Photography with Joe

  Anjulie: Fame in the Shadows of the Feed Anjulie is famous, but not in the way you’re used to. Not algorithm-famous , not trending-on-TikTok famous. She's from the strange in-between: too visible to be underground, too independent to be fully pop. She writes the songs that blow up without her name attached, then posts a sketch of a barefoot girl holding a flower on Instagram instead of a thirst trap. She’s the kind of artist you’ve heard a hundred times but never Googled. That’s not an accident. She came up through MySpace—before “followers” had metrics and before going viral was a business model. Back then, she made her own flyers and burned her own CDs. A self-taught engineer, visual artist, and songwriter, she was gaming the attention economy before the term existed. Her breakout single Boom slipped onto The Vampire Diaries and Melrose Place , not because she had a team pushing her, but because her music pulsed with something real in a time of lip gloss and dance beats. Late...

  August 2025 ------------------------------------------''' Video link https://youtu.be/n0LJjpKs89Q Comix Artists Interview Michael Del Mundo raw Michael Del Mundo (sometimes stylized Mike Del Mundo) is a Filipino-Canadian comic book artist and cover illustrator. Known for his surreal, painterly style, he’s done major Batman, Thor, Avengers, and Spider-Man covers for Marvel and DC. In 2025, he appeared at Fan Expo Canada (Toronto) and participated in artist interviews and panels — some clips circulate under hashtags like #Marvel #Interview #Scholx #GreatGuyAAA #GreatGuyTV, He’s won multiple Eisner nominations, particularly for his work on Avengers, Weirdworld, and Elektra. He often collaborates with writer Jason Aaron and colorist Marco D’Alfonso (another Toronto-based artist). #michealDelmundo

  The Tragedy of the Almost-Famous: Completing Campbell’s Circle In every story of ascent, there is a pattern — what Joseph Campbell called the hero’s journey . It begins with the call to adventure, moves through trial and transformation, and ends with a return — the sharing of the “elixir,” the gift of what was learned. Most people understand this as a spiritual or moral process, but it applies just as powerfully to fame. The almost-famous, however, rarely finish the circle. They accept the call — they venture into performance, film, television, social media. They even achieve moments of recognition: a brief flash of applause, a viral clip, a minor award. But they stop there, suspended between the known and the unknown. They treat those fragments of fame as accidents rather than artifacts — isolated triumphs rather than the chapters of a continuing myth. True mythic fame is self-created narrative . The mythic figure knows that attention alone is transient; what endures is coher...

  June 4, 2025 – Edwards Gardens, Toronto https://joe-average123.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-4-2025-edwards-gardens-toronto.html TITLE: Youth in Tuxedos (Business Edition) Suits crisp, futures loaded. Western. U of T. Capitalism meets corsage. Neon ties, quiet thunder. The garden blooms — so do they. #PopProm #ModernIconography #StreetArtVibes #CapitalYouth #EdwardsGardens #GreatguyTV #Scholx #Scholz https://joe-average123.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-4-2025-edwards-gardens-toronto.html June 4, 2025 – Toronto TITLE: Two in Bloom First warm day. Last of the flowers. Garden nearly empty — two don’t mind. Western. U of T. Dates waiting. Even the breeze is proud. Toronto prom trivia: 🎉 It’s “grad” not “prom.” 🚗 Party bus over limo. 💸 Average cost: $600 👞 Tux or Timbs — style is plural here. #NeoPop #PromPoem #WarmBloom #StreetIcons #EdwardsGardens #GreatguyTV #Scholx #Scholz Under the warm June sun at Edwards Gardens, the Western-bound grad steps forward, a bouqu...

   A Toast Under Open Skies: A Pandemic Tapestry (July 2020) May 31, 2024  A Toast Under Open Skies: A Pandemic Tapestry (July 2020) The summer sun warms the faces of two women, laughter dancing on their lips as they clink glasses over a café table.  Their expressions, a mix of cautious optimism and lingering unease, encapsulate the essence of July 2020.  The world, still grappling with the initial shock of the pandemic, sought solace in the fleeting normalcy of an outdoor meal.  Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's leading infectious disease expert, warned, "We are still in the first wave of this pandemic," a sobering reminder that the fight was far from over.  Yet, amidst the uncertainty, a spirit of community thrived.  Restaurants, once bustling hubs of social interaction, transformed their sidewalks into open-air havens.  Strangers became neighbors, sharing nervous smiles and stolen moments of connection over steaming cups of coffee and plates of...

  Temporal Photography and Historical Cosplay: A Convergence of Time Time is the most elusive of subjects. We chase it, capture it, and try to understand it, though it always slips ahead. Temporal photography does what words cannot; it arrests the movement of time, freezing change in its tracks. When paired with historical cosplay, it becomes a dialogue—a conversation between the past and the present, told through fabric, light, and shadow. Imagine a knight in chainmail stepping into a city bustling with electric light. He is stoic, his armor glinting under LED streetlamps. The image speaks louder than its parts. It is history walking into the future, but it’s more than that. It’s a reflection of who we were and who we’ve become. Temporal photography thrives on moments like these. The process isn’t just technical; it’s imaginative. A photographer might use long exposure to blur modern movement around a static figure in Victorian attire. Or they might overlay two frames—one histo...

 "Re-contextualization, Appropriation, Remix, Reinterpretation, PROJECT Zeitgeist" by 江戸門戸 Scholz©2025 offers a compelling prism through which Trump’s constructed self-image and broader public persona are dissected. By creatively juxtaposing elements such as reimagined Time magazine covers, critiques of artificial intelligence's capacity for mimicry, and satirical takes on Men’s Health that mock his famed fast-food preferences, the project incisively underscores the dissonance between Trump's self-styled projection and societal perceptions. Through a blend of satire and visual metaphor, the work interrogates themes of authenticity, well-being, and intellectual rigor within the sphere of political authority. By reappropriating these familiar cultural artifacts, the artist not only deconstructs Trump's "stable genius" claim but also reframes it as a symbol of the interplay between self-perception, media manipulation, and the public's appetite for spe...

  Zenescope Entertainment Zenescope Entertainment is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, established in 2005 by Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco. The company is renowned for its dark and mature reimaginings of classic fairy tales, myths, and legends, blending elements of horror, fantasy, and action. History Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Zenescope Entertainment has built a reputation for its distinctive approach to storytelling and artwork. The publisher has created a shared universe known as the "Grimm Universe," which serves as the backdrop for many of its popular series. Notable Series Grimm Fairy Tales Zenescope’s flagship series reinterprets iconic fairy tales such as Snow White , Red Riding Hood , and Cinderella . These stories are darker and more adult-oriented, often exploring complex themes and moral ambiguities. Robyn Hood A modern reimagining of the Robin Hood legend, this series focuses on Robyn Locksley, a female vigilante who c...