8/3/09 The Topical and Superficial
Been wandering around SF a lot as I look for a job. Picked up an old copy of Diane Arbus’ Aperture Monograph. Her words shook me. They made me realize how distracted and undisciplined I am. I’ve been in a long-running rut of shooting the topical, the expected, the comfortable and superficial. I don’t want to take these type of photos anymore, or at least not as often. It’s not about reflections or light or composition. There comes a point when it becomes a distraction. They prevent me from coming face to face with people. Mood is great, but not if you don’t have the people to go with it. I need to be comfortable enough with myself to pursue the specifics that I am fascinated by instead of wasting my time with the low hanging fruit.
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6/30/09 Severed Calcaneus
Kate may have a broken heel, but she can still make movies.
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6/29/09 Ohio Twilight
I’m convinced Athens has one of the best twilight skies ever. There are magic particles in the atmosphere that make you fall in love with light every night, drink beer, sleep in, listen to folk and punk music and sometimes win silly awards.
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4/11/09 New York
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4/11/09 Venice Beach 1998
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4/10/09 Oceanside
Oceanside, California, 2003.
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4/9/09 Kori Anne in Culver City
Blue Cheese Queen of Science and Ear Rupturing.
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4/3/09 Ohio Girls in Los Angeles
My week in Los Angeles: warm steering wheel, listen to coast to coast am, contemplate Planet X, sand grinding on heels, Venice Beach addicts, dirty looks at street urchin pawning rap c.d., watch filming of French cosmetic commercial, rush of excitement seeing movie studios, incessant traffic, Mojave soon-to-be poppies, Randy’s donuts, Santa Barbara wineries, too much sushi, stretching dinner bellies, spotting Casper Balslev’s Superman in Hollywood, thoughts on lost opportunities and suppression of chaos, Sanchez Brothers, Bergamont Station, overpriced boring photography, inspiring Todd Hido prints, $45 parking ticket, flipping off meter maid, thinking about moving to Los Angeles, hotel boredom, meeting CalArts film students, sleeping on couch, intense dreaming of things I no longer remember, Val Verde, candy run to Santa Clarita, Scintillation, EX3, actress comes to shoot, sister city Solvang, amusing absence of Danish peoples, walking out of the Hitching Post after being seated, cuckoo clocks and pea soup, SF quickie on way home, rush of anxiety about being late, drive like maniac, Noah and Miki, hipster tells story about park, lay in grass, make Tim Hussin and his girlfriend uncomfortable with questions, walk the golden gate, feel a little bit alive, watch kite surfers, think about sharks and jumping off, talk to grizzled face fisherman, think of Christian Hansen’s bridge picture-silly bastard, cheap strawberries from mission district that rot the next day, grown in Mexico, garbage on street, return red rental car with no scratches.
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4/1/09 Strange Things Above
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3/27/09 Randy’s Donuts
Been in L.A. this week. Went to some photo galleries and cruised the town. Saw a Todd Hido print. Very nice. Ate at Randy’s Donuts. Coffee was gross. Headed to Santa Barbara to taste wines. Will post more when I return to Sacramento.
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2/19/09 Wall Street
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2/19/09 The King
Still going through old photos, found Elvis today. What a devil.
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