Perkins’ Picks

DANA BAINES at Thrasher offices in New York. photography: James C. Perkins Jr. & Brian Bradley

Everybody is buying CAMERAS. I mean everybody. And they are taking pictures. It has never been cooler to walk around with this hot accessory and be seen using it. I remember when taking pictures with your friends was so uncool. Now if you aren’t taking pictures, then you aren’t doing anything cool enough to take a picture of. Should i look at stocks with exposure to the photography boom? Hell yes! Canon Inc., ticker CAJ in the last 3 months $33.21 to $39.53, up 19%. I have held this stock forever and it has never moved this much. To bring this trend to a head i ran across or i should say past the most popular photogrpher after TERRY RICHARDSON, SCOTT SCHULMAN, “The Sartorialist” on my morning jog from SoHo to Tribeca. Fashion house houses are even taking hints from teen photo blogs in Texas according to the Wall Street Journal.

My weapon of choice, a 1972 Olympus OM-1 SLR.

I am never too good to participate in a good trend. I do like to think that i am slightly ahead and immediately check for a ticker symbol.

I am also happy to introduce our first series of art photography, MONEY SHOTS, featuring sexy young people and the juxtaposition of youth & $.

photography: Brian Bradley