summer is as summer does right. the time doesn’t just march during these warmer months but seems to have picked up from a mellow trot to a nice run to a full blown crazed neverending charge. hold on tight.

seems that technology is following the same path. lion is out + that rumored new phone complete with cloud support is on the way. always hear about the some geeks down at stanford or mit tweaking this setting or that but this is insane – post production focal point control. wondering how long until we simply wear cameras as the norm on jobs or even in life + then the work becomes the edit. when there’s auto edit, + i’m not talking animoto, then i’m outta this game for sure.

in the meantime, still working on eyes + boundaries. still following db cooper.

+ if that’s not enough star wars is now legal currency + sigur ros is making movies.

enjoy!

i think it’s diluted these days but it’s still out there.

unfortunately we have all too many opportunities to find it;

japan

the gulf

afghanistan

mexico

when you have it life is beyond good because it’s just getting better + yet there’s really no way to keep it on your side as by definition it has to end sometime. 2011 is rolling like this + while i couldn’t put my finger on it recently someone else was able to do that for me.

momentum.

use it wisely + keep it on your side.

that’s what happens with all the good projects, all the good stuff in general. i think 2011 is the year for it. can see it in this gallery of scandinavian landscapes for sure + imagine over the course of six weeks in an old “76 toyota corolla that peter boel just keep rolling with it. feeling it. it shows. fantastic work from what i’m glad to call my homeland.

here’s a start from something totally different. something with a bit of momentum though.

明けましておめでとうございます = happy new year.

this is strange stuff optically + i’m interested in the repercussions down the road. optical camouflage via kinect by interactive designer takayuki fukatsu.

great photo project tokyo compression from hong kong based michael wolf. if you’ve ever had the joy of riding in tokyo at rush hour you might feel this a little deeper. unfortunately i had the pleasure a few years ago on my way back to tokyo from pataogonia headquarters south in kamakura. the stories are true. not as bad as it sounds or looks though. i mean, the first gentlemen is even sporting a smile.

in the spirit of the new book contact sheet via ammo books i thought i’d share. find it damn cool to see the imagery + work surrounding famous + familiar images. you know this is the way the process works but to see some of the contact sheets just reinvigorates one’s focus.

i’ve done this unconsciously for years, digging back through work kind of like looking back at those old school yearbooks. once you get a peek you’re sucked in for hours. in this case it’s not a waste of time though as you gain an understanding of evolution – personal evolution if it’s your work + that of someone else if it’s not.

here are a few to put things in reference.