I.O.U.J.O.E.Y.L

Answering machine message- http://www.joeyl.com/jedsmessageiousa.wav
(The voice of Jed Taufer, VGallery.)

Thanks to everyone who has been e-mailing me after seeing a photo of mine appear in the new trailer for the movie “I.O.U.S.A”. There is breif flash after footage from the movie and a still image of a homeless man is shown.

I would not normally make a blog post about it because the matter is quite personal, however I want people to know that I have never licensed the use of my homeless series. (For obvious reasons.) I want everyone to know this because I do not want to appear as an exploiter. The images are only for study on my website and other portfolios. The series is a personal look on homelessness in Toronto as a subculture. This is a person who agreed with photographs only for personal work… Not a model to represent poverty in America commercially.

As you can imagine, the trailer company is in some serious trouble.

Yes, it is my image and yes I was in control of the light, processing, ect but I do not feel right about it. Therefore I am most likely going to put compensation toward something good…

Aside from being quite steamed about the photo, the actual movie looks awesome… I admit I am not a political genius but I am very interested in these kinds of films because of the questions they raise.

Let’s phase-shift now that my serious note is over. In other news…

I’M EGO-TRIPPING BALLS

Check out my article in the newest edition of Rangefinder Magazine.
And I also did a voice interview for the Rangefinder Radio.

Me me me me me me me me! In order to undue the damages done to my ego and the inflation-of, I have condemned myself to read Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth” ten more times (I’ve read it once and listened to the audiobook) to absorb my ego and cure the universal pain-body which resides within me.

  • Amanda C
    July 30-2008, 08:51 pm
    can´t believe you read eckhart tolle. and you are so funny.
  • Jason The Saj
    July 30-2008, 09:46 pm
    Yes, I have the issue of Rangefinder right on my desk at work. :-) So when can I get my copy autographed? Actually, I do have a question on autographs to be honest. Is there any way I could get an autographed copy of the Twilight movie poster from you?
  • Tammy
    July 31-2008, 06:28 am
    Wow ! Well that is truly unacceptable and I hope you get that straightened around. Keep us posted as to what the outcome of this will be!
  • Richard Juneau
    July 31-2008, 07:04 pm
    Amazing how people pick and choose images for their own use, without permission and for commercial use, too! Tolle´s, my Summer book. Even got on Oprah´s webcast, loaded all Tolle´s interviews on iTune. Watched most. Got me  looking back at my extensive library on the subject: Bernadette Roberts books (interesting journey to "unity", U.G. Krishnamurti (not the other more popular Krishnamurti), Ramana Maharshi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Sw?mi Parjn?npad, even Rudolf Steiner. All fits nicely together.
  • colette
    August 01-2008, 07:38 pm
    ddduuh!  i just went you an email telling you about the photo!  sorry! :)
  • Jessica King
    August 05-2008, 10:34 pm
    Hey there, Umm, was wondering if you put my pic up yet, and that is a good book, by the way!
  • Damon Collins
    September 06-2008, 12:58 am
    That was very dumb of them to do. The picture stuck out like a sore thumb. It also really made no point what so ever.
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