with buzz in our ears

i  finally bought the latest sigur ros album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust and i know i say this about all of their albums, but this really is my favorite one. i can't remember the last time i was this excited for a CD? as soon as i got out of work i raced down to park ave cd's and went strait to the indie section and yanked it off of the shelf. i didn't waste any time dilly dallying in the vintage records and used cd's, the homemade buttons and local art, i went strait to the register, paid, and ripped off that shiny, impossible to open, plastic wrap. 

and as i drove home, with the windows rolled down, i experienced  Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. the sun was shining, the air was rolling beneath my hand out the window. god damn it i felt like a free spirit on the open road again. it was beautiful. 

if you haven't heard this album yet i encourage you to do so (click here for a free stream). i would like to describe it to you, but my simple words would give no justice to the magic this band creates. however, i will say this, i was happy that this album was a bit more upbeat their previous ones. don't get me wrong "nothing song" and everything from ( ) shakes me to my core, but i've been in need of some upbeat inspiration lately. 

if you too need a little extra kick in your life right now, try these guys on for size. or if you are as in love with photography as i am, check out their delux edition Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. eva vermandel is the photographer of their jaw droppingly gorgeous 200 page book which documents their life in the past year on the road - not to mention the short documentary film that is also included.... 

i will be a proud owner of it soon. once i get some money that is.

enjoy all.

Photo by Eva Vermandel.

light chasers - the book!

viola! the finished product is now available on BLURB :) ONLY 12 left!

i apologize for taking my sweet ass time to finish it up. i am just a very picky person when it comes to my writing and photography, and since this book has both... well... you get the point.

any ways, it's here now! and i am so happy with it. after the presale orders i only have 12 left... and once there gone then they are gone FO-EV-A :(

i've gotten a lot of messages from flickr friends saying that they would love a copy but that they just can't afford it right now... i understand fully. i am scraping by paycheck to paycheck myself and quite frankly $40 is a lot these days, in a tanking economy. maybe the next one will be a more cost friendly photo book...

all in all i am incredibly happy with the results of this project. my goal was to make a quality polaroid book, celebrating my love affair with living in the light, and i think i acheived just that.

also, i have to say, i am just really blown away by all of your kind words, interest, and inspiration in all of this. it has definitely made all those long late nights staring at computer screen, sizing and resizing, worth it.

thank you a million times over!!!

it's in our blood

i have this troubling tendency, to push for perfect. i see things how they could be, dressed in the optimistic light, and gleaming with potential as opposed to how they really are... i know there is no harm in hoping, but perhaps i am setting the bar too high and too soon for other people?

most of my childhood was spent in the uncharted territories of my imagination, a limitless world of possibilities, where anything i wanted i had, despite the tragic realities that surrounded me. instead of brokenness and pain, i saw a world of beauty.

now, at age 26, i still can't help but wear the same rose colored glasses.

Polaroid Sx70. Expired Time Zero.

i don't want to argue.

all i want is you.

MacBook isight. Scanner Photo Stitching.

i believe in taking chances

i have been consumed with work lately. recently i was promoted to my dream job - education and programming coordinator for my museum. so instead of doing boring desk work i get to help people. i go out into the community and work with those who are less fortunate. mostly i get to go to schools who have lost their funding in the arts and i teach them about art. seeing those shining, smiling, faces beam with love because they know that someone believes in them and because they feel creative and special, able to take on the world, chances and all, is the most rewarding thing of all.

the transition hasn't been easy. i am basically creating this department by myself with absolutely no resources. this requires overtime, nearly every single night, 6 days a week. it's exhausted me, mentally, physically, and creatively... but i think that's the beauty of it. when you throw so much of yourself in something you truly care about you get to make the most difference and not just in the job, but also in yourself.

MacBook isight + Fuji disposable. Scanner Photo Stitching.