This is one of my best shots on Wikipedia.  The timing could not have been any more perfect – this kind of timing is all about luck.  He is almost perfectly aligned with the horizon – it’s even more dramatic if you  click below and blow it up some.

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Director Michael Lucas extended an invitation to me to photograph Fire Island for Wikimedia.  In the 8 years I have lived in New York, I had never been.  Rentals on the island are insane; one of Michael’s friends said they could only find a hotel for $1,400 for two nights.  So the invitation from Lucas for the Wikipedia sites to obtain some good, quality media of the island and the celebrities who go there was a generous one.

We also had a really, really, really good time.  The group that stayed in the house were some of the nicest, down-to-Earth, warm group of guys one could hope to meet.  Below are just a few of the shots and the articles where they are found.

Found on Fire Island Pines.

Paul Dawson and PJ DeBoy found on Shortbus and PJ DeBoy.

Found on Great South Bay and to be placed on Diving.

Found on Fire Island Pines.

Journalist Jason Bellini, David Grant, David Saranga, bloggers Andy Towle and Bradford Shellhammer, David Shankbone, Matthew Williamson executive Jean-Manuel Pourquet, director Michael Lucas, and actors Paul Dawson and PJ Deboy.

Found on Michael Lucas (director)

Director Michael Lucas extended an invitation to me to photograph Fire Island for Wikimedia.  In the 8 years I have lived in New York, I had never been.  Rentals on the island are insane; one of Michael’s friends said they could only find a hotel for $1,400 for two nights.  So the invitation from Lucas for the Wikipedia sites to obtain some good, quality media of the island and the celebrities who go there was a generous one.

We had a good time.  The group that stayed in the house were some of the nicest, down-to-Earth group of guys one could hope to meet.  Below are just a few of the shots and the articles where they are found.

Found on Fire Island Pines.

Paul Dawson and PJ DeBoy found on Shortbus and PJ DeBoy.

Found on Great South Bay and to be placed on Diving.

Found on Fire Island Pines.



This and related images are found on )from left) Journalist Jason Bellini, David Grant, Chris Billings, bloggers Andy Towle and Bradford Shellhammer, David Shankbone, Matthew Williamson executive Jean-Manuel Pourquet, director Michael Lucas, and actors Paul Dawson and PJ Deboy.

Found on Michael Lucas (director)

Michael Lucas has been a long-time Wikipedia booster.  Upon reading my blog post that the Israelis invited me back to photograph their country, Lucas offered his home in Fire Island over Labor Day weekend so that I can photograph the island for Wikimedia Commons.  It will be an excellent opportunity to generate free media of one of New York State’s most historic islands.  Lucas spends his summers there and is well-known amongst the residents.  Wikimedia projects thank you for your generosity, Michael Lucas.

Lucas spoke at Stanford and Yale in the last year, and was recently profiled in the high-brow culture and politics magazine The New Republic.  Watch this blog for posts about my Fire Island adventures with Michael Lucas and friends.