Two Shoes at BANG BANG
My bud Two Shoes opened up for German star Robin Schulz on Tuesday at San Diego's BANG BANG. It was a short strike mission for us. We had to be up early. The goal was to generate some good photo content for his new site launching this week, www.djtwoshoes.com.
Stay tuned babes...
WHAT THE HELL
In Carpenter's cult-classic film Big Trouble in Little China, an American guy runs-amuck in a Chinatown run by mysticism and sorcery. I'm pretty sure it was implied it was Chinatown SF, but LA's little China did not disappoint. I'm executing a new rule I made for myself—new city, new subjects—photo walks shooting outside my comfort zone.
Also Yang Chow was dope.
Blurred
As the road trip grinded on and on the days melted together. We went from Austin to Denver, and then Boulder briefly. Boulder to Vegas was one of the most terrifying and demanding legs of the slog, but we were so road weary it didn't even matter—barely phased us. Finally, and less one of our trio, we limped into LA.
What day is it?
Austin Texas. It's just way too rad. We'll very-much miss this place. Big thanks to Alison Harshbarger for showing us the most excellent of times.
Day 2 – Bienvenu
Hospitality, friendship, true kindness—that's what really turns around situations that could otherwise be the most major bummer. My dear bud Trevor Brown and his girlfriend Margot took us in. They cared. We were the boo boo and they where there to kiss us. Trevor is now a haberdasher, which will explain the many silly photos of us to come with our stylish new headwear. We ate po' boys. We drank in the streets. Tinder was flowing like wine.
Day 2
Day 1
So I'm moving...
I had been secretly planning for quite a while, but the moment is upon me. Nick, Fielding and I are almost to New Orleans, but after an 8hr setback in Atlanta we're ready to make full use of the city's lax alcohol policies. Maybe I'll black out and wake up with my car safely in LA, chestnuts roasting on the open fire that is downtown.
I'm thirsty.
Grain, Leaks & Double Exposure
All the things that make shooting film hard, are the things I generally enjoy about it. Sometimes I bring out my old Minolta XG-1 and carry it all day just for a few exposures—other days none, and I just cruise. These photos are all from one roll of Ilford 400 C-41 Process that I got done at the local CVS next to my office. I force myself to do this, taking very few photos, to force myself to parse what I really enjoy, and what I absolutely don't. It helps with the self-loathing. I can take hundreds of digitals and teach myself to hate them all.
SappMon and Big Nate
Fork N Cork
Adrian Fielding Brown
mwilsongrt
AC Slater over here
Hochreiter and CeaserCrippy Peterson sharing a needed laugh after Greig's brush with fate.
BEERFEST
Rosco The Band
The film version of the sensation—Shredbarger in his natural element.
Ice
Snow is not something that comes to mind in a resort coastal town—ever. The winter of 2014 was a pretty unique beast, as it not only snowed several times in Wrightsville Beach, but a snow-and-ice event lasted for three days and closed most of the town. The combination of excitement, stir-craziness and booze led to some interesting behavior and some very unique photographs.
