Gardens & Villa played a packed show at the Casbah. It was the first time I had seen them live and it is one of my favorite live shows of this year so far, the room filled with energy and sounds that transport. They immediately became a favorite after hearing them for the first time by watching this video. The lyrics and music have matched a few moments while I’ve been driving like a perfectly fit glove, they are something special.

{combo of medium format w/ Ilford 3200 and digital}

A sweet friend and fellow photographer, Teresa, and I visited Photo LA back in January. It was filled with a variety of photographs of all different kinds, organized into booth type spaces. It was wonderful and a bit overwhelming to see so much work. It was really cool to see old photographs of blues artists and The Beatles and Vivian Maier photographs printed and displayed. Afterward we strolled over to the Santa Monica pier which I had never been too and I loved it there. So much everyday curiosity. The first thing we came across was this acrobatic guy swinging across and every which way, I couldn’t get over it. I want to go back!

{35mm Tri-x}

Here is the rest of the shoot with the illustrious Ammee Pearl! you can check out the redscale film images on this post.

{combo of 35mm, 6×4.5, and polaroids}