Miami Carnival 2016

Thanks to Revel Nation for taking care of me on the road again this year.  I had a blast and looking forward to next year already.

 

Jamaica Carnival 2015

Trinidad carnival 2015 in the books and now Jamaica Carnival 2015 is in the books. Had a blast with all my friends and great seeing some that I haven't seen in a long time. Hope you enjoy the pics. Feel free to share and follow on instagram at RogerBstillz.

Jamaica Carnival 2014

Jamaica Carnival 2014 is in the books.

Miami Carnival 2013

Miami Carnival 2013 is now a thing of the past. The carnival was held at Sun Life Stadium and I'm definitely not a fan of this location for carnival. However the company I was with made me over look the venue and enjoyed what the carnival had to offer. Most of my pictures are from the band Generation X - that's the band most of my friends were in. Hope you enjoy the pics.

Toronto's Caribana 2013

After attending carnivals in Miami, Jamaica, and Trinidad I wasn't impressed with Toronto's Caribana. There was a lot of down time, a lot of standing around and a lack of continuous vibes. The lack of liquor Im sure was a minus on the overall carnival. Besides that, the women were gorgeous and the costumes were great. Thanks to Dj Dorenzo for adding some life to the carnival and playing music with the flow and energy Im use to. Up next Miami Carnival. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Jamaica Carnival 2013

I survived Jamaica Carnival 2013. Thanks to all those who showed my camera love.

Trinidad's Carnival Tuesday 2013

I've now made it to Trinidad's Carnival two years in a row. I had a blast last year and this year was no different. If you have never been to carnival in Trinidad put it on your list and start saving from now lol because things can be a bit costly. Once that's out of the way its pure niceness. When you can provide me with good friends, great music, beautiful women in costumes, and allow me to photograph them for two days I'm always going to be a happy individual. With that said below are some shots I captured during Carnival Tuesday with Island People. Enjoy and share. Supa Supa Supa Supa :)

Miami Carnival 2012

Out of all my years attending Miami Carnival, this year was the worst. I thought the Carnival was very disorganized and I'm not a fan of the carnival being held at Sun Life Stadium. Thanks to good friends I made the best of my time there. Here are a few pics; enjoy.

It's Carnival Time Again

Miami Carnival 2012 is only a couple days away where you will experience the sounds of soca/calypso thumping, the sight women gyrating their bodies in carnival costumes, the touch of feathers, and the taste of jerk/curry. Come enjoy over three (3) miles (5 kilometers) of color and pageantry as 10,000+ Carnival revelers take to the streets in Miami celebrating 25 years of Miami Carnival on 10-7-2012. The image below is a continued series of mine featuring women in carnival costumes. Thanks to Jeane & my seven eleven friend for allowing me to take this pic.

Carnival Queen Arrested

The caribbean community is South FLorida has one thing on their minds for this weekend and that is Carnival. Carnival as it is celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago is also celebrated in cities worldwide. As with other Carnivals, many participants wear elaborate costumes, often decorated with feathers and sequins. Carnival bands are organized groups made up of participants who pay for costumes fashioned by a designer and assembled by teams of volunteers. The costumed participants dance through the streets to the sounds of a steel band, a soca band or a d.j. - this is called "playing mas'". The image below was inspired by carnival but with my twist to it. The image was captured in Kingston Jamaica at Coronation Market. I have to say that this was one of my craziest shoots to date. I will be revealing a few more pics so stay tuned.

If you're playing Mas in Miami carnival and would like to participate in my on going carnival costume shoot please try and save your costume with head piece and send me an email letting me know you would like to be apart of the project. Unfortunately I will not be in town for Miami Carnival on Sunday so I will miss my ritual of photographing the event.

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Carnival Ascension Band Launch

Last night Carnival Ascension had their band launch at the beautiful Photopia Studios in Miami. Thanks to Kris and his Carnival Ascension team I was able to get some shots of the models getting ready before showing their amazing costumes to the public. Feel free to check out their costumes if you would like to be apart of their band for Miami Carnival 2011. http://www.rogerbstillz.com

2011 Miami Carnival Is Almost Here

This past Saturday at Sunlife Stadium was the band launching for the 2011 Miami's Carnival. A lot of bands showcased their carnival costumes but there were still a few who didn't. From what I saw the costumes looked very nice but still have a ways to go before carnival arrives. On sunday I got invited to Sizwe C video launch and while their I saw Melissa who I met at the band launch. She was rocking her costume from Carnival Ascension and I had to get a few pics of her. We did a quick impromptu shoot and below are two of the images. There are more images from the impromptu shoot but Im photographing a Carnival Series so you have to wait until October to see more of them. If you're a band in this year 2011 Miami Carnival and would like to volunteer your costume for a shoot send me and email. Thanks to Melissa, Jo-Ann, Carlos and Kris & Will from Carnival Ascension. To view more of Carnival Ascension 2011 carnival costumes visit there site at www.carnivalascension.com

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