I saw this guy all over Instagram named @godofthunderuk at placed near me and I just always managed to miss him. He was the best Thor cosplay I had ever seen. It was a must that we work together to create some amazing images. Late last year after we talked he invited me to take part in a Thor battle shoot as a photographer. Even though it was freezing it was an amazing experience with […]
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Photographing Winter in North Yorkshire, U.K.
The winter storm has been tabbed the “Beast From the East” and it left me with the perfect opportunity to shoot in the cold. When I say cold temperatures have been below zero degrees for over a week. Their was a lot sitting in the cold but it was worth it. Check out some of the photos from the past few days. Photos are from Harrogate, Knaresborough and Brimham Rocks.
Read MoreLove From Wakanda: A Black Panther Marriage Proposal
The hype for the Black Panther movie took the world by storm since its theatrical release. Many Black people have been waiting for this type of representation in film for a very long time. The beauty of the film has been praised by critics and audiences everywhere. I went to the premiere in London recently with a friend of mine @mandoescosplay who cosplayed Michael B. Jordan’s character Erik Killmonger. His cosplay was approved by Ryan […]
Read MoreBlack Panther: A Billion?
Can the Black Panther do $1 billion? Black Panther official three day opening weekend came in at $201.7 million. The film has the fifth-highest grossing opening weekend of all time. Black Panther has the record for most tickets pre-sold for superhero movie. It has the eighth-highest grossing opening day of all time. This movie was not expected to surpass $90 million in its opening weekend but has destroyed those projections. Black Panther has grossed over […]
Read MoreSpoiler Free Review of Marvel’s Black Panther
Chris aka Shots By Shinobi gives is review of Marvel’s Black Panther without any spoilers. He talks about his experience at the European Premier with the cast and another private viewing with Director Ryan Coogler.
Read MoreMarvel’s Black Panther is Unapologetically Black
I was invited to the Black Panther European Premier in London. Words barely can explain how exciting this was. If you saw the US Premier you saw the stars on the red carpet in extravagant African garments. This event had no red carpet and was more of an intimate and private screening with the Director Ryan Coogler and many of the cast to include Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Ulysses Klaue, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, […]
Read MoreShots by Shinobi Cosplay Spotlight: Graceless Cosplay
In May 2017 I was fortunate to meet Grace at London Comic Con. She was cosplaying Targaryen from Game of Thrones and it was awesome and I don’t even watch the show. The next day she cosplayed Selina Kyle aka Catwoman and really capture the character. I went on to see a photo of her cosplaying Nebula from Guardians of the Galaxy that same weekend but was unfortunate miss photographing that cosplay. Grace puts a lot […]
Read MoreTrump and Shithole Countries
Today I woke up to another despicable statement that continues to prove he is not mentally fit to serve as the President. What was it this time? How do people continue to support him? Some of those supporters are like he is taking it too far. Like he took it too far when he tried to get the Central Park Five the death penalty, by saying blacks are lazy, when he discriminated against people of […]
Read MoreShots by Shinobi Cosplay Spotlight: Ugo
Last May at MCM Comic Con in London I met a cosplayer that I am pleased to call a friend today. I was just finishing photographing a cosplayer when this dude dressed up as Frozone and walks up and says “Honey, Where is my super suit?” I was like dude you have to let me photograph you. It wasn’t just the cosplay but he also captured the essence of the character. Fast forward a few […]
Read MoreBlack Panther Breaks MCU Pre-sales Record
Black Panther sold more advance tickets on Fandango in its first 24 hours than any other MCU movie, besting previous record holder Captain America: Civil War. Long live the King! Watch the latest trailer here! Seeing this film has given me and many other African-Americans so much life. I think White people, in particular, take for granted how it feels to see someone of your skin tone being portrayed as a hero. And not only is […]
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