In the meantime, check out the slideshow below and bookmark my blog. B&W versions of the photos will get their own post. Thanks!

To stem the tide… here is a small post with a few photos from each event I captured in the 3 weeks or so:

Me and My Pals in NY: In June I vacationed in NY, NJ and PA with friends from London

The Crew: Gaurav, Gareth, Ryan and James

In this photo, James got frisky. Gareth and Ryan didn’t know when to cross.

Here I am busting shots, ready or not.

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Gay Pride Parade 2009: Long overdue for a post, but I photographed the Pride Parade in New York

The colors really do scream, “happy.”

Makes me wonder what the clothing would be like if the parade was held in the winter

Fun for the whole family

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The Dollhouse: The NY/NJ Dollhouse is a safe space for professional lesbians & bisexual women to meet, network and enjoy their “lifestyle.”

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Harlem, NY – Apollo Tribute for MJ

I visited the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY two days after Michael Jackson died.

Thousands of names were scrawled on a wall in memory of the deceased pop star

This child danced for hundreds of Michael Jackson fans, dressed in sequenced glove and hat.

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As always, you can view my steady stream of photos as I share them on the social photography website, Flickr: http://www.Flickr.com/VisualSense

Copyright (c) Vincent J. Brown Print Available

Woman with Celtic tattoo and arm behind her stand with a man outside of the Perelman Theater to watch:

May 10, 2009 @ 2:30pm

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
“Beethoven’s Emperor”
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor & piano

Kimmel Center Plaza / Perelman Theater
Philadelphia, PA

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My photograph “Michelle and the Mayor” from the South-West Philly Barack Obama rally was featured on page 5 of the Oct. 2nd Philadelphia City Paper. CITY PAPER editor Brian Howard got in touch with me through FLICKR to make sure it was ok to use and how I would like to be credited. Really awesome of him and I’m thrilled, as you can probably tell!

MAD MCCAIN: Where the truth lies
Photoshopped in a couple of minutes.

I had this idea, today, as I watched CNN re-air John McCain’s latest, sleezy ad. It reminded me of something the 1960′s advertising executives in AMC’s award winning drama, Mad Men would do. Also, their tag line for the show, "Where the truth lies," fits so perfectly to my understanding of how John McCain has run this campain. Or, better yet, how his party and its surrogates have been running it for him.

So, I was sitting in my room, sick with a head cold, watching the presidential debates on CNN while twittering feverishly, just amazed at how "presidential" Barack Obama looked and sounded, standing next to a 26 year Senator and "war hero." McCain, on the other hand, fell short of any expectation I had of him performing well on that night, September 26, 2008. I guess that’s what happens when you make an empty gesture of suspending your campaign to wreck negotiations in Congress.

I listened to the talking heads on CNN, MSNBC and yes, even FOX News, much to my chagrin. They all do a GREAT job of spinning you right around. Whatever thoughts you had post-debate, were essentially considered null and void by these blabbering fools, talking in circles amongst themselves about issues WE THE CITIZENS should be deciding for ourselves, impartially if it can be helped.

That said, I was all but fed up with cable news coverage so I went to sleep, only to wake up in the middle of the night to a John McCain ad that essentially cherry picked "John is right" clips that Barack Obama uttered only a few times. Of course, the McCain M(AD) MEN, as well as cable news stations did not accurately portray Sen. Obama’s full sentiments. They even were as clumsy to allow stay in the video Senator Obama saying "but…" at the end of a sentence outlining mutual respect and support for John McCain’s understanding of a particular issue.

None of that matters when you’re behind in key polls and your Vice Presidential candidate can’t speak for 4 minutes without making Katie Couric look like Madeleine Albright.

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This is considered a political parody. Not endorsed by any politician or party. It represents my views and creative spirit at the time. All rights reserved their respective owners. In particular, AMC for the promo ad for Mad Men and Electricity & Lust, where I swiped the image from (thanks, Google).

The Mütter Museum is a medical museum located in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It contains a collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment. The museum is located at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. -Wikipedia

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