TEEN ROCKETS

For this week I had decided to do some random posts about things I've been inspired by over the past few months. And with those things I use music as a crutch to dictate the kind of pictures I want to make in certain days. I imagine most of my images as if it would be in a front cover of an album. They become the thing that inspires me to shoot half the time. Such bands like American Football, Giles Corey, Dweller on the Threshold and others are a pinnacle of what I think about during the period of taking photographs. But lately Tigers Jaw's new album "Charmer" has gotten me by the thread.

Such songs like "Hum", "Charmer", "Teen Rocket", and "Distress Signal" have been on repeat. These songs help me to think about the kind of pictures I want to take and how I could sequence them to projects I've been working on. These songs have helped me through the editing process and being able to enjoy the finished products.

Earlier this year 3 members of Tigers Jaw decided to part ways with Brianna (keys, vocals) and Ben (guitar, vox) leaving just the two of them to keep the band intact. The album, from what I understand, almost didn't happen as Ben and Brianna's future of the band looked bleak. But I guess they managed to pull through and keep it at a steady pace. They're actually on tour with Touche Amore right now!

But to sum it up music is an integral part of what makes my photographs. I can't imagine how my images would look if I had a different taste in music. Such albums like "Charmer" are one of the many that helped me see certain things that I wouldn't normally see while on the run snapping frames. I hope this band keeps going. And I hope I get a chance to see them play.

Check out their sites and add them up!

TIGERS JAW ON TUMBLR
TIGERS JAW ON INSTAGRAM

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THE PLEASURES OF PLASTIC AND PORCELAIN

Flowers and Coffee / Lowell, Ma - Glastonbury, Ct / June 2014

Plastic flowers, porcelain cups, and a phone to witness these things. I do like taking pictures with a phone, but I now have some sort of concept in doing so. I might do this "phone" thing next week. Stay tuned.

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WANNA GO OUT?

My Wife and I / Sevella/Valencia, Spain / June 2014

I love my wife. I'm very lucky

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SPANISH NIGHTS

Bathroom and Rooftop / Savella, Spain / June 2014

For this week I'm going to be posting some pictures I took on my phone. I find that INSTAGRAM has helped me find a new incentive as to how things look into a camera, especially from a computer that works as a phone. And as usual most of the images I post act as a diptych to sort of see if there are any kind of relationships in between.

Anyway, my trip to Spain was pretty rad. The wife and I basically hit the streets, went to group excursions, and ate loads and loads of food. Being vegetarian in Spain isn't that bad, but you do have to work with it. There are a lot of sights to see and considering how old the place is history plants itself all over. Most of it was shot on film and I hope to get that developed and scanned soon (I've only developed partial rolls). I'd advise anyone to go and visit someday.

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PACK YOUR BAGS. WE'RE GOING NOWHERE.

Stations and Corners / San Francisco, Ca / 2012

I genuinely love this city and it's a place I could call my 2nd home. I miss shooting at a place that I can anticipate movement in spaces and watch them walkthrough a bed of intense light. I'll come back again soon.

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DON'T WORRY... I GOT THIS

Downtown SF / San Francisco, Ca / 2012

Another selection of images that was taken walking around aimlessly. I swear this city has so much you can capture and yet most of it goes unnoticed. It makes sense when you see dogs be put on a leash, but on a kid? Man... still makes me cringe for some reason.

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IT'S TOO EARLY TO TAKE THE BUS

Downtown SF / San Francisco, Ca / 2012

I took a week off of posting in attempts to shrug off any lingering jet lag from our trip to Spain. Those images will have to wait until I'm finished developing ALL of the rolls. For now here are a couple of images I had taken from a morning walk I did a few years back. Going through some of these images I still find some surprises. For a little while I had this obsession of photographing silhouettes and legs. It quickly drew out of my interest as more things started evolving, but I kinda want to come back to this concept again. I don't know what I could make out of it, but it could work for future projects.

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FUCK IT'S HOT

Enjoy your summer kids. I'm sure the majority of you will be partying up.
Me... I'm probably going to edit more photographs.

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WE WERE GOOD FRIENDS ONCE

Mike and I / Fresno, Ca/ 2010?

I miss this guy a lot and he's been featured on the blog more so than any other friend I've posted. But I'm posting these pictures because I remembered what it was like to hang out with this guy. We didn't really do much other than eat, get high, drink, and play music. Our adventures were pretty amazing, but since being in a relationship and now married it took a turn all of a sudden. I'm not sure why that is, but it sucks to know that I don't get to hear from him these days. I guess he's moved on.

And that's probably it. I think the majority of my friends have grown tired our friendships. I know that I'm busy, but just a simple call could suffice this lonely feeling in days I need it remedied. But that's it I guess.. I just have to accept it.

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NO STRESS BECAUSE EVERYONE'S A MESS

Jordan / Fresno, Ca / 2007?

This week I'll be in Spain hangin' out with the wife for vacation, but I'll have some posts queued for you to check out. Anyway, I can't remember if I had ever posted pictures of my friend Jordan Acosta. He's one of the few individuals that I keep in touch on the daily. We talk for at least a good 20 minutes every time we call. Even when things change we both stay the same. Our conversations are deep or ridiculous. I miss you my friend. Hope to spend some time with you when I had to California soon.

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