Aeric Meredith-Goujon
Photographer
Tell us about yourself:
I live with my incredible wife and my ridiculously amazing kids. Other than that, i'm pretty boring.
What do you make?
Photographs mostly, and i cook. I love bookbinding also, but unfortunately i haven't had much time for that lately.
Where else on the web can we find you?
aericmg.com/dailypic is my blog
and i've promised myself to start updating my flickr site more often
What did you dream about last night?
Since i stopped needing to wake up to an alarm clock on a regular basis i rarely remember my dreams. I don't really understand why that would be, but it's true.
What inspires you?
The teachings of the Baha'i Faith. Great art (especially music). The fact that my wife really believes in me.
Where do you live and what do you like about it?
New York City - Brooklyn - Boerum Hill. I feel more at home here than anywhere I've ever been. These are my people.
What is your biggest fear?
Going deaf. Developing food allergies.
Name a few of your favorite movies \ books \ websites \ bands:
Movies: Crash (Cronenberg!), The Big Sleep, Touch of Evil, In the Mood for Love, Last Tango in Paris, Raging Bull, Blue Velvet, The Killer, Only Yesterday, Grave of the Fireflies, The Passion of Joan of Arc, A Dirty Shame, Un Coeur En Hiver, Trouble Every Day, The Wizard of Oz, Goodfellas, Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train, Princess Mononoke, Oldboy, Ghost in the Shell 1 & 2, Infernal Affairs, Hero.
Books: The Seven Valleys (Baha'u'llah), Eros the Bittersweet (Anne Carson), The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton), Lolita (Nabokov), The Stories of A. E. Poe (Poe), His Dark Materials (Phillip Pullman), The Killing Joke (Alan Moore), Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenedes).
Bands: Astor Piazzolla, George Clinton and P-funk, Skip James, John Lee Hooker, Bowie, Tom Waits, Diamanda Galas, FishBone, Outkast, James Brown, Wu-Tang, Bjork, The Coup, Bukka White, Joni Mitchell, Cat Power, The Mars Volta, King Crimson, Jucifer, Nick Cave, Michael Nyman, Jane Siberry, Amon Tobin, Steely Dan, Queen, Al Green, Camaron De La Isla, Johnny Cash, Texas Gladden, Ralph Stanley, Neil Young, Gil Evans, Henry Threadgill, Gillian Welch, Horacio Salgan, Kate Bush, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Prince, Thelonious Monk, Radiohead, Sly and the Family Stone, Son House, Traffic, TV on the Radio, Zbigniew Preisner, Portishead.
Websites: overheardinnewyork.com
What are you really good at? What are you really bad at:
I'm very proud of my fried chicken. My mac and cheese and iced tea kick ass too.
I'm bad at doing things in a timely fashion and I'm horribly disorganized.
What is your favourite thing to eat?
I think my favorite meal is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a cup of tea. I also love just about any kind of sea food. Oh, and foie gras.
How would you like to be remembered?
Hopefully, as someone who has been of service.
What is the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?
Adolescence was pretty much one long embarrassment. Is it over yet?
Anything else you would like to say:
Thank you to all the generous, amazing models. Thank you thank you thank you. You are all gifts from god.