Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for stopping by...

...and welcome to the Grandiose Favorites of 2005!

It is with great joy that I present to you this collection of photographs. Having spent this past year taking thousands of pictures, it was no easy task to comb through the archives and name "favorites." And, by what criteria do I judge these pictures, you ask? What qualifies each one for this esteemed title?

Well... I can't give away my secrets. Just leave that logical stuff to me, and you sit back and enjoy the snaps. Some of them will more than likely be familiar if you've been reading the site since May 2005. Every single photo (all 178 of them!) has some story behind it, some memory from this rather interesting (not to mention LONG) year. I can look at them and recall such rich detail, such intense emotion. I'm not a master of words, so rather than listen to me blather endlessly, I'll let the images speak their stories for themselves.

I'm typing this over a cup of ginger tea with honey, an Aston Villa/Tottenham Hotspur match lingering in the background on the telly. However you're enjoying the photos, I hope they find you comfortable, healthy, and happy.

And of course... let's not forget... grandiose.


~JMP


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Click a category to view:


JMP's TOP 15


BANDS

PEOPLE (page 1)

PEOPLE (page 2)

ABSTRACTS

STILL LIFE (page 1)

STILL LIFE (page 2)

MOVING LIFE

THE 2 MAN MARCH

SHORES

CAMPING

SHARKS

FIREWORKS

ETC...


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Thanks again for checking out the Favorites! I hope you enjoyed them as much as I've enjoyed compiling and sharing them. If you're curious about any of the stories behind them, please email me at NTG_MAIL@yahoo.com.


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Bands

011. SubArachnoid Space @ No Exit



037. Abby Rock



038. "Ciento Quince!"



044. Erron Olive @ the Khyber #1



045. Erron Olive @ the Khyber #2



046. Erron Olive @ the Khyber #3



047. Erron Olive @ the Khyber #4



050. Arbor Day @ Luna Lounge #1



051. Arbor Day @ Luna Lounge #2



052. Arbor Day @ Luna Lounge #3



086. Woven Hand @ Maxwell's #1



087. Woven Hand @ Maxwell's #2



088. Woven Hand @ Maxwell's #3



089. Woven Hand @ Maxwell's #4


*JMP Top 15
090. Woven Hand @ Maxwell's #5



091. Woven Hand @ Knitting Factory #1



092. Woven Hand @ Knitting Factory #2



164. Acid Mother's Temple @ Southpaw #1



165. Acid Mother's Temple @ Southpaw #2


*JMP Top 15
166. Acid Mother's Temple @ Southpaw #3



167. Acid Mother's Temple @ Southpaw #4

People (page 1)

007. The Booth



008. Bumbershoot



012. The Stamp



013. Self Portrait in a Manhattan Taxi



015. Bethany



016. Morning Haze



029. Colin's Christening



030. Bam Bam



032. Zack on the 6



033. Todd on the 6



039. RJ115 at Work



040. Abbey Road?



041. The Showdown



042. 7 AM



049. Shady



054. The Library



059. Jessica



061. Lindsay and Ryan



071. Paul's Boutique



072. Air Drumming and the Embarrassed Wife

People (page 2)

093. Ben and Tom, Being Ben and Tom


*JMP Top 15
100. "Hey, gimme that!"



101. Kristen, Colin, and Grandpop



103. Fangoriously



137. Fuck Fashion



139. Colin's First



141. Playground Zen



142. The Professor and The Dr.



146. Roundhouse



155. You Can't Stop Ron Jusso...



156. The Professor



157. Haze and Dr. Action



158. Deception



174. Raking



175. Marathon Cup-Grab


*JMP Top 15
176. The Twelve Deadliest People on the Face of the Earth


*JMP Top 15
178. The Budget Five