May 2012
1 post
Yes
April 2012
1 post
No Swimming or Surfing
After a glorious month and a half in Joshua Tree I decided I needed to get back to warm water, friends, and family. El Capitan will fall, just not this spring. Here’s a little bit of what I’ve been doing since returning to the “Greatest City in the World”.
March 2012
1 post
Planet Joshua Tree
My mornings start when the sun hits my tent. I take them slow and deliberate. First I make some coffee with the ever handy Jet Boil French press, followed by breakfast (oatmeal, an egg scramble, or cereal), reading/writing, and yoga.
Climbing is different everyday. I’ve been practicing new techniques such as aid climbing and jumaring to prepare for The Nose. I’ve been doing some...
February 2012
1 post
On The Road
Sometimes I feel like I’m living out a Jack Kerouac novel. My time in Oregon was short lived and I am on the road again, currently living in the most amazing of places, Joshua Tree National Park.
The story that caused this trip to come about is long and best told around a campfire. My time in Oregon was amazing and terrible. Full of love and at the same time some things very far from...
November 2011
3 posts
Ron Paul? Yes, please.
{Past} *Present*
The past is the past, the future is unknown, the present is now. Live in the present.
I’m shaking the dust of Southern California off my boots and heading on. My time here has been good, nearly great.
I will miss the friends that I have made. I will miss the close proximity of Mex and my beloved Joshua Tree N.P. What I will not miss is the city, the commute, the traffic, nor the California...
Listen(er)
October 2011
3 posts
Why Do I Climb the Mountain?
To hug the mountain.
Here's to the Crazy Ones
September 2011
1 post
I want to drink sweet iced tea out of Mason jars.
June 2011
2 posts
Gangy Jokes
Me and the Homies
The elders of Ka Twa Twa Village, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
May 2011
4 posts
Guatemala
I arrived in Guatemala City this morning after my longest marathon of travel yet. Eight airports and sixty some hours separated Lubumbashi from Guatemala City. I’m thankful for a rest day.
Still processing my experiences in The Congo. What a place. The people we were there to see were very welcoming. Those who did not know our business looked confused to see so many “Muzungos”...
Kongo
“More a geographical concept than a fully fledged nation, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, formerly Zaïre) is a bubbling cauldron of untamed wilderness carpeted by swathes of rainforest and punctuated by gushing rivers and smoking volcanoes. Rendered almost ungovernable by the central administration in Kinshasa, the country remains closed to all but the most brave-hearted travellers....
The Head and the Heart
So good. Thanks Tayler Marie.
Come one, come all.
April 2011
2 posts
I'm on the Twit.
I did it. Not to tell you when I’m eating Cheetos or taking a poop, but to stay connected with other people and companies in the video/film arena.
@comethemorrow.
Follow me and make me feel good.
Powerful Images, Powerful Words
March 2011
3 posts
Saturday San O
A short I had the privilege of shooting for Nineplus a few weeks ago. Usually when I shoot surfing I get in the zone and don’t jones to surf too bad. This evening sesh at Churches had me wanting to trim those rights SO bad!
I Want His Job
BBC photog Timothy Allen shares some of his photos from an epic year and a half long journey around the world documenting the filming of Human Planet.
Lawrence
Lawrence is 124. He loves sugar as well as salt.
Short film coming.
February 2011
5 posts
Slowly
caseychampion:
Linger Awhile. mixed media on canvas.
Andy Luce’s (visualarmory) solo show Slowly went up tonight at Coop Chicago.
The show celebrates the creative process of the artist as he engages the personal in making. Indeed, Luce creates these works slowly, through the building of many layers.
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KMAG YOYO (and other American stories)
Legit country music. You won’t find Hayes on the radio.
Hard to Imagine
Bryce Takes Photos
Rad photos.
www.brycejohnson.com
January 2011
9 posts
Dustin Miller
Dustin Miller is rad. He is one of my best friends and taught me everything I know regarding video and film and a lot of things that have nothing to do with cameras. One day we will share a studio again and go fishing and build things and intimidate his daughter’s suitors and shoot film even though everyone is saying film is dead or dying. It’s not. Dustin taught me that.
This is one...
Dirty Gold
This song is amazing. High School kids from North San Diego killing it.
Thanks to Andrew Robert Luce for sending over the video.
Frame Grab
Did some shooting for Nineplus today. This was from the last wave of the day.
T. Mothersead goes to Church.
Salty Dogs
Love this. Makes me want to go fishing again.
Thinking About Money and Time
If time = money, then the less money you need the more time you have. And, the less money you spend the less money you need, so the more time you have.
What is a greater commodity, time, or money?
One can always get more money, but one’s time is limited. You can’t really get more. You can try to exercise and drink a glass of red wine for the heart, but the seconds are still...
A Walk in the Desert and/or A Day in the Present
The desert is one of the easier places to escape civilization because it is not hospitable to our race. Dry, dusty, rocky, filled with flora that cuts with a swipe and fauna that poisons with a bite. What better place to get away from all things human for a short while?
I pressed the pedals and headed east through the night Friday until I reached the edge of the Anza Borrego desert, where I...
Sun City Picture House
Brilliant and inspiring.
This film makes me want to quit my job and go work overseas.
Tonight I embark on a journey in the wild places of southern California and of my heart and mind. Heading out on a three day foot journey as far away from civilization as possible with nothing but the gear I need for survival, a camera, some paper, and a pen.
Who knows what will happen, but I’ll...
Vivian Maier
So good.
December 2010
5 posts
I'm Excited to See This
ONE DAY I WILL CLIMB THIS
A Cardiff Sundown
Thank You Bishop, CA
Gangy
Gangy is my main man. His full name is Julian Thomas Roberts but I often call him “Knothead” like he used to call me when I was little. He is the father of my mother and I love him as much as I love any other human on this sphere rock and water.
Gangy taught me how to work hard. He taught me to “never do a half-assed job”, how to use a variety of power tools and make some...
September 2010
2 posts
The Huffington Post
Andy Stepanian wrote an article on 35 Seconds for the Huffington Post. F-book it, like it, twit it…spread the word! The more views it gets the longer it will stay up!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-stepanian/35-seconds_b_744811.html
Margo
I wrote this about a year ago but thought it was worth revisiting:
Margo feels trapped.
I sat next to her early today on my flight from D.C. to Jacksonville. Rarely do I talk to the people I sit next to. I usually am too busy falling asleep. Today however I had already got some needed rest on the first leg of my flight and decided to strike up a conversation. It began with the usual,...
August 2010
1 post
This guy is rad.
Winters of My Life is a portrait of Howard Weamer. For the past 35 years he has spent his winters as a hutkeeper in Yosemite’s backcountry. He fills his days writing, reading, photographing, and being an ambassador to mountain culture. This is a brief look into his world and why he chooses to stay.
I love the simple way this is shot and edited, as well as the honesty.
July 2010
2 posts
35 SECONDS
We have made 35 Seconds - Short Stories from Haiti public. Here it is. Enjoy and share.
June 2010
3 posts
Banksy, so hot right now, but I really enjoy his work. I appreciate how he presents his point of view and and makes the viewer think.
BP RE-DESIGN / DRAPLIN.
visualarmory:
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From Aaron Draplin, one of my design heroes.
More Old Florida
Photos: Eric T.
May 2010
5 posts
35 SECONDS Premiere
Come on out!