.. they say you will never learn artistry. but i say you already have it.. only if you are willing to earn it.. see it.. feel it and suffer the pain to live it!
Male
101 years old
Los Angeles & Asheville, North Carolina
United States
www.frankjbott.com..
Piano Music, Jazz, some hip hop, some rap.. rock.. U2.. joshua tree... stuff like that. Get me dancing and i am having fun. get me in a bar.. with a friend.. playing pool .. listening to music.. i am in heaven. Yorn is at the top of my list right now..
Movies
8 Mile. Deep Blue. Bishops Wife. nothing with violence.. dont like war movies.. give me a love story.. or something that rips me up inside.. Crash. Crash is an amazing movie. Any movie about surfing, sailing, my home Los Angeles makes me happy..
Television
Only Public TV.. everything else no way.. never watch TV.. bad oh no ..
Books
Letters to a poet. Zen in the art of Archary. Anything written by Gibran. Silent Ship Silent Sea. Books written by Mother Teresa. Sailing story books.. I have tons of these books..
Heroes
People who keep giving over and over again. People who never give up on others.. and people who serve.. Mother Teresa.. Gibran. Masters of Zen. .. ..
A rare bird who seeks after peace, simple things. A rare bird with a few great friends and tight bros. A man who loves to sail the open sea, climb the rocks and run long long long distances cause I have nothing else to do.
This line from an endurance runner (Anton Krupicka) tells you a ton about me.
"I am not contributing to our society's hegemonic environment and humanity-destroying Fasco-Industrial corporatac rage through mindless conspicuous consumerism.. this is not at all full filing to me or my soul"
drop me a line any time.. I am not married. I checked married to get rid of the garbage ads..
Who I'd like to meet: In 1969 i developed and printed my first roll of film. The next day we stepped on the moon. Today, thousands of published pictures later, tons of awards and God knows how many hours of hard work I still record the human element. Nothing, i mean nothing is more rewarding then recording the human .. the emotions of people.. what makes us love love love, hate hate hate.. and feel feel feel. There is nothing like us on the planet. I shoot for several world class major news publications including professional sports. In otherwords, a photojournalist with a camera.
You are an Amazing talent my friend! Just spent the afternoon going through your pictures-I am thoroughly impressed-You have a great eye with an attention to detail that screams Artistic Genius-thanks for the inspiration!
Yo' Frank TG here! Been awhile, how are things? Thought i might see ya at the last studio stroll but no where to be found. Anyways i just wanted to say that i'm starting a really awesome faux job week off of hillside and it's going to be a night sky with stars. If your still into taking my picture that job is a really good one.
i had a dream with you in it last night. Setting: urban city, futuristic, nighttime. I was walking on a sidewalk and ran into you. You were heading into a bar with a bunch of camera gear. You were going to interview/document a couple. You said "i always photograph people here [the bar] who met at bars." You were all enthusiastic and you got me excited but i was on some other mission or something, but running into you on the street is the only part i remember.
next time you see me, you won't even recognize me. I decided to stop hiding and I cut off all my hair. I suppose i was expecting catharsis, but it's just cold. good times, alexei
