Last September, Lauren and I flew to South Dakota to meet the rest of the Most Interesting Family in the latest installment of our “Tour America” series (see Niagara Falls, Kaiwah Island). We also became vegetarians. But that’s another story. This one’s about our time explorin’ the Mount Rushmore state, chasin’ prairie dogs, and recitin’ the collected works of Charles Badger Clark.
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It’s been awhile since my last post, and even longer since our trip to Papua New Guinea. That said, the images haven’t gotten any less gorgeous. Or I more modest. The process takes patience, ruthlessness and a fair bit of procrastination—but I’m stoked on the final edit and happy to finally share them here.
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My tribe has left me for the West Coast. This cold apartment has gotten a colder. But I take solace in the fact that my pooch is on the job, working long hours to insure the sanity and safety of his Momma. Exemplifying the required qualities of an Emotional Support Animal, he’s a dog born to wear the black and blue.
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A Tebow-esque reflection from the massive La Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires.
Day 4 is in the books, and with 5 more photos to share. Today was less prolific of a photo day, but nonetheless I managed snagged some goodies. On the trip I’ve really been trying to work on getting closer to what I am shooting, getting over that fear and jumping into/moving within the space of the subject. Its not easy, but the language barrier helps, as I often smile and play dumb, which serves to placate any judo-chop retaliations. Despite the initial awkwardness, it really pays off, and I find it easier do the more I commit. I’ve also been enjoying taking portraits, but this is a work in progress, as seen by the missed focus in the title image. It can only get better…
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Photography is an amazing thing. I was so close to going to bed, I had picked out my five images for the day, and I was welcoming the thought of diving into the sheets. But as I prayed before the automatic toilet, admiring my nightly offering to the porcelain god, I realized that I had picked the wrong 5. It wasn’t that the images were poor, it was that I had picked poorly, and had done so based on what I thought other people might “like” or deem “good photography.” So I went back through the 300+ files from today, discarded the cliched masses that I initially came up with, and really tried to find those images that I found appealing. Granted, they all might look like crap to you (and you are more than welcome to your opinion…even if it’s wrong), but to me I am happy that I went back. Photography is an amazing thing.
PS: I cheated in today’s 5, as the title picture makes six (but I liked them so damn much I thought what the hell)
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Today’s batch of 5 was a much harder edit. We woke up at 3am to see the famous Tsukiji Fish Market, waited frigidly for 2 hours, and were the first admitted at 5:25. It was insane, and after the lightning fast tuna auction and a fresh sushi breakfast, we continued to walk around the open air market chock-full of every and any seafood your heart desired.
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The clan has landed in Japan, and the trip is shaping up to be quite, how do you say…EPIC. In order to keep the family back home happy (and as a way for me to actually do something with my photos), I have pledged to upload 5 images each day that capture our adventures and escapades. Think of this as a your daily dose of DOMO, or a sushi sampler of things to come…
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