the top 20 / songs + photographs

I compiled a collection of my twenty favorite photographs I took during 2010. When I looked back over my work at the end of the year, these were the images I were drawn to the most. I can still remember the feelings I had when I took these, it ranged from euphoric to heart-wrenching. I decided to pair them with twenty of my favorite songs from 2010, while all the songs were not created last year, these are the songs that were my biggest inspirations to keep enhancing my life and my photography. A lot of this work I haven't blogged yet, so look for the full sets coming soon, enjoy the photographs and enjoy the music.

ytaudio(lCUvgwIvbzk) Houstatlantavegas - Sonnymoon

ytaudio(1a3dmgpAIGc) Summer Holiday - Wild Nothing

ytaudio(90ipyWYO3LM) Zebra - Beach House

ytaudio(164yaEvIGcw) Wet Cement - The Morning Benders

ytaudio(lUT5RK51-c4) It'll Be Better (Francis & The Lights Cover) - Alex Winston

ytaudio(nEHlpqejj6g) Feel it All Around - Washed Out

ytaudio(2LfKBP7Q_PM) Blessa - Toro Y Moi

ytaudio(WUedGjAbbf0) This City Ain't the Same Without You - The Foreign Exchange

ytaudio(WACkePEYj-U) All Around - CEO

ytaudio(sMgO235XsEw) Silver Tiles - Matt & Kim

ytaudio(x7Zs2vXxSUE) Island, IS - Volcano Choir

ytaudio(x2RKb3VNAOo) Awake My Soul - Mumford and Sons

ytaudio(fIQlusm5QJw) Unforgettable Season - Cut Copy

ytaudio(Wmmy9Q0bMGo) Two Doves - The Dirty Projectors

ytaudio(BqXnzqB1sik) You're Going Back - The Tallest Man on Earth

ytaudio(W-ENipUB8NI) Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap

ytaudio(hujyBO-6o-k) Who Knows Who Cares - Local Natives

ytaudio(XZvOeknTW2M) I Remember - Yeasayer

ytaudio(qA0CTDEggzs) High Hopes - Onra

ytaudio(RQKD-ftwqCM) To the Lighthouse - Memoryhouse

artist profile / jordan josafat

A few weeks ago, I created an artist profile on one of my best friends, painter Jordan Josafat. This is one of my first forays into video with my 5D Mark II and it was a test to see if I was capable of creating documentaries for what is to be a a lifelong personal project of mine. I thought it would be fun to showcase Jordan's art as well as practice with video and audio, something that is very foreign to me. But what we created was exactly as I envisioned, so now I can discuss my personal project. In the future, I am going to be creating documentaries of my most inspirational friends, normal people who inspire others around them to break from the status quo. These are individuals who take life by the horns and live their lives according to their own doctrines. These are the people we need to surround ourselves with to grow with positive outlooks, I believe that everyone can be inspired by people around them and in turn, become inspirations themselves. I have friends all around the country who I will be profiling, not in the same vain of how I did with Jordan's artist profile, but something deeply personal that when they themselves watch their own profile video, they will realize that just by speaking about their lives, they can be an influence to everyone.

So please enjoy this documentary on my friend, Jordan Josafat.

new blog design + cliff / sneak peek

welcome to the new blog design! I'm currently redesigning my websites and blog to match and am also using a new blog content management system, so to view archived posts from 2008-2009, please click here. I will be re-posting all 2010 blog posts on this new design, so thanks for visiting!