Photographs and stories of my projects in progress, adventures and random stuff
All artists do them, and the one on my website is old, so I decided time for a new self portrait. With the help of my friend Conrad Young, we played with some old film cameras. We took out my almost forgotten 4×5 and shot some very old expired film from the swap meet for one dollar. We also shot with my personal favorite, my Yashica 124g TLR with old film as well that I found in my car. We took some photos in Conrad’s studio. This one is my pic.
This is one of my roommates. Nate is handy and likes to make things and keep busy. Here he is salvaging some old dive tanks in our garage.
I have a couple photos in this months SUP magazine. This is the cover of the magazine (not my photo).
These are the shots that they published.
see more here
I love to ride my bike and love what this does for my health and the environment. I have decided to ride a lot more lately instead of driving, especially on trips that are 5 miles or less (one way). I am not going to convince you to ride your bike, but here is a little fact sheet if you are interested. With more riding comes more rides, long rides. I recently rode to San Diego with some friends, sorry didn’t take a photo. But I did on a little trip up PCH with my friend Justin to Long Beach, a fun 20 or so miles. Always wanted to make that ride and see how long it would take. Here are a couple shots.
Justin
A picture of Justin taking a picture of some rad man playing b-ball.
Waiting for the bus
Bus home
Gun laws in the UK are very strict and few people get the chance to fire one off in the country. When I first found out Saul was coming I asked if he had any interest in shooting a gun. I think that was the second reason why he came to visit California, the first being a wedding. Usually I go out to the desert with my dad and brother, but due to certain circumstances and last minute planning, we had to opt for the Los Angeles Gun Club. I have been shooting guns since I was a little boy and have never been to a shooting range, so this was a new experience for me too. Here are some photos of our experience.
choose your weapon
safety first
Started with a 9mm, moved along to the .357 magnum, then went dirty harry, the .44 magnum.
bang!
targets
it’s that easy.
Saul loved it, next time he visits we are going to the desert and shooting a lot more guns.
Back in March I went to London to visit my friend Saul Ashby and experience his city. Recently he made a trip out to Los Angeles and I had the privilege of showing him some of what California has to offer. Here is a documentation of our adventure, this is also the first roll through my new camera.
Saul jotting down something witty
My coffee is empty so we move on
Saul searching, nothing here.
Some good american vintage clothing
Saul’s camera and salt
More mañana…
Sadly my underwater camera has taken a dive, died not sunken. I think I only got one or two water based shots I liked but a bunch of decent point and shoot shots, wait, three. Having gone through many point and shoot film cameras from a rollei 35s (x2), Olympus Stylus and the Canon A-1 underwater camera, I have figured out what I like and don’t like from these and narrowed down my search. My latest camera hopefully will fulfill all my film point and shoot needs, introducing my new camera, the Contax T2.
this is the craigslist photo.
I will have some photos up here soon from this guy.
They are there, lots of them. Some are many days and some are quick. All of them make me feel alive. I love adventures and there are many more to come. Some are planned and some are spontaneous. I’m ready for some new adventures.
Summer in California (to me) means wearing nothing but shorts. This summer has not been so hot, literally. I try to make the best of it when it is the best, but sometimes you just have to work. Here is a photo of me soaking in the sun on the beach after a little dip. I plan to have a lot more days like these if the sunshine prevails.
