Humid Beings

Busy Bird - taking flight

It's been a while blogosphere - mainly because i have been so busy w/ my photography business. I have been working w/ a slew of new, exciting musicians, did a cover of Widespread Panic for RELIX in march, played Bonnaroo again w/ my band Rotary Downs (who's now writing new…

RT @OgdenMuseum: @rotarydowns at the Ogden 2nite for Ogden After Hours, 6 pm! First 10 people who say "Cracked Maps" at the front desk g ...

RT @rotarydowns: Rotary Downs @OgdenMuseum for Ogden After Hours - 6-8p Thursday...acoustic and electric

in las vegas...again. hangin w/ my old bud Ronnie. tomorrow @rotarydowns heads to Jackson then @bonnaroo to play this weekend.

Festival Time and New News

Well - 3 festivals down (French Quarter/jazz fest/hangout) 1 happening now (Bayou Country Superfest) and 1 to go (Bonnaroo) - and the summer starts. Hangout fest was great, thanks friends for one of the best birthdays ever.New News:- i am currently uploading new images to my new website...can't wait. It's…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad3XuiHQHW4&feature=related awesome, thanks Karina and Chloe and Shine A Light

@rotarydowns at Le Bon Temps w/ Happy Talk Band TONIGHT!

@rotarydowns takes the gentilly stage at @jazzfest 12:30! Then #siberia at ten pm w @bighistory

Festival is Here

Yes its that time of year again. Jazz Fest. A ritual i have been fully participating in since i arrived in New Orleans a little over 10 years ago. From 2001-2008 i provided full coverage of the festival for Jambase.com - sometimes running tandem with my great friend, writer, Aaron…

Lets Be Totally Clear Billboards around town

my good pal and trusty sidelady Mandy Thomas snapped these pics of some of the billboards i did around town - if you are in Lafayette, Shreveport, BR, Lake Charles, Alexandria...and see some...snap some and send em! thanks -

Finishing up edits on DDD, French quarter festival, GIVERS, QUINTRON, a nd about to jump in head 1st to jazzfest. I love this time of year

No photo gigs this wknd an very happy

Print Sale!

Ok folks - i'm shedding my inventory again - check here for prints im literally giving away. (will haggle)1 framed 10x10 Silver Gelatin Print, Saxaphonist David Murray, shot at Jazz Fest 2002. Black frame, 4ply white mat....stay tuned more to come.

RT @rotarydowns: http://www.bonnaroo.com/artists/rotary-downs.aspx Rotary Downs at Bonnaroo 2011!!!

Rotary Downs Premiere Music Video for "Promised Land" http://t.co/STewE3x via @BarryfestNOLA

New Rotary Downs Video for Promised Land by Nate Tape! http://vimeo.com/21493734

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102260449859930 - THE WHIGS free shows! Sunday - 430p @euclidrecords Monday @ AllwaysLounge!

http://bit.ly/eZnfoS

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http://zacksmithphoto.blogspot.com/ - my new show goes up at the @canarygallery on April 2nd. - 6p-9p

Rotary Downs Rock Band/Video Release! - March 23rd 8pm! - http://bit.ly/gQTpCp

Zack - new Street Photography Show

Today i am almost finished scanning and editing the first street photography show i have assembled in almost 10 years. Images of Cincinnati, New Orleans, Missoula, Brooklyn, and on. I'll have an opening at the CANARY on April 2nd. I hope you can come, it's my 1st and last solo…

@shabonkadonk im there.

@shabonkadonk y'all sounded pretty amazing, especially when you wanted me to 'fuck you'. really impressed w/the sound...

RT @foburg: Check out Todays Featured Foburg bands! http://ow.ly/4dafE Come see these and 40 other amazing bands tonight, starting at 7 ...

@foburg easily my favorite act has been NOLAs own #theotherplanets..but im fired up for TONIGHT at the Allways

#nola @dirtycoast and @humidbeings @foburg 3/12 @ AllWays Lounge /Video from Birds and Batteries (SF) "After the Flood" http://bit.ly/dGaA1d

Zack @ Louisiana State Museum

http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2011/01/katrina-related_photo_exhibit.htmlBefore, During, After will be showing at the LA State Museum at the Presbytere this Thursday. Can't wait.

My 2 trips to PA in one month

December was insane for me. December 8-12th, Rotary Downs did a short tour that started in Delaware and in 4 days we played Newark, Philly, Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn. I took my Hassie with me and did a short walk around our friend Justin Sten's house early one morning. He lives…

Rotary Downs tunes available for Rock Band 3!

Let's Be Totally Clear Campaign

I had the honor of doing portraits in 9 cities around the great state of Louisiana as part of the "Let's Be Totally Clear" campaign - read more about it in the Hammond paper!http://www.hammondstar.com/articles/2011/01/29/top_stories/8498.txt

New Dirty Coast Website Photography

Since the inception of Dirty Coast Press, i have been photographing T-shirts to help promote the website. Over the last 5 months i have been leading the creative campaign to redesign the way we shoot shirts, and i wanted to share some of them with you. Dirty Coasts new website…

Superfan Calendar

Hey! i shot alot of photos...plus the cover of thishttp://www.dirtycoast.com/store/detail_in_cat/46/858/The-2011-Black-Gold-Super-Fan-Calendar

Bromoils are Back!

And i am back! after a long month of east/east/west coasting it i am back in my new comfortable chair and getting to work on a few projects that will soon see the light. 2011 is going to be a full of new, exciting projects and working with some new…

Xmas in Philly, NYE in SF

This last month of 2010 i have been able to do some real fun travelling - first on a 4 day tour w/ Rotary Downs thru Delaware, Philly, Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn..stayed an extra day to hang with Karina Mackenzie of Shine A Light and do a very cool 1 on…

New Video for The Other Planets

I just finished a new video for the New Orleans band, The Other Planets - check this out!http://vimeo.com/17146940

6 Shooters - December 6!

http://photonola.org/2010/09/28/six-shooters-panel-discussion/Six Shooters Panel DiscussionContemporary Arts Center900 Camp St.Monday, Dec 6, 7-9pmFree and open to the publicThe Bally Who by Zack SmithThis moderated panel discussion will feature six photographers from various disciplines discussing their processes, influences, inspiration and work. The fifth in an ongoing series produced by the New Orleans Photo…

VOODOO FEST 2010 - DAY 1

HELLO ALL I'll be uploading some digitals later today, but day one was a good start. The setup of all the stages is very different, with Pres Hall/Bingo/wwoz being very close to one another...some sound bleed but i love the close proximity. My new set up is right by a…

Bayou Country Super Fun

Yeah, ive had this aversion to 'new' country music, like, forever - so the only way to conquer one's fear is to jump in the lions pit right? And i did that, covering the 1st Bayou Country Super Fest for Festival Productions (jazz fest). I found mostly cliche country trials…

Zack Smith, Offbeat Magazine Interview

http://www.offbeat.com/2010/10/01/zack-smith-making-faces/

Commented on humidhaney's post:
"Mass Murderer"

Kids in the Hall. grew up on this shit. Check out Rod Torfelson's Armada.

Commented on:
"Vitter Aide Resigns After ABC News Disclosures About Past"

Let the dirty be uncovered, and the bones exhumed.

Tremeter: Cultural Correctness

Right into "Didn't He Ramble?"At the burial of the kid who was in jail - right after the woman sung...the band went right into "Didn't He Ramble"...when they should have started with Closer Walk w/ thee...INTO Didnt He Ramble. what gives?

Take it to the Street: Photos & Video of Music on the Street

ALWAYS a way around it...Ok - so we all know that the reason why so many people live here or flock here is because of the street culture. I would be very tempted to move out of the country if a street culture that involved music ceased to exist here.…

Commented on kdavidcook's post:
"Gulf oil spill threatens tribes with cultural extinction"

I know about these folks...a very good friend of mine's family is down there. I am starting a project this weekend where i give out flip camera to 4 different "affected" people along the coast and bayous. i will be heading down there to give one camera to two sisters…

Commented on the video :
"The Horizon File: Mayor David Camardelle of Grand Isle"

Glad y'all keepin in touch - i am trying to do a follow up with Mayor Carmadelle soon..will keep you posted.

Commented on humidhaney's post:
"I have a feeling Zack Smith and I might have to go see this movie."

Where. When. Let's do this!

Commented on the event:
"Rotary Downs + Big Rock Candy Mountain + DJ supertronatron"

me too.

Tremeter: General Feedback

A Flurry of insider info, wise plot lines, and clever characters.Overall, amazing 1st episode. I started to watch it w/ a critical eye at first to pick out it's faults, cause we know almost EVERY show done or set in/about New Orleans has been pretty bad (Angel Heart still on…

Commented on NolaNinja's image:
"better than blakes optical illusion"

yup. much better. This one has audio.

Commented on CaptainFuture's post:
"John Georges Goes "Full Retard" in New Ad aka "SimpleGeorges""

John Georges has a pet unicorn that he wants to show - but you can't tell anyone!

Commented on:
"James Perry on The Huffington Post"

Friggin awesome.

Commented on drumtographer's image:
"Voodoo Fest 2009"

Yes, his name is Chris Lane, and he is also the emcee for Fluer de Tease

Commented on the event:
"PhotoNOLA"

Catch photographer Susan Burnstine's show at the CANARY Collective, December 5th 6p-9p

Commented on:
"New Orleans' own Trixie Minx makes Heeb's Top 100 Jews"

funniest hot jewish chick i know.

Commented on:
"MyNameIsJohnMichael Makes Spin Magazine Top 25"

Look at that. Represent boys.

Commented on NolaNinja's post:
"This Party Took a Turn for the Douche by Garfunkel and Oates"

i want that scorpion pendant

Commented on humidhaney's post:
"Doug MacCash: Psychedelic Swampland"

awesome show..got to see it to believe it Z

Commented on:
"Saints Defense Comes Up With 4 Turnovers, 2 TD's, to Beat Jets 24-10"

who dat

Commented on the video :
"Voodoo Fest 2008: Rotary Downs"

be sure to be there for Rotary Downs @ Voodoo 2009 - Bingo Tent 4pm AND DBA - Halloween Night!

Commented on drumtographer's post:
"50 miles aint so bad"

right. sundays