Karaoke jam with Yoji
The fellas and I took a trip to Japan a while back. We stayed in Tokyo in Kabukicho of all places.
We had a little break from shooting, about an hour to waste, so headed to the Karaoke box for a jam session. Yoji rocked it of course! What a great time…
Photo Competition
The Ami-James.com team is happy to announce our first photo competition, which kicks off today.
We’ve put together a nice prize package for the winners so why not take your chances and test your photography skills!
New to this site?
Get started by following @therealamijames on twitter or join the Ami James facebook fanpage to stay socially connected.
What kind of photos are you looking for?
We have 3 categories: People, Street and Nature
How do I enter?
It’s simple. All posts to the Ami James flickr group tagged “amijamescomp” between today, May 19th and June 26th will automatically be accepted into the competition.
No flickr account? Sign up right here.
We need to see high-resolution photographs so make sure you camera is on a high-res setting.
If you have friends who might be interested then pass this link on!
Rules:
* You must have a Flickr account and join the Ami James flickr group to participate
* Submissions are *open now* and you’ve got until June 26th
* If you post pictures of people, make sure you get their permission
* All submissions must comply with the Flickr Community Guidelines
* Feel free to post as many photos as you want
* Have fun!
Announcement:
Winners will be announced on June 30th and will be featured on the ami-james.com blog
20 of our judges’ favorites will also be featured on the blog
The Prizes:
1 Gold Prize – all (5) signed and numbered prints by Ami James, (1) white koi t-shirt or white koi beater tank, (1) “Memoirs of a Poor Balladeer: Vol. 1 & 2″ by Diablo Dimes (including shipping)
3 Silver Prizes – (1) signed and numbered print of your choice by Ami James and (1) “Rainin’ Wine On Sunday” CD by Diablo Dimes which was featured on the Miami Ink show (including shipping)
5 Bronze Prizes -(1) signed and numbered print of your choice by Ami James (including shipping)
(if you would like to support this contest then email amijamesblog@gmail.com)
Meet the judges:
(clockwise from top left)
Yoji Harada – Yoji began as the shop’s apprentice on the reality TV Show “Miami Ink.”
Guy Sahar - Guy is shop manager and floor guy of the Miami Ink tattoo studio on South Beach
Billy DeCola – Billy is a professional photographer and orange belt in karate
Ami James – Yours truly – tattoo artist, reality TV show superhero
Floral prints now available
The Floral Prints are now available in the online store right here. We ship prints worldwide in a tube so they arrive in good condition wherever you might be. Thanks again for your support!
UPDATE: the prints are available in my eBay store
Actor Kevin Costner Helps Fight Oil Spill
Costner In New Orleans To Promote Oil-Extracting Machine
NEW ORLEANS –
Actor Kevin Costner was in New Orleans on Thursday with a machine that extracts oil from water.
He said he’s ready to go to work to help clean up the spill.
The world-famous actor and environmental activist said he’s not here to talk the talk. He’s here to walk the walk.
surfing
Checking the Miami Beach surf reports for today… it doesn’t look there will be much action. What’s new?
“Knee to thigh high E short period wind swell with occasional waist high sets.”
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