tough economy challenges families and increases burdens on overwhelmed parents and their innocent children, they need our support more than ever.

At ART AXIS we will be collecting donations & 100% of the donations will go to the Children's Home Society of Florida, the artists will also give 20% from any sales during the event. No donation is considered too small & if you cant afford to donate money feel free to look up a charity organization and donate your time. Its time for us to start giving back to our communities, so lets all get involved.

ART AXIS will feature my photography along with Phil Fung, Josafat Miranda and Newton Wallace and is curated by Ada Balcacer.

The works can be viewed at: www.rogerbstillz.com www.philfung.com flickr: Josafat Miranda www.artistsites.org/luminor13 www.abrogallery.com

This event takes place on August 8th 2009 from 6pm-10pm at the Miami Art Space 244 NW 35th Street Miami, FL 33127 (Design District)

Entry is COMPLIMENTARY & there will be wine & Hors D'oeuvre. I'm not responsible if you get there too late and all the wine is finished. Feel free to bring a friend or friends. Dress code is gallery attire so ladies dress sexy :) guys try and look nice for the ladies. Special THANKS to all involved in making this happen. OTHER NEWS I'm still working on my documentary and when it's completed I'm thinking of having a viewing so I can get some feedback before I start entering it into film competition. I will keep you posted on the updates.

Thanks Roger B www.rogerbstillz.comArt Axis Miami Art Space

Making what you have Work

My day started off cleaning up then I decided to link my friend JusBus to go and scout a location for an upcoming shoot we are planning. When we got to the location to my disbelief the entire warehouse was demolish. This is a warehouse that I have shot in on numerous occasion and now its totally gone. To say the least that i was disappointed is an under statement but as we all know life is about adapting and moving on. I decide to check another location and its the journey to and from that location that presented my opportunities. I'm sure we have all heard the phrase "when one door closes another one opens" well that seems to be the case today. Everywhere we turned today we found the opportunity of creating great images. Being prepared in any scenario is the ultimate, but working with what you got and making what you got work is Talent. Often times we say that if we only had this we could do this but in reality half of the times we really dont need all the extras. Some of the most celebrate images we admire were created with point and shoot cameras. So instead of waiting to get that dream camera that you always wanted get out and start shooting and this applies to any craft. Start making what you have work. The images below were created today with the bare minimum meaning just the camera, my eye and the sun.Everyone wants to go to HEAVEN, but no one wants to DIEJusBus

Thanks to JusBus for the inspiration today. If you're just getting into photography check out the work of Annie Leibovitz who also helped inspire me today. www.rogerbstillz.com

Gallery Viewing

  Yesterday I had my first public viewing and I would like to say a SPECIAL thanks to Newton Wallace for allowing me to display my work alongside his and I would also like to thank my friend Gian for helping out with everything. Thanks to all my friends who came out and supported. I'm working on doing a few more viewings and will keep you updated once things are finalized. Overall it was a wonderful experience and looking forward to having everyone back at the next one.

Thanks again 

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