Jonathan McPhail Photography

Deviant of the Day #27 – Johnny Gallo

Jonathan — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:48 +0000

Johnny Gallo from Montauk!! This guy is über eccentric. It is the annual Montauk Music Festival this weekend and you can catch him belting out some tunes for Lawrence Cooley tonight at The Sloppy Tuna. Johnny has experienced a lot. In the late 80′s he was found floating on a cooler off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland after surviving the immediate 12 second sinking of a fishing boat that he was aboard. Sounds pretty traumatizing but I’m pretty sure he doesn’t remember much of it.

Shoot Location: Montauk NY 11954

Hometown: Montauk, New York

Deviant of the Day #26 – Nadia Tulim

Jonathan — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:05:45 +0000

Nadia was on her lunch break looking all Nancy Spungen when I ran into her on Elizabeth St. in Manhattan. She was conversing with friends outside of Patricia Field, where she works. Nadia is also a fashion stylist. You can check out her work on her blog, Smoking Zippers.

Shoot Location: New York, NY 10012

Hometown: Washington D.C.
Website: Smoking Zippers

Deviant of the Day #25 – Alex Wilcox

Jonathan — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:48 +0000

Alex is a fashion designer from Manchester. He and his wife Betty own a clothing label and store, Lord Willys LLC, at 225 Mott St. between Prince and Spring. He describes their brand as “classic English tailoring with a playful twist.”

Shoot Location: New York, NY 10012

Hometown: Manchester, England
Instagram: lordwillys.com

Deviant of the Day #24 – Scott “Pondscum” Elmer

Jonathan — Sat, 04 May 2013 15:15:25 +0000

Yes, he goes by Pondscum…beautiful! And a great man he is. Having attended The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Art from 1989-1991, Pondscum began his career as an in house Inker for Marvel Comics in 1993 and stayed on staff through 2012 when he switched over to the freelance side. Check out a few samples of his cover art here.

Shoot Location: New York, NY 10009

Hometown: New York, New York
Facebook: pondscum

Deviant of the Day #23 – Erica Mancini

Jonathan — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:29 +0000

Erica is a musician (accordionist and drummer) finishing up her degree at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study within NYU concentrating in “Music, Identity, and Subculture” and is particularly interested in the sociology of deviance. She is also a staff member of Criminal Class Press, a mystery/thriller/crime-fiction publication. You can catch Erica playing drums for a couple of bag pipe bands…at Zum Schneider for Polka Brunch on Sunday’s, and with Huff This! She’s also an accordionist for Let’s Get Sushi and Not Pay.

Shoot Location: New York, NY 10009

Hometown: Willowbrook, Illinois
Facebook: emancini

Deviant of the Day #22 – Eli Haber

Jonathan — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:09:30 +0000

And we’re finally back with a shorter post as I’m in a rush. Eli plays in a couple of bands, Obamanation and the Stupid Naturals. The bands are extremely…..quirky, for a lack of a better word. Anyway, Eli delivers Korean BBQ for Seoul Food on 47th St. in Manhattan.

Shoot Location: Brooklyn, NY 11211

Hometown: Bronx, New York
Facebook: eli.haber
Website: Obamanation

Deviant of the Day #21 – Owen McCarthy

Jonathan — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:39:32 +0000

Owen is an extremely talented vocalist, guitar player, and sound engineer. He plays for a rock group known as The Everyothers and has a solo project, Owen McCarthy, which he describes as being “less rock n’ roll and more poetic.” As a 15 year resident to Williamsburg, Owen shared a glimpse of his 11211 experience with me tonight as he rolled up the cables and closed down the back bar at The Trash Bar (where he controls the sound boards 4 nights a week). While making it clear that he does not judge the newcomers/non-artist types of this community, he did seem to reminisce on the times when only artists and musicians roamed the streets and the rent was definitely not “TOO DAMN HIGH!”

Shoot Location: Brooklyn, NY 11211

Hometown: North Jersey
Facebook: ozoneblaise
Website: The Everyothers

Deviant of the Day #20 – Omar Rivera

Jonathan — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:59 +0000

Some of you living in NYC have probably seen that big ass BB SOCIAL CLUB van with the huge green skull & top hat. Yes, Omar Rivera is our deviant of the day. Omar makes a living teaching kids how to skate, snowboard and even play music. You can check out info on BBSC’s 2013 Summer Skate Camp here. Omar also plays guitar and drums. He and I have been playing music together off and on for about 6 years now. It smells like a new project is in the works. SZ baby!!! \m/ \m/

Shoot Location: Brooklyn, NY 11211

Hometown: Elmira, New York
Facebook: bbsocialclubskateboardinglessons
Website: www.bbsocialclub.com

Deviant of the Day #19 – Stephan Cherkashin

Jonathan — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:24:25 +0000

Stephan is a guitar player/bartender/graphic design student from Belarus. I first met him back in 2010 when He was playing for Telltale, a post punk experimental group based in Brooklyn. Check out his new experimental project, [aftersun] on band camp. You can also find Stephan bartending at Satellite Lounge on Havemeyer St. Go in a play some pinball. They’ve go 6 machines!

Shoot Location: Brooklyn, NY 11211

Hometown: Minsk, Belarus
Facebook: stcherkashin
[aftersun]: Bandcamp

Deviant of the Day #18 – Jesse Adelson

Jonathan — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:17:30 +0000

Jesse thrashes both on the streets and in the rehearsal space. He is a skater and a musician, playing bass and screaming vocals for Prostitution, a semi-technical blackened thrash band with a lot of melody. You can check out their band and pick up their new 7″ at their 4/27 show at The Gutter, a vintage bowling alley/bar in Brooklyn. Jesse also teaches music at a NYC public high school.

Shoot Location: Brooklyn, NY 11211 (BQE)

Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Facebook: jesse.adelson
Prostitution: Facebook & Bandcamp