Willie Nelson. April 3, 2004. Grand Prairie, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Happy Birthday Willie!
Spirit of 76!

© Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

© Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

What a great gig! Check out Pete Souza's photographs of the president on Flickr. This must be the first time images from The White House are shared so publicly and quickly. The Official White House photostream = Cool.

today's mail. April 27, 2009 © Allison V. Smith

Holy handmade postcard! I struck the postcard pot of gold today, that's for sure. Above postcards from the cool kids at Arts Magnet and one from fellow photographer David Bram. Thank You!

Bucks, Pete & Scooter @ Daisy's birthday. April 2009. Dallas © Allison V. Smith

Makes me laugh everytime!

Record Store Day. April 2009. Good Records. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

I posted more photos from Record Store Day at Good Records  here and here. Support your local Record Store. Everyday is Record Store Day at Good Records!

Barack Obama. © Damon Winter

Congratulations to my olde pal Damon Winter for winning the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography, for his images of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. High Five Damon!

supermarket. December 2008. Marfa, Texas © Allison V. Smith

My show in Marfa is up for one more month. If you are out west, make sure to stop in the Thunderbird Hotel to check it out. Here is a fun clip from the opening in February.

Come celebrate 2nd annual Record Store Day tomorrow at Good Records. It's all day and it's free . Buy a local bands cd while you are there. Support the team!

issue two. © Noah Kalina

Mango Spirit. © Misaki Kawai

Speaking of zines, here are a few that look inspiring from a far. The first by bad-ass photographer Noah Kalina and the 2nd by new favorite artist Misaki Kawai.

siempre Abierto. El Paso, Texas © Allison V. Smith

I don't want to start rumors , but... I am working on zine 3. Months ago I said release date would be March 2009, now I am thinking late May 2009. Hang with me. Same facts as before.

cheetah. 2009. © Guy Reynolds

Good Morning! Check out Guy Reynolds awesome/growing collection of "Drew's little Friends". That Guy, always keeping it Fresh!

(above) Kim Gordon, Beck, Jenny Lewis © Autumn de Wilde

On a recent trip to NYC, I stumbled upon the Morrison Hotel Gallery. Their site has an incredible archive of rock and roll photography and a great place to visit for some inspiration. Autumn de Wilde has always been a favorite of mine. She's livin' the dream! Check out her new book on Elliot Smith.

Detour. March 2009. Texas © Allison V. Smith

Sunbrella . March 2009. Texas © Allison V. Smith

Moss Eisley. December 2002. Tyler , Texas © Allison V. Smith

It's impossible that it was 7 years ago that I photographed a very young band made up of 4 siblings and a neighbor from Tyler, Texas called "Moss Eisley" , now rockstars Eisley. During a massive spring cleaning, I found a disc of images from the 24 hours I spent with them in their Tyler home. It was fun reliving the night I spent with that very musical and magical family. Tree Tops was always one of my favorites!

Details from Pamela Nelson's studio. March 2009. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

A few tasty details from Pamela Nelson's studio. See below and here.

Pamela Nelson. March 2009. Dallas, Texas © Allison V. Smith

Dallas artist Pam Nelson will be opening her studio every Saturday for the month of April for her show Homecoming. I had the pleasure of photographing Pamela in her amazing studio last month. Read her site for more details.

Ideal. May 2002. Cameron, Texas. © Allison V. Smith