I took the steep trail going down.
The one that descending down in dirt and quartz zig-zags and marks its warning with a ‘closed road’ type barricade. From the top of Runyon Canyon, next to …
THE WEST HOLLYWOOD LIBRARY is decorated with gigantic works of art by graffiti / street art’s biggest names – Shepard Fairey, Retna & Kenny Scharf. The street-god artists were commissioned to each paint a mural on the outside of the library, officially making it the dopest library ever.
Didn’t know libraries could be dope? Shoot, son you got A LOT to learn.
‘Peace Elephant’ by Shepard Fairey of OBEY. The giant mural is a whopping 70 feet by 106 feet facing the back parking lot of the West Hollywood Library on San Vicente Blvd.
A deep blue script drips down the side of the building – fans of Retna will know his style anywhere. And within Retna’s signature calligraphy in this piece is encoded a message from a quote by Salmon Rashdie;
“Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale, of the imagination, and of the heart”.
Kenny Scharf’s piece faces a park where parents push their kids on swings and that is perfect.
I took the steep trail going down.
The one that descending down in dirt and quartz zig-zags and marks its warning with a ‘closed road’ type barricade. From the top of Runyon Canyon, next to …
A PENNY SAVED is a penny earned, right? Sounds like something my Great Grandpa might have said, but it certainly holds true, especially in the uncertain, overdrawn financial times we are navigating. But frugality can …
WHAT IS BETTER THAN AHI? Ahi nachos, of course! This detectible treat was enjoyed on Maui at the Napili Kai Beach resort as the sun set. The perfect way to end the day? I should …
STROLLING ACROSS THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE at night in mid-February. It was windy, it was cold, it was awesome. The huge braided cables stretched overhead. Manhattan sparkled in a wooshing, manic light show. The big supports …
I PRESENT HERE five photographs that illustrate my recent trip to New York. I had hitherto never set foot on New York soil so it goes without saying I was properly blown away by what …
IF LOS ANGELES IS AN URBAN JUNGLE then I am an urban ocelot in search of fresh prey. Yet unlike my feline counterpart I am not stalking lizards and the occasional wayward poodle, oh no, …
THE RUINED BATTERIES AND BUNKERS of Fort Worden State Park can transform any 30 year old guy into a embattled artillery man or steeled ghost hunter, depending on whether he is ducking through the dripping, …
DURING MY WALK TODAY through the neighborhood of Capitol Hill in Seattle I found myself taking pictures of ordinary things from extraordinary angles. I climbed a tree to frame a fluttering plastic bag against the …
RIDING MY BIKE along the waterfront parks that link together to form one continuous path from downtown to Ballard and beyond, I pulled over to take a few photos of the exceptionally clear day. While …
BALLARD IS A HOP, skip and a jump away from Seattle making it a perfect destination for the local and visitor alike. Aside from a killer music scene and plenty of great bar/restaurants, Ballard is …
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