New York: Freedom Towers and the Wall

Hit up ground zero with the family to see the construction of the new freedom towers. Very impressive. Afterwards we ventured to Wall St. , got a dirty water hot dog, and went to the pier for some mallcore experience.

Everywhere to Corona

MR

New York: Improv Kings

Went to the city to watch Jamaal's improv competition: Inspirado. Good stuff. Also tried to look for Dr. Manhattan.

Longest tunnel ride ever

Anger

Gos Tim

New York: No Sleep til Brooklyn

Studied quite a bit of the 5 boroughs thanks to Wikipedia. Chicago's got their dogs. Philly's got their cheesesteaks. Cali's got their burritos. Kentucky's got their Chicken. Vermont's got their curry. New York's  got their Pizza...it tastes great. NY pizza feels like a great shower while punching someone in the face. Anyways...we ventured to the DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) area and got rained on while in Brooklyn.

City of Dying Dreams

Grimaldi's Line

New York: Reunion in Queens

Another day of exploring in Maspeth, Queens. Land of the Filipinos...where the Pan De Sal's real cold.

Sedayo Residence

Mike x Camille

New York: From Sea to Shining Sea

Went to New York for a getaway and various photoshoots to expand my network. Thanks to the Calacsans for accommodating me. Originally I was supposed to rent a room for the first couple of days...but the manager changed it last minute. Good thing the Sedayo family was very welcoming. Took flight with the Coronians + Derrel. The beginning of a strange journey.

Breaking the Fast

M.James

Likas 2011

Did a shoot with my favorite Corona clients. There was many costumes so it had to be split up into 2 days. Here are some samples from the shoot:

Always good to have a wardrobe/MUA on set

Striplights + tileboard

Jumping

Audrina Timez

Audrina's baptism was last saturday. I didn't go to the ceremony because I was working on pictures and recovering from my severe cough. It was a great reception at the Aquino White House. Good food and good company.

Cake Pops by Jansen

Jesse Timez

Rashida Jones

It's a catchy song. I've been playing it all day while editing. I can think of at least 12 girls I wanna dedicate this to.

Spocom

I was pretty sick and running a temperature when shooting the event. I still pulled through for a few hours. Didn't get to do any private shoots or media coverage like I normally do. I feel bad for not network as much at this event...it's cool though. Next time will be better. Hopefully the D800 comes out soon, because I hate looking at this money and not being able to spend it. Anyways...here's some pics from Spocom in Anaheim:

Kelvin's ride.

There and Back Again

Auntie Beth's 50th Birthday

Huge milestone for the auntie. Girl with the Dancing shoes in High school...

Foods

The Debonair. We ruined the surprise on him

Surprise!

Move

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

Veggers

My allergies are acting up. Maaaan. I didn't get much sleep in Vegas, plus I didn't sleep for 2 days after that due to One Piece marathons. It's all good. I came up and I wanna get C-stands now. It was fun meeting new people and being inebriated for the whole trip. I wish I got to do those shoots like the original plan...next time.

The Potz goes to War

Inbetweeners shirt

Trend Setters

Scenes from Mfest. I didn't stay for too long because it was super hot and I was hungry/thirsty. Fun stuff though. Met some interesting people and non-interesting people.

A Good Man Goes to War

Got hooked up with a camera bag. I had it for about 2 months. It's my favorite bag. Normally I just use my supreme bag and toss everything in there. But I need easier access to lenses.

More pics after the jump...