Writer / Director / Cinematographer / Musician (All content is my own work, unless otherwise noted)Tumblr (3.0; @nicholasleejameskohut)http://www.judojoe.com/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/37226826?byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I fell asleep one afternoon<br/> and in from the window<br/> came the gentle sway<br/> of warmer air, and the exhaust<br/> Wails it’s way down Carlisle<br/> and the invigorating breeze</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/18061843296http://www.judojoe.com/post/18061843296Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:29:06 -0500Canon 7DVignetteSpaceNatural LightTamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3Poetry<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzckhaPbGi1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>Oh yea, I was in Alaska last August…</i> <br/><br/> Are we at the border?<br/> Is it quite possible,<br/> up there - over<br/> the ridge - lays what<br/> we’ve been trekking all<br/> this way for?<br/> Have we reached an end?<br/> Have we finished the race?<br/><br/><br/> The fog pulls back as the<br/> winds from the coast climb<br/> up these hills we have known<br/> to be speckled with life<br/> and dirt from rocks <br/> eroded so long<br/> before our time.<br/> The ridge tapers off<br/> and the sounds of yet<br/> more wilderness<br/> whisper, trickle<br/> all the way down to us.<br/><br/><br/> We’ve only just commenced<br/> a journey yet to have<br/> a conclusion.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/17562351707http://www.judojoe.com/post/17562351707Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:51:00 -0500Canon 7DAlaskaPoetryLandscapePhotography<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz7yisQtXl1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’re all waiting down here-<br/> waiting for the spectacular show<br/> to rage on, to capture us<br/> in the awe of its performance.<br/> And in that speckled mirror,<br/> we’re all waiting for<br/> something different.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/17416770474http://www.judojoe.com/post/17416770474Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:06:28 -0500Canon 7DPhotographyLong ExposureNight SkyStarsPoetry<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz55qkMFWa1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When does it start getting strange?<br/> The strange creeps in on us and<br/> at times we don’t know what to<br/> say. But I say let it creep upon us<br/> and let our inhibitions die,<br/> and let our inclinations cease,<br/> and let us change<br/> and let us change.<br/> For strange is only strange to<br/> those who feel strange feeling<br/> new, for those who feel <i>weird</i><br/> when everything’s different.<br/> I feel great. I’m a stranger now.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/17328608745http://www.judojoe.com/post/17328608745Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:49:32 -0500Canon 7DStrangeBlack &amp; WhiteGirlsGuns<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly31gx3Dbu1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There are howls and cries coming in through the windows here<br/> and all I can think about is home,<br/> out there where even in the mountains crawling and<br/> in the night sky flying, up above our earth,<br/> silence is the noise of our home.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/16160229614http://www.judojoe.com/post/16160229614Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:48:33 -0500PhotographyLandscapeLong ExposureCanon 7DNight SkyStarsMountainsLake TahoePoetry<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxtjubfahp1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15862718559http://www.judojoe.com/post/15862718559Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:49:22 -0500PhotographyLandscapeCanon 7DNightSkyStarsLong ExposureLook Up<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxtjn5LdWJ1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15862491401http://www.judojoe.com/post/15862491401Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:45:04 -0500PhotographyLandscapeCanon 7DOutlook<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlkwqw37T1qjjqa2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>All good things come to an end, but may they pick up where they left off further down the road.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15628447850http://www.judojoe.com/post/15628447850Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:31:38 -0500iPhone 4PhotographyDonner LakeLandscape<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxep21Rngm1qjjqa2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Lake Tahoe from Northstar. This place is excellent. Vividly experiencing my future here in the Great West.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15428607728http://www.judojoe.com/post/15428607728Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:18:01 -0500iPhone 4LandscapeLake Tahoe<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxe87v3kmL1qjjqa2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Time out here truly doesn’t exist. It’s noon and we’ve been skiing for eternity, but we’ll ski for an eternity longer, this is what we’re made for.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15410091063http://www.judojoe.com/post/15410091063Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:14:19 -0500iPhone 4Abstract<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcrk4sgr81qjjqa2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Northstar. Terrain is so rugged and the weather is magnificent. If only I had a means to get 7D photos/videos up.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15373247681http://www.judojoe.com/post/15373247681Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:16:52 -0500iPhone 4NorthstarTruckeeLandscapePhotography<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcorlQkph1qjjqa2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Beautiful weather here in Truckee. On our way in. Time for a couple beers.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15369838756http://www.judojoe.com/post/15369838756Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:16:33 -0500iPhone 4PhotographyLandscapeTruckee<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxcfi3QN9c1qjjqa2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The human footprint is dirty, a trail of dust and broken glass. Just landed in Phoenix, next is Reno, then Truckee. More visuals coming rapidly.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15359172346http://www.judojoe.com/post/15359172346Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:56:27 -0500iPhone 4PhotographyAerial<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx9i235loL1qjjqa2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>And in that something<br/> is a group of kids, all lost<br/> across their touch displays.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15285969995http://www.judojoe.com/post/15285969995Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:58:00 -0500iPhone 4Poetry<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7m9cU1q71qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sickening smell inside the garage <br/> is simply life energy in a violent <br/> liberation from the physical form of a solid <br/> and it’s becoming <br/> as of something new.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/15230322142http://www.judojoe.com/post/15230322142Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:34:00 -0500PhotographyPoetryCanon 7D<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvx4m3PPnr1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is one of my two dogs. The asshole one. I miss them.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/13954557294http://www.judojoe.com/post/13954557294Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:03:38 -0500DogPhotography<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvihvoVTog1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Big things happening over the next few months. I’m writing a lot. I’ll have a new film in the works soon. Shooting a very cool mockumentary feature with a very cool group of people as well. Other than that, New York this weekend for some swell times to be had. Life is great.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/13581515431http://www.judojoe.com/post/13581515431Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:26:12 -0500PhotographSkylinePhiladelphiaLife Is Great<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lutoxlbI4n1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I was told today that I don’t have presence and I don’t have strong leadership skills. I took both as deeply personal insults although it was constructive criticism. I was crushed.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/12936118264http://www.judojoe.com/post/12936118264Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:58:00 -0500PhotographyFallFoliageConstructive CriticismLeadershipPresence<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lufe3tu1ZD1qjjqa2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The MC3 Five Day Film Festival Screening & Award Ceremony took place tonight and NK Films snagged <b>Best Cinematography</b> as well as <b>Best Acting</b>. We were very pleased and excited that so many people got to see our work. My good friend Ross Prajzner and I tackled this one together both behind and in front of the camera. And my good friend <a href="http://danielespiemusic.tumblr.com/">Dan Espie</a> played some excellent Brahms for the soundtrack. It’s too bad there wasn’t a Best Music category. In any case, here’s an ambiguous still!</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/12585872621http://www.judojoe.com/post/12585872621Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:38:17 -0500MC3Five Day Film FestivalAwardBest CinematographyBest ActingRoss PrajznerDan EspieStill<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lucltd4EAB1qjjqa2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Jungle, Autumn.</b> Still can’t get over this unbelievable chance I got Sunday. It just happened to be amazing weather and the foliage was awe-inspiring. Thinking of taking a few more excursions such as this one.</p>http://www.judojoe.com/post/12513844118http://www.judojoe.com/post/12513844118Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:31:59 -0500PhotographyFallAutumnFoliageLandscapeWoodsForest