M.F.A.F- more medium format - various locations

So here are some more general photos of contact sheets i quickly took a digi's of in order to upload before i left for Canada.

Santa Monica/ Venice beach - just a clown hanging on VB, he looks a bit bummed with no buddies to hang out with. Im thinking he needs to fix up his shit scary face first?

Hackney London - American Apparel made Butt cheeks acceptable -  i don't buy it.

Barcelona- where beers are brought on the street, and you get mashed by midday. for the ultimate street beer experience.

Deano -  pioneer of Real Gold promotions / every warehouse/arty party you pretty much went to in East London last summer.

Darryl Palumbo - Front man of Glassjaw / Head Automatica - This is a shitty photo but i kinda like the innocence of it. Darryl fell asleep on the couch after im guessing a hard time on tour.. please! 

la la land... California..nuff said

M.F.A.F - NYC - Coney island

Coney Island -  A place or turbulent existence. Formerly an Island in the most south part of Brooklyn. A thriving amusement park saw the Island bustling with hot 50's pin up wanna be's and dapper tailored males. After years of neglect after the war and housing Hollywood flicks such as "the Warriors" Coney has gained a significant stigma for dilapidated signature photography. If your into the whole 50's Americana colours and back drops its so worth a visit. I try and shoot it every time we are in NY. These photos are from the last time i went over when Coney was under threat from various aggressive housing associations. Word on the street is that Coney got saved, so il be there in two weeks to find out. for now here is Coney as they began to dismantle it...

Medium format analog forever

Hey kids, so here is a bunch of shit shot in Barcelona, London, NYC, and California. These are photos of my contact sheets as its all i had time to shoot before i left. These photos are various subjects, characters and locations shot the last time i did a little trip here and there. This is small taste of RP in motion... Lets start with San Fran...

Twins- Iv always wanted to shoot a twins series, so every time i see them i am fumbling for my camera to capture a moment of double documentation. But when they are wearing the same clothes too.. bonus. Its always a bit sketchy shooting photos of other peoples kids. Its been made such a dangerous ground now. Because of this i could not shoot these kids front on, but i think this captured what i wanted.

Christopher, tour manager, guitar tech, Victory Party, San Fran Host.

Beat poet from San fran. I forgot this guys name, but i met him just walking in the street. We shared a few exchanges about some rad books he just picked up and i admired his sweet moustache and tats.

 

Life as we know it....

So this was pretty much how things looked just before i left. And how they look on a daily basis, a bag, a laptop, a bunch a wires, and a bunch of cameras... Iv landed in toronto and these are RP tools for survival. 

various mash ups...

So in order to crack on and share all the wonders Canada has  so far, RP is trying to clear the decks. Here are a bunch of images from the weeks leading up to departure. A bunch of mash heads making every night last.

Traditional British

So here are a bunch a photos from Kew. We hit this spot up last month for a birthday stroll. Our attempt at being civilized lasted until sunset, then the lost boys mentality of pulling a party out of your ass and drinking till the early hours surfaced. Kinda dig the way some of these shots look like vintage postcards, mainly the first one. oh to be british.

Toronto calling London

Hey so i fucking sorted my shit out and got a laptop today! get stoked, iv a list as long as my arm of rad shit iv seen just today at the beaches (far east Toronto). Currently hanging at Double Naut HQ getting my shit fixed up with CS and office etc so i can blog the shit out of your faces! Check out Double naut for now and appreciate their work, Ours will follow in 24 hrs.

sweet mac book pro bra! ca pow!

ONE TO REMEMBER

be good! have fun, and be fab and confident ok
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fuck everyone
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ur the best

grey nights out

Looking down to see who is really important rather than keeping an eye on the same old faces.  You can end up where you started.  We need to move ahead.

cut and paste

Another bit of cut and paste from one half of RP.  I want to live here.

I made it to T.O

So i made it to Toronto and have been here about a week now. Blogs have been much delayed due to no Laptop. Im picking one up this week so get ready for a weeks back log of stuff. Life in T.O has already been a blast, lots of eating, and walks. This city takes pride in its beautiful attention to detail. From its personal messages on every chalk board (something iv gathered a world of photos of) to its recycling, merchandising in boutique stores, dedicated "put your old furniture out" day so you can just take each others old shit, and art curation. This city has zero frayed edges and a world of well thought out delights for the most indulgent of minds. Places to eat, thrift, walk, etc to follow. For now, enjoy these vintage Toronto postcards.

Most immediate plans - seeing Okkervile river, making first addition trip zine, getting fucked up in Montreal being locked in a house for 24hrs and making another zine, road trips, antique hunting, breaking hearts. Your welcome to join.

QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH

Charles is now 25. 

The day was spent acting our ages till the booze started flowing, then we all turned into c-walk crazy bitches with only one thing on our minds ....DMX

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