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if you were a vespa, what color would you be...in a hexadecimal code?
#000099



on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?
all 3 of those are the same thing to me.


describe your nearest "getaway spot."
my nearest get away is my mind, i keep a few areas very clear of nonsense, and when they get cluttered I retreat to sleep.


swim suit or skinny dip?
i guess right now it depends on who im with.
lets say swim suit for now, with full intentions of skinny dipping.


one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
Israel.


the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?
The central Coast of California to the Central of Arizona, Solo.
Sometimes you need some heat.


when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?
Anything that is new, thoughts, ideas, people, places.
Or anything that can remind me of why I'm around.


what is your favorite junk food when traveling?
Sunflower seeds.


tell a story about a memorable, intriguing person you met while exploring who you never saw again.
This girl, God, thats about all i can say without losing it…


describe your favorite local hang-out.
I don't really have a consistent place I'm at, which would explain why I have a bond here.
But there is this coffee shop on 4th in Long Beach, Ca where I feel invisible.


what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in.
Fear and sadness and loss, I know that sounds heavy, and I hate that it is.
I have the worst memory and can't remember a lot of things after they happen including emotions.

Songs become road markers for me, so i can looks back and see where I've been/came from.

I'm working on finding a different way of looking at things.

Andrew Shepherd

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if you were a vespa, what color would you be...in a hexadecimal code?
#ffcc00, hoping my monitor's calibrated.



on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?
Most of my clothes are on my body, unless I'm riding with someone who loves running the heater, in which case I could easily imagine my trenchcoat strewn gently across the back leather bench seat.

And the only reason we're in a car is because I had to send the Vespa back in exchange for a new color, #ffae00.

describe your nearest "getaway spot."
My nearest getaway spot is my car, which is the means to another number of spots to be reached after this initial getaway, I s'pose.

If that's not a fair answer, I'd have to say Oak Cliff, which is a city in the southern part of the Dallas metroplex, and usually clear of anyone I'm acquainted with personally.


swim suit or skinny dip?
We've got time.


one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
Norway.


the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?
I have driven to the city of New York, which is a long way from Texas. The trip lasted about a year and I returned in a UHaul with everything I owned, which was thankfully not a big amount.


when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?
When I am in another city, I have for about a year now made it a point to not focus on the large visual accomplishments of the men and women who make up the city (the towering structures and brilliant display of their handiwork), but rather opersons themselves who have their hands-at-work, putting flesh to ideas and creating culture.

I think that what makes an urban area so beautiful and interesting are the individual stories of the individuals and the collective story they tell as a whole. For the most part, I'll maintain this as my storytelling interest (and parameter) when I'm there.


what is your favorite junk food when traveling?
I'm allergic to corn and all its derivatives. I can't really have sweets (corn syrup) or starchy items (corn starch) so I stick with pistachios.


tell a story about a memorable, intriguing person you met while exploring who you never saw again.
I was in Greenwich Village in Manhattan with a 200mm one afternoon in the Fall of 2008, trying to get a sense of the culture there and to tell the story of the place and its people with the images I made.

I didn't bring my camera to my face too often that day, but one of the few occasions I did, I sensed a person near me. My ears weren't quite burning, but I could see him swivel around in my periphery. His hair was chalk and made quite a statement against the dark greenery.

His eyes were a bit of a piercing blue, which paired amicably with his nearly flourescent tropical shirt. When our eyes connected I knew it was my chance to make his portrait with him if he'd allow.

Since I was a bit away shooting at 200mm, I motioned to the camera, asking if I could photograph him. He winked and nodded, I made his portrait, but when I went up to thank him and ask for his contact information, he hurried off before I could get in a word.

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describe your favorite local hang-out.
I work from and often meet both friends and clients at a place called The Old Monk, in my neighborhood. It literally appears as if an Old Monk lives there, committed deeply to hourly prayer and brewing excellent ale in aged, oak barrels.


describe how you feel when you're alone with your camera and in a new location ...
As if my function in doing so is also my purpose in doing so.


what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in.
My inspiration is a collection of everything I've experienced. That what I have seen and heard is a drop in the ocean of the collective consciousness — the variety of expressions in cultures, the macro-interconnectivity and more local particularity of persons — I am invigorated by the possibility and presence of Story to be perceived and told.

carl zoch

I’m from Portland, Oregon and miss it so bad it hurts. My life, relationships and work are all shaped around my desire to enjoy life.

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if you were a vespa, what color would you be...in a hexadecimal code?

#868686 Grey. I can’t get enough of cloudy and rainy days.



on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?

All of the above to be honest. I tend to lose articles of clothing somewhere between the beginning and the end of road trips.


describe your nearest "getaway spot."

Whatever body of water I can access quickly with my kayak in the Oklahoma City area. I love how small and powerless large bodies of water will make you feel. I love the unpredictability, detachment and the unknown. I love it because I feel like I’m truly off of humanity’s radar when on the water. You can’t beat it.


swim suit or skinny dip?
yes.


one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
I’ve always wanted to road trip through both Canada and Ireland.


the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?

42 Hours. Portland, Oregon to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There were four of us in the car and it was awesome. That’s one of the trips that is responsible for creating this need to drive for no other purpose than to be on the road.


what is your favorite junk food when traveling?

Corn Nuts. I hate the taste but soak up the reaction I get from others when opening the bag. But seriously, I’m all about the beef jerky.


tell a story about a memorable, intriguing person you met while exploring who you never saw again.

I was in LA last January and ran into the guy in this photo at Union Station. He represents everything that is awesome about traveling, existing in this life without a schedule and being awesome. I talked with him briefly and all he could do is tell me how amazing the cup of coffee was that he was drinking. There’s nothing not awesome about that.




describe how you feel when you're alone with your camera and in a new location ...
I forget about the rest of life and lose all sense of responsibility. It’s the ultimate playground and it’s awesome.


what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in.

People and relationships inspire me, hands down.

Sara Montour

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if you were a vespa, what color would you be...in hexadecimal code?
#33cc33



on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?
laundry basket!


describe your nearest "getaway spot."
I lived in Duluth, MN for 5 years, which is about 2 hours from where I live now. It's right along Lake Superior and I know that if I REALLY need to get away and escape for a little bit I can go sit on the shore, soak in the lake and the cool breeze, and get reenergized.


swim suit or skinny dip?
skinny dip, obviously


one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
iceland


the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?
3,800 miles over 7 days with another photographer, Jenn Barnett. Minnesota to New Jersey, up to Boston, then back to MN.


when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?
I always want to capture what it is that gives that city its energy.


what is your favorite junk food when traveling?
Cliff Bars, trail mix, tons of coffee, yogurt-covered pretzels, lime Perrier, and Twizzlers.


describe your favorite local hang-out.
Most of my days are spent at coffee shops, and my nights at music venues. I'm not the most loyal to any of them, but they fill specific needs. Anodyne has great food and relatively reliable wifi, Spyhouse has the Compound Red, but their wifi makes me lust after dial-up, Urban Bean plays superb music, and the Varsity Theater's lighting never disappoints me or my camera.


what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in?
I find it fascinating and inspiring when photographers can shoot a series of images that tells the exact story of a particular place. I, however, am more of a single-moment girl. I've always felt split-second moments much more than entire days/weeks/months/years, so when I'm photographing something, I don't really think of how I can tell its entire story, I just want to capture how it was for 1/125 of a second, when I loved it most.

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if you were a vespa, what color would you be...in a hexadecimal code?
I'm torn between #34bfc4 and #f31e64.



on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?
Pink laundry bag.


describe your nearest "getaway spot."
I "got away" when I moved to Italy. So when I need to get awayaway I enjoy going to a local bar that serves beer and plays cheesy American Pop. Hearing Beyonce pleading for someone to put a RING ON IT ... takes me "home."


one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
South Africa! I want to frolic with the meerkats, swim with the gazelle and climb trees while I beat my chest.


the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?
Los Angeles to Seattle. It was an act of God that I made it over the Shasta at midnight with a high grade fever, in the Snow!


when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?
The spirit of its people.


tell a story about a memorable, intriguing person you met while exploring who you never saw again.
I was in Florida with a good friend of mine and while I was there I had my palm read. This woman told me too much. I love getting my palm read, for fun. But then she took out her magnifying glass and began to kneed through my palms with her fingertips. I asked her what she was looking for and she told me I was in transformation and she was looking for the letter of the person who most effected this transformation. She found an M.

- Never saw her again but I'm pretty sure she works for the dark side. =)


describe your favorite local hang-out.
A lovely little cafe that serves the best cup of cocoa and doesn't have wifi so I'm forced to read.


describe how you feel when you're alone with your camera and in a new location.
I'm usually a bit overwhelmed. I take it all in and shoot very little unless I know I won't be coming back for awhile. I love to shoot new places but I want to see and experience the visual through my heart first.


what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in.
My emotions, friends, and the desire to share as much as i possibly can with my family back home.

Bobby Earle

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Left: Beijing, China. Right: Siem Reap, Cambodia. Photographer: Dane Dyck.


A bit about me:
I'm insanely obsessed with traveling this globe.
I love people.
I'm the least artistic artistic person in the world (if that makes sense :P).
I can't do anything without Lindsay (my wife) - be it a foreign country or a trip to the store.
If you bully people around me, I'm not having it.
I'm a firm believer that famous people are rarely great and great people are rarely famous.
Frank Black is the most talented man alive (in my book).
About 4 years ago, brazilian jiu-jitsu (and MMA, in general) became a serious obsession.
I LOVE clothes shopping for Lindsay - but couldn't care less about my clothes. Usually have two pairs of pants that I wear for a couple years mixed with three or four t-shirts. Hang out with me for a month -- you'll see.
If I want it, I go for it with everything I got.
I still consider myself a skateboarder first - even though I haven't done so seriously in years.
I am grateful for life whether I'm in Escondido (hometown) or a place like Prague.
I'd argue that I'm more obsessed with animals than most vegans - but I also eat them. Go fig.


on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?
All over the hotel/hostel/guesthouse floor - and then thrown in the backpack about five minutes before we're supposed to leave :)


swim suit or skinny dip?
I'm a nerd with a bad ear infection so I hardly go in the water these days :P


one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
One?! Not possible. Gorilla trekking in Uganda, North Korea, Easter Island, Antarctica... so many more!


when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?
This is what I mean by being the least artistic artist in the world. I don't think I've ever had a thought like this :) I'm usually just on the hunt for something that tastes oh so good that I can't get at home.


what is your favorite junk food when traveling?
I'm a HUGE food nerd - so it totally depends on the region. South of France/Italy - it's all about the gelato. In Beijing, there's these sort of honey/egg doughnuts that aren't doughnuts at all... Amazing. There's this one bakery in Paris that we always go to that has this raspberry tart... OHHH MAN! In SE Asia, there's these fried bread things that they put banana and nutella in - I'm not a fan but Lindsay would leave me for a lifetime supply, I'm sure.


tell a story about a memorable, intriguing person you met while exploring who you never saw again.
At the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (a HUGE cemetery with famous dead people). We were standing at the Auschwitz memorial and this old Polish man started talking to us. We were better with our french in those days, so we kept up best we could. When he found out we were english speakers, he was happy to switch (he was a professor in his younger days - and I think he liked showing off his education - so cute).

His mother and father had passed in Auschwitz - and he and his brother survived it. He told us his stories - but with one twist. He had Alzheimer's. About every four or five minutes, he'd look up at us, reintroduce himself, start in french, and we'd work our way to english. Every time he found out we were from the states he'd get REALLY excited and tell us "I have a brother... in Baltimore!" Well after the fifth or sixth introduction, he said "I have a brother..." and I cut him off and said "in Baltimore???" He looked up at me with excitement like I performed a great magic trick for him and just said "yeeeessss!!!" One of the best memories of my life.

He brings his mom flowers every morning to the memorial. America has its faults, and I wish we would have acted sooner against the Nazi's, but I'm proud that my country helped at least in time to save him and his brother :)


describe your favorite local hang-out.
The Earle compound. That's what our place is called. All are welcome and most just show up without a phone call.


describe how you feel when you're alone with your camera and in a new location...
I'm never alone. Lindsay's always with me. Seriously. It gets soooo annoying! :P

Honestly though, I'm always happy to be out and about and just press the button when I like something. I wish it sounded more genius than that!


what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in.
I think I just like good pictures and figure "hell, I can make some of those!" I'm sure part of me wants to have something to look back at later in life. It could be cool for my kids to have an unending supply of "my dad shot these!" well after I'm gone. But there will probably be so many incredible photographers by that point that they'll look at them endearingly like "how cute, at least dad tried to be great..." There's probably more - but that's all I can think of right now.


describe your nearest "getaway spot."
I love life so much and never feel that "I just need to get away!" urge that many (understandably) feel. But there are two places in the world where I feel like everything is right - almost balanced. The orphanage in Beijing feels like a little piece of heaven on earth. Bush walking amongst elephant, rhino, hippo, etc. out in Kruger (South Africa) feels like I'm there at the beginning of the world. Neither are very "near" - but I feel more disconnected from everyday life in those two places than I ever have.

Wrecklesgirl

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i'm sure i spend more time in my car than a bed. i love driving with the windows wide open, blazing hot or freezing cold. i can't tell a joke to save my life. there isn't a day that goes by that i don't miss life in new england. when you become one of my best friends, you get a song: i make one up on-the-spot using my piano and title them after your name-- and never remember the song again. i'd like to hope in the power of change.

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if you were a vespa, what color would you be...in a hexadecimal code?
#ccbe27



on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?
laundry basket (and milk crates), always!


swim suit or skinny dip?
skinny dip. especially during oregon's summer nights-- in the river.


one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
africa, namely, the democratic republic of the congo.


the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?
los gatos, california to marfa, texas. only me and the open road.


when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?
the city's intricate dance: its movement, its breath-- which is quite the task when i'm limited to single frames in camera. i experience this motion without needing to see it; it's something i see as shapes and colors in my mind when i close only my eyes, only my ears. take away each sense individually [ and what remains is that which i aim to capture. ]


what is your favorite junk food when traveling?
a hotdog from pilot + sugar free black licorice (i know, i know) and perma-coffee resting in the cupholder. which, now that i think about it, is probably the worst thing on earth one could eat. but that's why it's so damn good while i'm driving long hours.


tell a story about a memorable, intriguing person you met while exploring who you never saw again.
i spent a lot of time flying during the first half of this decade. because i lived in the midwest and east coast, i flew out west frequently to visit my family and friends. one thanksgiving, my flights from the la guardia airport to medford, oregon were overbooked and delayed. i flew for 48 hours just to touch down in oregon. i found myself in airline pergatory: not really sure where i was, not sure where i was going next. at one point, i found myself boarding a flight east, in the wrong direction, just to make another flight that would bring me west. needless to say, i was tired, frustrated, and exhausted. i was desperate to get home to see my family. i had been on four flights and had another three to board.

with my sony cd player in hand, i staggered sleepily through the long isle, expecting to fall into my flying routine: turn on my music and relax. i found my seat next to a boy about my age, early twenties. his hair was almost-black and he had dark chocolate eyes that emitted the same dreary, just-take-me-home-to-my-family glances as i'm sure mine did. we made small talk about our many hours of travel for a few minutes then quickly found ourselves weary and drowsy. when we woke up as the plane was landing, i realized i'd fallen asleep with him: my head was resting on his shoulder and his head balanced perfectly on the top of my head. it was such comfort in a turbulent time in my life. i no longer felt homesick. a stranger became my temporary family. we made more small-talk before we exited the cabin and as we walked toward our respective terminals for the next flight, we kept watch on the other as we walked away. even after all these years, i wonder where that boy is. who he is. and if he still flies united airlines. ;)


describe how you feel when you're alone with your camera and in a new location ...
i feel within, without: there's no longing for something i don't or can't have-- only aching for that which is all around me, and therefore, reaching. i can't catch my breath. i'm lonely without being lonesome.

i am surrounded on all sides. and it is good.


what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in.
not only do i crave amazing (dramatic, unusual, unexpected, intense, or subdued) lighting and an inspiring image (scenery, emotion, a little detail that captures my attention) to shoot, but i need the right opportunity. i am not one to photograph anything and everything. i am also not one to 'fire away' when i see something that sparks my interest. i don't hold down my shutter button until i get the 'perfect' image. often, all the elements of a decent, inspiring image are presented to me, but i won't step out to shoot it if i feel that the moment isn't right. more times than not, i need to enjoy what i see without photographing it; i need to study it, break it down in my mind into elements of light and color and movement and even purpose. there is something lost when capturing only a snippet of time of my subject's existence that is also regained in a different way after the image takes place.

Tiny Water

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if you were a vespa, what color would you be...in a hexadecimal code?
Ff9600 pumpkin goodness!!


on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?
Suitcase! I've been traveling tons since I was a kid and I have the suitcase packing down pat!


describe your nearest "getaway spot."
A little spot in Sacramento by the river that is perfect to swim the dogs. Happy wet dogs and happy humans!


swim suit or skinny dip?
Depends on when and where


one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
Mongolia! My grandfather was a Mongolian nomad and I have always wanted to see how they live.


the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?
3 months with my husband. Twice! And we survived it! We drove from San Francisco to Washington, then Oregon then Midwest, Nashville, Kansas City, Texas, New Orleans on Mardi Gras, Florida, then D.C., New York, Chicago, Wyoming, Utah then all the way back home!


when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?
The architecture and street life, the vibe, the pulse, the original feel and identity of a city. You can feel and hear a city breathe. I take very bad “tourist photos”


what is your favorite junk food when traveling?
Sonic's grilled cheese sandwiches, yummm. Not a lot of fast food places have choices for vegetarians. Or maybe it's the eggs at waffle house. I think those are just foam fake eggs, they can't be real.


describe your favorite local hang-out.
Capital dawgs! Dude, best vegan hot dogs ever! And sweet potato fries!


what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in.
not to be cliche, but life. Creating, to me, is like oxygen, without it I could die. And when I see life around me, I find it most inspiring. I see images on my head and flashes of scenes and stills and I need to get it out. It's the only way I know how to be.

Alicia Price

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if you were a vespa, what color would you be...in a hexadecimal code?
first thought was instantly some shade of dark brown....let's say this one: #2f2008



on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?
suitcase....all road trips I've ever really been on have been with my family and require so much stuff for the kids.


describe your nearest "getaway spot."
lately, this has been almost anywhere. just getting out of the house away from the daily livings of a stay at home mom can feel like a getaway even if only for a few hours. :)


swim suit or skinny dip?
always has been a swim suit....but this bio is making me think I need to live a little more....skinny dipping may be in the future ;)


one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
i've travelled very little. even growing up as a kid travel and vacation was always to visit relatives, never just to travel. finally left canada for the first time for my honeymoon but still have travelled very little. so, something like bobby earle's raddest photo trip ever is quite appealing!


the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?
I think the longest road trip I've ever been on has been from Yellowknife NWT to Winnipeg MB (2800 km (1740 miles) one way). Taken with my husband, a 5 month old and a 3 yr old. (crazy, i know!). now, when really thinking, that really isn't a road trip, not in the sense I'm thinking. That was just a means to get from point a to point b. I'm itching to take a trip somewhere, anywhere really, don't even need a destination. Ideally I'd love to do this with a friend or 2..or more. Just drive....drive to take in whatever it is we come across and to just enjoy the company of one another and the experience....and of course we'll stop and create some art along the way!!!

when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?
well, as said above, not enough visiting has happened in my past. the way I typically seem to work best though is to just go with the flow. the best images always seem to come from the unexpected.


what is your favorite junk food when traveling?
trying not to eat junk food much lately...if I were to go into the store right now and grab something though, it would be some Miss Vickies sea salt & malt vinegar chips...some chocolate and a diet pepsi!


describe your favorite local hang-out.
i wish i had some cool i'm kind of a starbucks addict...to the drink but also to the experience. nothing quite like sitting in there all morning while the kids are at school talking...and anything and everything with a good friend.


what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in.
just always wanting create something new....something different.

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if you were a vespa, what color would you be...in a hexadecimal code?

celery #CFD784

on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?

suitcase .

describe your nearest "getaway spot."

i suppose i couldn't call it a "spot" really, but i love taking the bus around the city . whether i'm headed somewhere in particular or somewhere i haven't met yet, i get lost dreaming out the window with my headphones on . it's a marvelous deep breath & sigh in one swoop .

swim suit or skinny dip?

i want to write skinny dip, but who am i kidding. swim suit it is .

one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.

iceland .

the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?

calgary, ab to nebraska . serenaded by a tape deck in the back seat running on batteries . it didn't make it the whole way .

when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?

the feel of the air ... the streets ... stories held like treasures in all these unfamiliar spaces . & my own story unfolding through the place i'm in . so much observing to be had . notebook & pen in hand, always .

what is your favorite junk food when traveling?

cheetos & pepsi . & every single time i feel disgusting immediately afterward . plus i have orange fingers . doubly gross .

describe your favorite local hang-out.
posies . sweet posies .. pistachio greens + whites .. darlingly ornate china for my bagel . mismatched wooden chairs . & doors that swing wide open on warm days to let the street in . it's my favorite spot to be lost in a book .

what inspires you to take the next step by photographing, writing, or composing a song about the area you're in.

for me, the awe of a place takes over & i'm usually found meandering... getting lost... staring.. looking at the sky.. in a cafe scribbling . & then.. usually after i've left a place & am saturated with all these moments & images & conversations ... the parts come together like a stew .

the songs are just the fruition of the saturating.

Featherlove

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on a road trip, are most of your clothes in suitcase, a moving box, or a laundry basket?
suitcase.

describe your nearest "getaway spot."
my pool.

swim suit or skinny dip?
skinny dip!

one place in the world where you haven't been, but you MUST go.
south of france.

the longest road trip you've taken ... solo or with a road trip buddy?
santa fe, NM – san diego, CA.... road trip buddy: my cat, russia.

when visiting a new city, what intangible items are you hoping to capture?
the subconscious art which defines the city.

what is your favorite junk food when traveling?
sandwiches?

tell a story about a memorable, intriguing person you met while exploring who you never saw again.

she said: I love your shoes! I said: I love your boobs! she replied: thanks! my parents made them especially for me! then I took her picture.

describe your favorite local hang-out.
Big Kitchen in South Park, San Diego. It’s a hippie breakfast place run by an older New Yorker Jewish lady that will sing you show tunes if she’s in the mood, and every other thing she says is “Tres Bien!”. It’s sort of a greasy spoon, hearty little place where you may get some old Hell’s Angel to whip up your eggs for you. A popular spot for hung-over hipsters, hippies, and indie folks as well as the regular neighborhood crowd. The walls are filled top to bottom with photos of all the celebrities who have dined there on a regular basis… it’s awesome.

describe how you feel when you're alone with your camera and in a new location ...
I have noticed that I actually am a lot more fearless in a new city if I have my camera. It’s this concept that I am actually “safer” behind my lens… probably not a very good thing, but I am grateful for it. I noticed this the first time a few years ago when I ended up in the midst of a riot in San Fransisco. I didn’t give a damn I was so excited, but as soon as I would put the camera down I was like “Uhm, woah, this is kind of crazy” and I would get a little scared. So I would just put the camera right back up to my eye and all was right with the world again.