Cobra Costume Round-up
Yep. Halloween happened. I wasn’t there, but I’m including a photo of my costume because I pretty much went as Jables naked. Photos by Celia, Danny & Spike McCue. Ian as Spiderman Danny as a flasher Alicia as the most adorable person who ever lived... Read More »
Happy Snowaween!
From all of us Goddamn Cobras. Photos of Greg as one of Dexter’s victims, shot by Jackie.... Read More »
“Small Talk”
The Jackal and I were making dinner with Danny last night, who asked if we’d ever seen Helvetica. We answered “oh yeah totally, great little doc film” just like any self-respecting 20-something artists should. Then Danny mentioned he shot portraits of the director earlier that... Read More »
American Idolatry
Slap on your favorite fake tanning cream and come see Danny’s fantastic photographs at Recession Art’s upcoming American Idolatry show, taking place at The Invisible Dog in Brooklyn Heights. The opening party is Saturday, October 29th from 6pm to midnight, but the work will be up through... Read More »
Renaissance Skillshare, IMMORTALIZED.
Sure, it rained a little. And sure, we bought more Ball jars than we will ever need. But tell me a weekend in Pennsylvania won’t cure the city right outta ya, and you got anotha thing comin’. We froze our balls off in night pool swims,... Read More »
Art of the Archive
Our very own Ms. Jackie Snow has been skimming through her photo archives from her time as a freelancer at Patrick McMullan over the past 3 years. If you ever get the chance to talk to her about them in person, the stories behind the... Read More »
Occupy Wall Street Podcast
I’ve been taking photos and tweeting up a storm about the #OccupyWallStreet protest down in... View Project »
Life In the Shadow of Auschwitz by Danny Ghitis
Hi Everyone, I’m happy to say that my project on the town of Oswiecim has been published in several places. Just wanted to share some links with you so you can see how your contributions helped make this project a reality. Thanks to you I... Read More »
Cobra capers, solo-style
Jackie’s been experimenting with using a ring light for outdoor photography. She explains: Developed (and still used) for dental photography, [a ring light] is light that surrounds the lens and typically used for macro photography (hence, the toothy origins). Ring lights produce a distinct light... Read More »
Sneak Peak: “The Gorges” // Celia Talbot Tobin
The very talented Celia Talbot Tobin will be showing some images from “The Gorges,” a photo-series in progress, during Goddamn Cobras Collective’s open-house as part of Greenpoint Open Studios this weekend. ‘The Gorges seeks to examine what is inherently present in humans and nature, an energetic... Read More »
Goddamn Cobras Collective // Greenpoint Open Studios Activities & Exhibitions
This weekend, Goddamn Cobras Collective will be slithering into our “fall season” with a multi-level, multi-medium exhibit at our space as part of Greenpoint Open Studios. GOS is this upcoming weekend’s celebration/promotion of Greenpoint visual and performing artists (check out the GOS website for the incredibly... Read More »
Cobra Compound/GOS Sneak Peak: Land of Oś
Photojournalist Danny Ghitis will be showing the first prints from his Land of Os series, taken in Oświęcim, Poland in early 2010. Oświęcim is the town that housed Auschwitz concentration camp between 1940-1945. Writes Ghitis: “Now in its fourt political chapter since the 1930s, Oświęcim... Read More »
Stills from ‘A Goddamn Western’ Shoot: Day One
Cobra friend and proud California native Conor Friedersdorf took stills for us during our first day of shooting A Goddamn Western, at American Gas & Mini-Mart in Meiners Oaks, CA. See the whole set on Flickr: Stills from A Goddamn Western Shoot: Day One >>... Read More »
Cobrafornia Location Scouting, Part II
Molly, Sarah, Ian & Greg are in Ojai. EPH, Katie and Hugh are on planes. Jables and I are trying to figure out how to pack for beaches, campgrounds, mountains and more (for 3 weeks!) without having to check luggage ...... Read More »
Meet the Petticoats
The Petticoats—Lilly, Montana & Wildflower, a trio of honkytonk siren sisters making their screen debut in the Cobras’ soon-to-be-shot western—allowed Celia to photograph them in the wilds of a Greenpoint, Brooklyn backyard last weekend. Here’s a peek: Rumor has it that was the last song... Read More »
Responsibilities Assisting… Um… Uhhh….
YOWZA. In a pathetic attempt to check out Jetpack’s latest post on responsibilities assisting a photo shoot, we instead found ourselves drooling all over our keyboards and immediately enlarging the featured photo of her so we could save it as our desktop wallpaper. Lucky for... Read More »
Life in the Shadow of Auschwitz
Our treasured photojournalist duo, Danny Ghitis & Celia Talbot Tobin, is spending the next few months documenting post-Holocaust Polish-Jewish relations. Inspired by a New York Times article “describing controversy over a disco that had been built within a mile of the Auschwitz”, Danny and Celia... Read More »
Cobrafornia Location Scouting
We want to shoot a massive Western in the mountains and deserts of California. A few of us went out to wear a lot of plaid and scout for locations. We came back with a love for Ojai and Maricopa.... Read More »