mi$$chief

I'm a photographer. My sense of humor is retarded. Jen Gray www.jenspirit.com

[pettycentral]

[smatter-deactivated20220909]

This might be my favorite post hahaha

[pdothamman-deactivated20170513]

I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD YO BECAUSE DON’T THEY KNOW IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE???

[grayjen-blog-blog]

Smdh gringos...

[aimmyarrowshigh]

[44/50] pictures of → Louise Brooks

This is my favorite photo of anyone, any era. It’s just an amazing photograph.

[pez-uzi-deactivated20160424]

Places where reality is a bit altered:

[solareveille]

playgrounds at night

rest stops on highways

deep in the mountains

[ghostfiish]

early in the morning wherever it’s just snowed

trails by the highway just out of earshot of traffic

schools during breaks

those little beaches right next to ferry docks

bowling alleys

[genesisdoes-moved]

unfamiliar mcdonalds on long roadtrips

your friends living room once everybody but you is asleep

laundromats at midnight

• any target • churches in texas • abandoned 7/11’s • your bedroom at 5 am • hospitals at midnight • warehouses that smell like dust • lighthouses with lights that don’t work anymore • empty parking lots • ponds and lakes in suburban neighborhoods • rooftops in the early morning • inside a dark cabinet

[ringingofraevolution]

galeries in art museums that are empty except for you 

the lighting section of home depot

stairwells

[doomgeneration1995]

•hospital waiting rooms •airports from midnight to 7am • bathrooms in small concert venues

[midtownsparker]

I just got the weirdest feeling I swear

[the-crepes-of-wrath]

OK LISTEN THERE ARE REASONS FOR THIS!!!

A lot of these places are called liminal spaces - which means they are throughways from one space to the next. Places like rest stops, stairwells, trains, parking lots, waiting rooms, airports feel weird when you’re in them because their existence is not about themselves, but the things before and after them. They have no definitive place outside of their relationship to the spaces you are coming from and going to. Reality feels altered here because we’re not really supposed to be in them for a long time for think about them as their own entities, and when we do they seem odd and out of place.

The other spaces feel weird because our brains are hard-wired for context - we like things to belong to a certain place and time and when we experience those things outside of the context our brains have developed for them, our brains are like NOPE SHIT THIS ISN’T RIGHT GET OUT ABORT ABORT. Schools not in session, empty museums, being awake when other people are asleep - all these things and spaces feel weird because our brain is like “I already have a context for this space and this is not it so it must be dangerous.” Our rational understanding can sometimes override that immediate “danger” impulse but we’re still left with a feeling of wariness and unease. 

Listen I am very passionate about liminal spaces they are fascinating stuff or perhaps I am merely a nerd. 

[sp1ne-sh0t]

I, for one, appreciate your passion for liminal spaces and thank you for explaining it to the rest of us.

[grayjen-blog-blog]

My life lately

[grayjen-blog-blog]

May your #holidays be #merry and bright. And if your grandma gets run over by a #reindeer come sit over here and we can #bahumbug #scrooge together #grinch wake me up when the canadians leave

[grayjen-blog-blog]

I can't believe #football season and the year is almost over #homestretch #whatwillshedonext #willworkforfood #latepost (at Sun Life Stadium)

[grayjen-blog-blog]

Thought of the day, because I should have at least one.

Thought of the day, because I should have at least one.

I’ll tell ya one thing. This empire sure ain’t gonna build itself. Long hours, late nights, paying dues, while earning respect. No thanks just staying focus. Now back to work.

View On WordPress

[grayjen-blog-blog]

Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams

Well hello again internet stranger,

Tonight I have the pleasure of attending a food and wine pairing hosted by Lobster Bar Sea Grille in Las Olas and the fabulous Veuve Clicquot. Oh joy! =D Not only do I get an excuse to throw my diet out the window for a night but I get to mingle! I haven’t had much human interaction lately, this should be an entertaining social experiment.  I imagine myself…

View On WordPress

[grayjen-blog-blog]

40 days of Juicing: Day 10

Hello internet stranger,

It’s been 10 days since I started half ass juicing, I’m about 5 pounds down but haven’t really worried about the scale. I think I’ll continue to skip sundays or only juice once like I did yesterday. I feel much better, my stomach isn’t as bloated, and I just feel good about myself in general. Positive changes have that effect on me.  Totally worth it. I’m in it for aprox…

View On WordPress

[grayjen-blog-blog]

Happy 4th of July America!

[grayjen-blog-blog]

#truestory #justsaying

[grayjen-blog-blog]

Its @treysongz #trigga #treysongz reppin @xsliquors at #lobsterbarseagrille just enjoying some yumz with good #company and since he has good taste in food and beverage I'm a new fan he's alright with me #popstars #ordinary day in the life #adventuresofjengray #Hospitality #photographer #xschachacha #lasolasblvd #fortlauderdale #downtown #awardwinning #rapper

[grayjen-blog-blog]

I was born in the wrong era because I enjoyed this #greatGatsby #event more than any club! #Thevenue was #beautiful with all the #chandeliers and the #nova #students were awesome thanks for having me guys! #eventphotography #photographer #roaringtwenties #vintage #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography

[grayjen-blog-blog]

Tonight I have the pleasure of joining #veuveclicquot at #lobsterbarseagrille in #lasolas #fortlauderdale for a #finedining #feast of the senses! This should be a delightful evening with some fellow #foodies and #champagne connoisseurs I hope I'm treated to a #sabrage true to the #houseofclicquot I wonder if we'll get to try anything from the cellar in the sea #caveprivee #yellowlabel #rose #demisec #reims #france I'm so excited! #lovemyjob #photographer #foodphotography #eventphotography #photo of the best #crabcakes I've ever eaten

[grayjen-blog-blog]

Tonight I have the pleasure of joining #veuveclicquot at #lobsterbarseagrille in #lasolas #fortlauderdale for a #finedining #feast of the senses! This should be a delightful evening with some fellow #foodies and #champagne connoisseurs I hope I'm treated to a #sabrage true to the #houseofclicquot I wonder if we'll get to try anything from the cellar in the sea #caveprivee #yellowlabel #rose #demisec #reims #france I'm so excited! #lovemyjob #photographer #foodphotography #eventphotography

[grayjen-blog-blog]

Working all the time has been great but i miss being an #artist a co-worker recently looked at my #portfolio and told me i had to start #painting and #sculpting again i think they are right this is a rolled slab #scraffito #diosdelosmuertos vase i made a few years back in ceramics classes at #browardcollege @browardcollege #2ddesign #skelaton #sketch

[grayjen-blog-blog]

Jennifer Gray Photography

I’ve been toiling, I sincerely hope you’re ready for me to unleash the beast I’ve been creating. My hardrives have been trolled for the best footage of my career. My reel is being composed and I’m working on business development. Two new sites are coming and you will be hearing from me on my blog for the first time in ages! I wish this fire had been lit under my tush a while ago but as I’m on the…

View On WordPress

[grayjen-blog-blog]

I'm a #strange girl and i do #weird things #neverforget #newyork girls trip a couple years ago the things i find on my phone sometimes #lol #sillygirl #adventuresofjengray