this is the photography of malia james

hear ye, here me

2011-08-19T14:07:00.001-07:00

Hello!

I am condensing all my blogging action to one place from now on.

http://maliajamesjames.tumblr.com/

Be there or be square.

Love,
Malia.

Jeff the Brotherhood

2011-07-27T12:44:00.000-07:00

Crystal Antlers

2011-07-26T22:08:00.000-07:00

Converse

2011-03-31T23:48:00.000-07:00

The video I directed for Power of the Riff and Converse is up on their site.

HERE.

The Kooks in studio and at lunch.

2011-03-09T16:08:00.000-08:00

Jon Fratelli

2011-03-09T15:55:00.000-08:00

My David Lynch music video.

2010-12-21T23:41:00.000-08:00

So, I directed this video for a competition. If it wins, it becomes the official DAVID LYNCH music video (yeah, he makes music now and it sounds just like what you'd want/ expect). The top two highest voted videos are guaranteed to be a finalist then Mr. Lynch himself chooses the winner. Please take a ...moment to go have a look and vote.
Thanks.
Love, Malia.

DAVID LYNCH CONTEST. CLICK HERE. CLICK HERE.

Moving pictures with Carlos Nunez

2010-12-09T18:50:00.000-08:00

Carlos Nunez and I co-directed this bit I shot on his shoot with Britney Palmer for UFC.

Brittney Palmer UFC Magazine Dec./Jan. from carlos nunez on Vimeo.

Music is "Grim Reaper Blues" by Entrance Band.

That was then...

2010-12-09T17:47:00.000-08:00

Chateau Marmont, Room 64

2010-12-07T23:14:00.000-08:00

My Best Fiend, in color

2010-12-07T22:18:00.000-08:00

2010-12-06T05:14:00.000-08:00

"Aint it just like the night to play tricks when you're trying to be so quiet. "

-dylan

Theodore Boyer

2010-12-06T04:16:00.000-08:00

My Best Fiend

2010-11-15T13:46:00.000-08:00

More Paris

2010-06-29T19:39:00.000-07:00

Paris..

2010-06-26T01:32:00.000-07:00

This is just a teaser. More to follow...

2010-04-27T00:07:00.000-07:00

my pictures have been moving lately. this is a little filmthingy i made of my trip to SXSW with Darker My Love. 

2010-04-16T00:12:00.000-07:00

BRMC's "Beat the Devil's Tattoo" Video

2010-03-10T12:38:00.000-08:00

At long last, I can share my directorial debut with you:
 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Beat The Devil's Tattoo" 

A big thank you to everyone who helped out, most especially the people who sacrificed sleep, proper nutrition, and stuck with me until the bitter end: Chris Acosta (Editor), James Wall (DP), Graham Turner (Colorist), Matthew Leum (Godfather), The cast (Jesse Adams, Rebecca Pauline, Jesse Russell, Asher Price, Rhett Brandt, Gilberto Zambrano, Piper Ferguson). I could not have made it happen without the help of everyone involved. 

And especially, the band.. And most especially Robert Been for believing in my big little vision.

Now go out and get yourself a copy of the new album.

(overuse of "especially")

2010-03-03T11:38:00.000-08:00

2010-03-01T22:00:00.001-08:00

fun. 2008. kevin stuart.

words of wisdom by Jim Jarmusch

2010-02-28T17:46:00.001-08:00

"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to."

(thank you to patrice J for sending that my way...)

heather culp, i miss you so.

2010-02-27T22:44:00.001-08:00

2010-02-27T18:38:00.000-08:00

did i mention how much i like fun?

Into the Great Wide Open

2010-02-17T01:03:00.000-08:00

A long drive for someone with a lot to think about..

2010-01-28T18:03:00.000-08:00

*would someone with a chunk of cash please buy me a 4x5 camera?*

eye, a voyeur

2010-01-27T23:11:00.000-08:00

2010-01-18T23:58:00.000-08:00

2010-01-11T22:51:00.000-08:00

i. like. fun.

You SHOW me yours, I'll SHOW you mine

2010-01-11T17:47:00.000-08:00

Do come, wont you?

2010-01-10T16:13:00.000-08:00

Whispers of the road

2010-01-10T14:49:00.000-08:00

"What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? — it's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-by. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies."
- Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 8

Barefoot in the Park

2010-01-08T19:07:00.000-08:00

I went on a very long bike ride today, which reminded me of another time I did the same in a far off place with a friendly face.

NYE

2009-12-30T22:52:00.000-08:00

nye, 2003

From The Edge of the Deep Green Sea

2009-12-27T23:10:00.000-08:00

I have long feared the ocean, but after a not-so-pretty run-in with a rather large sting ray, I actively fear the black sea. However, it's rather nice to see from behind safety glass.....

Lonesome Town

2009-12-27T21:18:00.000-08:00

sometimes you have to get away to get it together.

2009-12-21T00:38:00.000-08:00

tweakbird. from the dirty laundry session.

2009-12-15T20:37:00.000-08:00

My Portfolio

2009-09-03T16:49:00.001-07:00

This is what it would feel like if you were to flip through my portfolio. Make sure to watch in in HD!

Love,
Malia

nuture nature

2009-09-02T13:00:00.001-07:00

You and Me Salton Sea

2009-08-15T00:08:00.000-07:00

Helena Christiansen + MJ + Drums of Death

2009-06-16T23:43:00.000-07:00

A recent article in French Vogue featured the interior of Helena Christiansen's home. One photo featured a collection of images Helena has hung on her wall, one of which is my photo with Drums of Death. Hooray!'

We all (heart) Marnie Stern

2009-06-16T19:06:00.000-07:00

I can, in part, blame my delinquincy in updating this here blog because of spending the better part of the last few months on tour playing with the lovely Marnie Stern. Between all our talks of va-geeens and tampons, criss-crossing the world, and playing shows, there's little time to update you with photo documentation, but I promise to try harder. Here are some outtakes from a shoot we did in a hotel room for Shut Magazine.

2009-02-21T01:11:00.000-08:00

the time i saw billy idol at a party with yoko ono was almost as cool as the time i had coffee next to dylan.

ha.

shows to see of pictures made of muses past and future

2009-02-20T02:35:00.000-08:00

Darker My Love, my muses, are going on tour and sadly I wont be going with them as I have some TM'ing and bass playing to do for the lovely Marnie Stern. Mark your calendars and come to a show, but for now, enjoy this image of Robert Wallace Barbato.

(life on the road)

2009-02-16T14:27:00.000-08:00

you can take the girl out of texas....

2009-02-16T00:26:00.000-08:00

(journal scan)

the spaces around us keep us warm

2009-02-01T00:26:00.001-08:00

(Not) On The Road

2009-01-25T20:56:00.000-08:00

I am home. Home feels good. These are from when I was not at home....

2009-01-11T23:28:00.000-08:00

while my new website and portfolio are under construction, journal scans will have to quench your thirst for taking in what i've injested on the road. if you get bored of pictures, look at this (click here)

wings tied to my heart

2009-01-11T20:18:00.000-08:00

sarah and damian are my muses. they tie wings to my heart even when i've put it in a box and buried it under ground.

if you want to see what true love looks like, watch these two from across a room.

i heart heather culp

2009-01-11T19:41:00.001-08:00

one of the most beautiful and talented artists i know. and, lucky for me, one of my best friends. we bonded over bleeding hearts and cookie dough.

Going to Grandpa's House

2009-01-11T19:13:00.000-08:00

Happy Sad Ending Found Lost in the Forrest

2008-12-22T21:35:00.000-08:00

"I let the dream go
And the promises broke
And the make-believe ran out... "

Mona Lisa must've had the highway blues...

2008-11-27T15:26:00.000-08:00

"This Life Aint For Everybody;" The Darker My Love, Dandy Warhols, Upsidedown Tour

2008-11-24T15:02:00.000-08:00

London + my best friends in our garden of delight.

2008-10-21T02:13:00.000-07:00

Inside the Odditorium: The Dandy Warhols' Playground

2008-10-18T02:08:00.000-07:00

Don, Aman

2008-10-18T00:29:00.000-07:00

Wild, White Horses

2008-10-17T00:59:00.000-07:00

"Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?

Through the glory of life
I will scatter on the floor
Disappointed and sore
And in my thoughts I have bled
For the riddles I've been fed
Another lie moves over"

Good things come to those who wait....

2008-10-17T00:09:00.000-07:00

Pictures from the Dandy Warhols / Darker My Love / Upsidedown tour are in my hot little hands and receiving the "MJ touch." I promise to have them for your eyes before I board a plane to London on Sunday.

Love,
Me

The adventure continues....

2008-10-07T19:12:00.000-07:00

I caved and bought a digital camera to capture the madness of this Fantasy Land i call a life. Stay tuned for a new day-in-the-life digital blog. For now, my adventure continues down the western coast with one new friend, a stack of CDs, and an arsenal of cameras. I will have Darker My Love + Dandy Warhols + Upsidedown, a.k.a. the "Summer of Love Tour," photos to show once I return to L.A.

My new "gig"

2008-09-23T20:06:00.000-07:00

When possible, I've been doing liquid projections for the Darker My Love show. One night off in a hotel, we decided to make a funny litle time lapse video. It looks like this:

F YEAH: a splash of color.....

2008-08-15T23:12:00.000-07:00

just a few..... so many more to get through...

F YEAH: The Black and White of it all...

2008-08-15T05:10:00.000-07:00

.....color photos to follow......

Sweat dripped from our bodies and soaked our shirts with the stinch of last night’s whiskey or late night alleyway rendezvous. With the windows down, the air howled through the bus, sending the sounds of laughter and flipping pages from front to back. At night, when cities slept, we scoured empty alleyways for sweet, golden grease. The barrels or bins are our gold, the free fuel that makes our magic bus go. For some, it was better not to explain our mission and quietly steal their supply. Others who knew of our mission bottled and packaged what they had and brought it to our doorstep, an offering to the cause.

A few mornings, when we’d driven all night, I watched the sun rise with sleeping bodies all around me and took in the stillness of what surrounded me. People were curled into balls or leaning on the person next to them, or hunched over a backpack, or stretched out on the runway, or with feet propped on windows or seats. It was the same everynight- sleep where you can and for as long as you can, take in what little rest to face the next day and the next adventure. When rest wouldn’t suffice, a warm Red Bull or cooling cup of bitter coffee would ease the way through morning until beers welcomed us at the next venue.

We are gypsies of modern times, happiest when the world passes our window. We send our curses and complaints to the wind when in motion and weep at the stillness of life at home. Sleeping on floors, gourmet subway sandwiches and gas station breakfasts, shitting dogs, smelly hippies, soured food in coolers with warm beer, yesterday’s water bottle, tomorrow’s new adventure.

Empty bottles and empty promises wittled at our wits, but even in the midst of the worst of times, it was something special. Something we’lll never forget. Friendships forged for life by people brought together in commiseration.

COMING SOON!

2008-08-09T16:19:00.000-07:00

I will have more images from the F Yeah Tour in the next few days. I've just dropped my bags in LA for the next month before heading out with Darker My Love on their tour with the Dandy Warhols. In the meantime, I am here and available for hire... non-band related stories would be great!
"What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? — it's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-by. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies." Jack Kerouac, On The Road

Paul Smith

2008-07-30T13:03:00.000-07:00

I THINK it's OK for me to post these from my shoot with Paul Smith for Swindle Magazine. He was one of the kindest, most enigmatic people I've ever photographed... or met. I heart Paul Smith.

F Yeah Tour Polaroids

2008-07-26T23:17:00.000-07:00

Screaming Tea Party

2008-07-24T13:13:00.000-07:00

Peter Hayes

2008-07-24T11:40:00.000-07:00

April showers brought May flowers..

2008-07-24T11:12:00.000-07:00

A. Human, part 2

2008-05-27T22:13:00.000-07:00

Polaroids Are Pictures Too

2008-05-25T17:35:00.000-07:00

Wic is a Wizard. Fact.

I know, I know, I know

2008-05-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

It's been a month since my last update, but I've just moved back from London and my life and head are all sealed in boxes and suitcases. I'm in Texas shooting at the moment, so will have more to show soon enough.

Karaoke

2008-04-14T18:58:00.000-07:00

2008-04-14T16:41:00.000-07:00

perfect disguise

2008-04-11T21:20:00.000-07:00

Drums of Death

2008-04-08T18:03:00.002-07:00

If these photos resurrected childhood fears of clowns, your phobia can be cured by this guy. However, letters of complaint must be sent to this guy.

The blizzard that came one April day and three hours later melted away.

2008-04-08T17:54:00.002-07:00

A.Human

2008-04-07T15:27:00.000-07:00

Gothenburg

2008-04-05T23:24:00.001-07:00

I'm convinced Gothenburg was built by a graphic/ fashion designer. Everything is designed to be pleasing and soft on the eyes. Also, I'm convinced there are restrictions on the color palette because everything matches.

Mansion on the Hill

2008-04-05T18:57:00.001-07:00

Camping

2008-04-04T10:11:00.001-07:00

Stonehenge

2008-04-03T22:10:00.000-07:00

It's hard to appreciate Stonehenge with hundreds of people there with you behind the rope and everyone posing in front of it for someone to take a picture on their mobile phone.

Artefacts for Space Travel

2008-04-03T20:16:00.003-07:00

John & Jehn

2008-04-03T16:55:00.001-07:00

sad drawings in the key of ouch

2008-03-27T17:54:00.000-07:00

Sad Drawings in the Key of Ouch

..but i love my ipod!

2008-03-13T06:08:00.000-07:00

American Carnival

2008-03-11T17:58:00.000-07:00

..from the Karis shoot

2008-03-09T18:02:00.000-07:00

(Miss you)

2008-03-04T14:56:00.002-08:00

Big Sur, California

2008-02-27T16:42:00.000-08:00

Just so you know, I'm going to retire in Big Sur. Do come visit when you have the chance.....

Interpol

2008-02-27T11:10:00.000-08:00

Division of Laura Lee

2008-02-26T17:17:00.001-08:00

Darker My Love + Warlocks Tour

2008-02-26T03:42:00.000-08:00

Idle Lovers

2008-02-09T07:42:00.001-08:00

bear with me, i'm still scanning images in from this shoot...

The Warlocks

2007-12-18T14:36:00.001-08:00

B.R.M.C.

2007-12-18T12:35:00.000-08:00

sort of, maybe, kind of

2007-12-07T18:08:00.000-08:00

I actually filled in some of the questions on my profile. I'd rather be sleeping right now. I've been in London a month and I'm still on LA time.

The Liars

2007-12-07T16:17:00.000-08:00