Duck Boots

HELLOOOOO!!!!

2011-09-08T18:16:00.001-07:00

Hey! If you followed me here, please go over to the new Tumblr and follow me there will you? I miss you

GO HERE!

Bye Bye Love

2011-06-21T16:11:00.001-07:00

IVE MOVED!

Pure

2011-06-13T16:10:00.001-07:00

Magic

Buried Measures

2011-06-11T00:12:00.001-07:00

Two from the Rhymesayers camp. A beaut of Sean and Nate from the Henry Fonda before "When Life Gives You Lemons..." came out. Cant remember if we were doing a shoot or just hanging around. The other one is Eyedea in MPLS at First Avenue. We talked for a while that night. He told me he was thinking of moving into stand up comedy. I gotta say I think Mikey would have been an incredible stand up comic. He had a surrealist Lenny Bruce vibe with his between song banter at this time. He was calling it like he saw it, but it was barely grounded in reality. Totally on point, just a real abstract one. E and A played an incredible show that night. Wound up being the last time I saw Mike. Sleep well buddy.

Sunday Morning Coming Down

2011-06-08T21:35:00.000-07:00

Art Husband show 10am Sunday Morning

Crazy Band 10PM Sunday Night

Work!

2011-06-07T00:09:00.001-07:00

Got advance copies today. Looks amazing. Launch party July 16th. Really really excited about it. More to come

Bed NYC

2011-06-03T19:57:00.000-07:00

Zoe Kravitz

2011-06-03T19:56:00.000-07:00

Some film from Rolling Stone Shoot

WAKE UP AND WORK IT OUT

2011-05-28T16:44:00.000-07:00

The Week In Rock

2011-05-18T19:16:00.001-07:00

Moderny Americen Opinions

2011-05-18T15:59:00.000-07:00

Im in a show this Saturday in Van Nuys. Pretty Damn Excited about it

Its Like An Ad For America

2011-05-10T01:25:00.000-07:00

One More From The Road

2011-04-29T17:56:00.000-07:00

South 5th

Keep On Rocking In The Free World

2011-04-29T17:34:00.001-07:00

Mom's 75th Bday in NYC. Happy Birthday Mom. Thanks for everything

Under The Bridge

2011-04-28T19:32:00.000-07:00

My old friend Billy Phelps and I sat down to a late afternoon snack around the corner from the Williamsburg Bridge the other day. After a series of missing each other in each others town it finally synched and I got to catch up with my old friend. Ive told him this a million times but Billy Phelps changed my life. He took me under his wing for a bit, taught me a thing or two about beauty and cameras and reset me to work and believe and to continue to make images to this day. Ultimately all he really did was say "Yeah come on over" when I called him one day. Thank you Billy. I know I've said it a bunch but I hope I feel the need to say it a million times more. Much love to you my friend

Book Signing LA

2011-04-27T23:29:00.000-07:00

Sean flew out and David came down and we stacked up a pile of books at the Turntable Lab and a massive amount of kids rolled out. It was a great night. Thanks to LA Weekly and Turntable Lab and of course Sean, Rhymesayers, David Lopes and Gingko and Luis who helped me hang the photos.

Free Falling

2011-04-20T22:46:00.000-07:00

New York and LA March/April 2011

THIS FRIDAY

2011-04-17T22:23:00.000-07:00

Very proud to be a part of this show curated by Audrey Landreth and featuring some really great photographers. Please try and come by

A Place In The Sun:
Picturing California:
Curated by Audrey Landreth
April 22 – May 6

A Place in the Sun showcases a selection of images by LA based photographers. All images of California by artists who have chosen to live and work here. Together, the images comprise an honest portrait, one interpretation, of California as a place of promise. Promises fulfilled, promises deferred, and promises denied.

Artist Reception April 22: 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Hi-Lite Studio and Project Space
533 South Los Angeles Street, 6th Floor, LA, CA 90013

FRIDAY APRIL 1st IN LOS ANGELES

2011-03-31T22:08:00.001-07:00

Gingko Press, Rhymesayers, The LA Weekly, and Turntable Lab present

Seven Years with Atmosphere and Rhymesayers

Book signing with Slug and author/photographer Dan Monick

Turntable Lab LA
424 North Fairfax Ave
LA CA 90036

323-782-0173

7-9 PM Friday April 1st

Special In Store Sale on the book

http://www.gingkopress.com/
http://www.laweekly.com/
http://www.rhymesayers.com/
http://www.turntablelab.com/
http://www.dmonick.com/

Creeezeeee

2011-03-17T00:01:00.001-07:00

Toilet Paper and Cocaine

2011-03-15T16:56:00.001-07:00

Go to Animal early for the free drinks then drive slowly to The Smell

You do both Im gonna call you perfect

Actionman

2011-03-15T16:53:00.000-07:00

Dear Bruce

2011-03-06T22:03:00.000-08:00

I remember the first time I called my Dad from a phone in the bathroom of a hotel. I think it was Chicago. I know it sounds odd but it was a time before cell phones and I wanted to let him know that I was okay as I was hanging out in places that housed people so important that they needed phones in the toilets. They seemed so classy back then. Now they seem archaic and strange. Like bathroom attendants at a busted down club that used to be filled with starlets and high rollers. Its still a joke with me and my Dad. Every once in a while I will call and if I say Im in a hotel he will ask with a chuckle "Are you in the bathroom?"

Hunter Large and Full Effect

2011-03-04T19:59:00.000-08:00

AJ, Two Cakes, and a Phone

2011-03-03T15:10:00.000-08:00

This Should Be Worth Something

2011-02-17T19:37:00.000-08:00

Mind Melder

Holiday ReCap

2011-01-24T22:22:00.000-08:00

I feel enough time has passed to get a bit of perspective on the 2010/2011 Holiday Season. Well, also I finally got my film back.

It ramped up slowly with the placing of the tree

Xmas Eve Chinese dinner with Will.

Xmas morning breakfast, well lunch kind of with Caitlin

Kind of just meandered through the in between days

Happy Birthday Claudia!!

Then Bam! New Years was an unexpected mind scramble. I ran out of film when the helicopters showed but they were the perfect cap to the evening

Traditional Cali Dewitt New Years Day portrait. First one I took of him 6 years ago had him sporting an eye patch and a mean case of the Bell's Palsy. he looks so suave this year

11:11 PM on 1.1.01 !!!!!!

Hope everyone is gearing up for a fantastic 2011. We are barely into it and I think it, wait I know it is going to be AMAZING.

Kai Benson Is A Complex Man

2010-12-24T12:12:00.002-08:00

I went and saw my friends The Millionth Word the other night. It was a smoke laden beer can throwing shit talking someone sleeping on the couch in the basement while the show/party is raging type of affair. It was pretty awesome. They reminded me of a mdwestern Fugazi with a much more Replacements type vibe. As Rita said after the dust settled, "well that was pretty fun and lets face it. Dan you are the only one who is going to remember this anyway" Here are the photos to prove it. All images taken while an actual song was in progress.

Fairly Perfect

2010-12-24T12:12:00.001-08:00

Proposition

2010-12-18T20:59:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

Detroit

Detroit

Detroit

Minneapolis

Minneapolis

SIng

2010-12-18T13:15:00.001-08:00

House Proud

2010-12-07T00:11:00.000-08:00

Sacred Love

2010-11-25T10:23:00.000-08:00

Halloween MPLS 10.10

Imperial

2010-10-25T19:02:00.000-07:00

McNeil

2010-10-25T12:13:00.001-07:00

The Crazy Band at that house by the thing the other night

TOMORROW!

2010-10-22T11:57:00.003-07:00

TONIGHT!

2010-10-22T11:57:00.001-07:00

East 7th St

2010-10-20T22:51:00.001-07:00

October 2010

Telegram Sam

2010-10-20T22:46:00.001-07:00

Roof of the Roosevelt 10.15.10. Thank you Billy for everything

Of All Time

2010-10-17T22:50:00.000-07:00

Much Love

We Will Always Have Downey

2010-10-13T21:25:00.001-07:00

Farfan Back Yard Spring 2010

Bruce Robert Monick

2010-10-13T21:24:00.001-07:00

Definitive

Under The JMZ 12:50 AM 10.9.10

2010-10-10T16:49:00.000-07:00

Spotted by Billy Phelps. A nod to Caitlin Reilly

Digging

2010-10-02T14:54:00.001-07:00

Been rooting around like crazy through old files. Found this gem from July 4th 2007 i believe. Maybe 2006. Echo Park. It wasn't a Fourth of July until a palm tree caught on fire

Blue Eyes and Black Lips

2010-10-02T14:48:00.001-07:00

The Black Lips in my old studio circa 07?

7.11.10

2010-08-31T20:53:00.000-07:00

The day Spain took the World Cup. This is my buddy Luis and his celebratory ice cream. Luis is one of the most epic men I have ever met. God bless Luis

NEW WORK NEWS BLOG

2010-08-31T16:17:00.000-07:00

http://danmonick.blogspot.com/

Thanks!!

Summertime Rolls

2010-08-30T13:37:00.001-07:00

Eastern Seaboard 8.10

Paper

2010-08-30T11:05:00.001-07:00

Byrdie Bell NYC 8.10.10

Gretchen Mol NYC 8.10.10

Hit It In The Burger

2010-08-27T17:06:00.000-07:00

Dusted outside THIS a few weeks ago. Luis the Fixer took charge but once he switched his grip on an empty beer bottle the authorities were summoned. Hid his stash in a half eaten burger, beat the pat down and picked up his burger and walked off. Job well done all around

Bounce House

2010-08-27T17:05:00.000-07:00

Welcome Home

Like Mice

2010-08-07T18:37:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when I leave my girlfriend, make up artist, and book keeper alone in the studio while I'm out shooting.

Echo Park July 5th 2010

2010-08-06T18:48:00.000-07:00

1980

2010-08-04T15:06:00.000-07:00

Nicki Minaj

2010-08-03T21:19:00.000-07:00

Box Eight Studio 7.29.10

Jenny Monick 2005

2010-07-09T10:32:00.001-07:00

New York

Caitlin Reilly

2010-07-07T22:02:00.001-07:00

Shug in the Studio

Joan Wasser

2010-07-07T21:44:00.001-07:00

All hail the Pale Rider. Joan giving Clinton St her best Whitesnake.

Alianna Kalaba

2010-07-07T21:36:00.000-07:00

New SX-70. Old Film. New Eyelliner. Old Friend

So Real

2010-07-07T12:01:00.000-07:00

Thanks Mickey

Gari Lamar Askew

2010-07-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

NYC Spring 2010

2010-07-01T11:47:00.000-07:00

The River

2010-06-05T12:42:00.000-07:00

Do U Believe

2010-06-05T12:41:00.001-07:00

David Scott Stone

Call Me On Your Ice Cream Sandwich

2010-06-05T10:47:00.000-07:00

See you there!

Partied Like Its

2010-05-17T21:01:00.000-07:00

Some new ones form the last roll. I shot my third catalog for Blu Dot and it just came out!!! Love this project and thanks to Medora, Matt, John, Maurice and everyone who worked with us to create another winner. Thank you so much

Also I have a photograph in an auction that will benefit the Doctors Without Borders organization to assist with the healing so desperately needed in Haiti. Some really great people are participating in this so check it out here!

When I Give Myself A Day Off

2010-05-10T19:19:00.000-07:00

Born on a Bayou

2010-05-10T19:15:00.000-07:00

It was my old pal Nicole's birthday a few weeks ago

Around midnight Creedence came on and things got a little hectic

Positive, but hectic. Happy Birthday Nicole!!!

Right Said

2010-05-07T14:48:00.001-07:00

A to the L

2010-05-05T21:11:00.001-07:00

My old buddy Aliana came through town the other day for a quick suprise visit. Hadn't seen her in a year or so and it was good to hang. Well, actually she just kinda hopped into the day, helped hang some of the show at THIS and ran a few errands with me. Have a great tour Aliana!

You Are Beautiful

2010-05-05T21:05:00.000-07:00

Brook made this edit of a bunch of stuff Mason shot during the LA Beautiful People shoots for Paper Magazine. Thanks to all at Paper for the great party last Thursday, and thanks to Gossip for such an amazing set.

This week in......

2010-04-28T22:36:00.001-07:00

Transplants. A photography show in conjunction with MOPLA.

4.30.10 – 5.14.10.

Opening night – 4.30.10 7-10PM.

Our 3rd show is co-presented with the good people from MOPLA (Month of Photography Los Angeles). 10 renowned and award winning photographers, living and working in Los Angeles but born and raised elsewhere.. in other words 10 Transplants:

Adam Amengual.

Aaron Farley.

Amanda Friedman.

Sian Kennedy.

Liz Kuball.

Chris McPherson.

Scott Pommier.

Ryan Schude.

Emily Shur.

Claire Weiss

Jeremy Weiss

ROOMS

2010-04-21T02:02:00.001-07:00

Caitlin Reilly and I will be collaborating as part of the "ROOMS" group show at the Scion space this Saturday ( April 24th ) in Culver City. Other artists building out Rooms will be Justin Van Hoy, Adam Wallacavage, Bill Daniel, Chris Stain, Dueling VHS, Kime Buzzelli, and Rocky Grimes. Each space will focus on separate themes from each artist. Thanks a lot to Roger Gastman and the people at Scion Installation Space for having us!

New Ones

2010-04-03T19:41:00.000-07:00

Slinky Is The New Something

2010-03-30T19:33:00.000-07:00

Really excited that the new issue of Paper Magazine is out. I shot the cover story on the amazing Beth Ditto as well as a 32 page portfolio of this years Beautiful People inside. Thanks so much to my crew and all at Paper for making this all happen. There is also a story on the This in the issue as well. On its way to stands NOW!

Definitive

2010-03-17T13:18:00.001-07:00

Recents

2010-03-16T20:54:00.001-07:00

People Get Ready

2010-03-12T13:23:00.000-08:00

Big open. Okay, now big close.

Here for more info

Zandile Blay

2010-03-11T18:00:00.000-08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen

2010-03-11T17:53:00.000-08:00

Johhny Makeup

Mr Stewart

2010-03-01T20:23:00.000-08:00

Flashing

2010-02-26T17:51:00.000-08:00

New flashes. Lots of fires

Outs

2010-02-24T23:15:00.000-08:00

In November I had the great opportunity to shoot ESPN Magazine's Next portfolio. Was rooting around and found this out of the amazing John Wall

Oy

2010-02-24T20:46:00.000-08:00

JustinVanH

Why Dont You Just Do It? Right Here, Right Here, Right WHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAOOHHHH!!!

2010-02-22T22:05:00.000-08:00

Last month Jesse Spears came by to drop off her zine. I said I wanted to take her picture which in the past she has been very hesitant about. This time she just went "Oh dude! Can I hold my mace?!"

Cali held Bobby. Naturally

Feb Fell Like 1000 Feathers

2010-02-17T13:39:00.000-08:00

Just wrapped shoots for the Paper Magazine Beautiful People Issue. Big thanks to Mickey and Whitney and my crew and friends who helped along the way. Really excited to see it all come together.

Here is a short interview written by Bri Ana Drennon for the Little Bird Subscription Series

The inagural show at This had its opening on Friday and wow it was a doozy. Thanks so much to everyone who came out, hung work and to the other partners in This for such an amazing night.

Just wrapped an incredible two months of work with shoots for Metropark, American Standard, Clearwire, the aforementioned Paper Magazine, two shoots for Rolling Stone, Foam Magazine, work in Magnificent Magazine from Sweden, two zines for Fathersons (one by the great J. Spears)

Much Thanks to my wonderful girlfriend Caitlin, my crew, and my rep Dara Seigel, for their support while I spazzed out for 6 weeks and to all the people who invited me to work with them; I am immensely grateful.

On Your Windshield

2010-02-10T21:12:00.000-08:00

Flight cancelled, stayed home. Bummed and not. Would have been a great shoot, but Im tired and I get to wake up at home next to my heart. Heather came by the studio today, to pick up the shoes she left after a shoot like 20 years ago and to show off her new neck tattoo. Whats up.

INCOMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-02-08T22:32:00.001-08:00

Proudly Presented

K Money

2010-01-25T22:39:00.001-08:00

Shot Ke$ha for the new issue of Rolling Stone. On news stands now. Thanks a ton to Jodi Peckman. Also a big thanks to Matt Goldman for letting us get glitter and feathers all over the back seat of his car. Just shot a new Metropark catalog, a fashion story for Foam, the upcoming Paper Magazine Beautiful People issue and working tomorrow with American Standard. So far a very hectic but very fun new year. A big high five and thanks to everyone who has helped and been a part.

Peel Away

2010-01-14T18:30:00.001-08:00

Roaming the Foam

2010-01-04T15:56:00.000-08:00

This is the video of the fashion shoot I did with Foam, Sami Jane and the men of Gato Heroi. Beautiful times on a gray gray rainy day in December. Thanks a ton to Joe Buck and all the Rizzos. On news stands shortly

Welcome Back From The Nap

2010-01-04T13:10:00.000-08:00

Happy New year everyone. Hope your well rested and ready because I think 2010 is going to be insane. Like good insane.

Whoosh

2009-12-08T19:46:00.000-08:00

My ESPN portfolio is on news stands now. I have the cover with Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant. Also inside are 22 pages of story on the next big things in sports featuring Mr Durant, Chris Johnson, Steven Strasburg, Drew Storen, John Wall, and Melanie Oudin.

Thanks again to all the awesome folks at ESPN and my crew who held it together during a lot of bouncing around. I am super proud to have the cover.

Just shot an 8 page fashion/art story for Foam Magazine which we are jamming on to complete for the next issue Much thanks to Zoe, Kristina and Alex

Also just shot Aloe Blacc who is an amazing artist on Stones Throw Records. Truly an inspiration to work with.

Check out Project White T Shirt . An amazing project curated by Ritchie Chan of Triple Major. I shot the catalog of the exhibition which open at Welcome Hunters on Dec 19th. New LA Record with Luis and The Wildfires on the cover, out now as well as zines at the LA Record store.

LFTR PLLR BOOK Online

2009-12-04T19:01:00.003-08:00

Go HERE!

Singing Up To People Like That

2009-12-02T21:34:00.000-08:00

2 years ago today, well two years ago last night I sat in my car at three in the morning crying like a baby because you made a song come true. When I was a kid, when rock and roll and soft rock and new wave and punk rock and all of it began to have its amazing power on me like nothing else I would hear songs and dream, wish, beg some kind of god that the feelings described in these mind melting opuses I crawled inside to would someday happen to me. That the lift that the arrangement and the words and the kick drum at just the right place and how they all swirled in ways totally indescribable. That someday the songs would come true. And after coming home late and finding your package and opening the CD and having no where to play it except my car and driving around as each song amazed me more than the next then wham in front of my house after I had driven by yours to see if the light was on and I came back and before I could pull in the drive way the song came on. I hadn't heard it in years and years and it hit and I pulled over immediately even though I was feet from my driveway cause it peeled away everything and I sat stunned sobbing and knowing that what ever happened, what ever happened when I called you the next day and we went to eat and we held hands by the library and decided to try again, no matter what happened you had made the song come true. Years and years and years of wondering why life never seemed to have the same power as it did when those songs came on and then there it was. 3am in front of my house crying while the parking guy told me i had to move my car as I realized that the song was describing exactly what was going on at that very moment, like you were talking to me, directly to me through my radio. Thank you my love. For this I owe you all
Yours Tru(e)ly
Dan

Reeling In The Years

2009-12-01T13:59:00.000-08:00

A couple years ago I did a story on Clifton's Cafeteria in Downtown Los Angeles. My friend Cali introduced me to the place in 2003. It a beautiful beautiful place and a true document of an Los Angeles rarely seen anymore, or that many people never even knew existed. Ive traveled a bit and I think it is in my top 5 favorite places in the world. There is a giant tree stump with a bit of revisionist history on it that I always loved. The only down fall now is that the chapel door is now locked open as I guess a few folks got busted doin it in there. God bless them.

NEW ZINES

2009-11-29T19:56:00.001-08:00

Three new zines. Well one new one from Cali DeWitt and two from me that Ive had for a while but never got around to mentioning

For Info go here and here

My Apologies

2009-11-27T13:41:00.000-08:00

To anyone who read my post regarding the Lifter Puller catalog release. When you purchase the book, the down load card that comes with it is good for the entire catalog but not the live tracks. The live tracks are only available via purchasing the enhanced album online. I am sorry for the misinformation. I mistakenly posted that the live tracks were available via the book/card combo. Sorry about that

Two New Ones

2009-11-24T08:46:00.001-08:00

LFTR PLLR

2009-11-19T18:44:00.001-08:00

Its official

On December 1st, The Orchard
is releasing the entire Lifter Puller catalog. Each album is enhanced with live tracks of selected songs.
We have also made a limited edition book. Its 96 pages and has interviews, lyrics and a ton of tour photos. The book will also include a download card good for the entire catalog minus the live stuff. The live tracks are only available through buying the enhanced album online. Its not up yet but internet book sales will be handled by Blue Collar Distro. The book will also be available at Treehouse Records in Minneapolis. We didnt make that many so if you are interested, keep an eye out at these two sites.

Craig Finn did a nice interview on Pitchfork. You can read it here