Meet You At the Sugar Shack

Meet You At the Sugar Shack

U.S.A.

Oct 152010

Undisclosed location in the Green Mountains of Vermont.

It’s not often that you can live the (quote) Time of Your Life (unquote) and still realize it. But take 10 friends, 2 dalmatians and 1 sweet sugar shack (pun absolutely indeed) and both feats are easily accomplished.

Oh and whiskey. Copious and mountainous amounts of whiskey.

Don’t miss Part II of our Vermont adventures: Fuck Yeah, Cliff Diving!

“Come gather ’round people wherever you roam.”

The Sugar Shack. No electricity. No facilities. No cars within miles. Only way to get there is a two mile hike across a mountain with only whatever you can carry on your back (or granny cart, see evidence further below) in the deep private woods of Vermont. Continue reading »

Charlie, Emory and the Decadent South (28 photos)

U.S.A.

Jul 212010

While in Savannah, Georgia for Kara and Zach’s wedding, Kelly and I had a chance to spend a day with a couple of Kelly’s good friends from college.

Charlie and Emory had visited us in New York City a few months ago when we all went to a Camera Obscura show at Webster Hall. They live in a house — yes, an actual grown-up house! — in Gainesville, Florida. In honor of Father’s Day (and to see us!) they made the drive back to Charlie’s hometown of Savannah.

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We made plans to meet up for “brunch” (they still do that in the South, right?) after which Emory casually asked, “Do you guys want to go for a swim?” Continue reading »

Holi Festival in Queens, New York City

BROOKLYN, U.S.A.

Mar 112010

March 7, 2010 — Last weekend, I received an email with the subject line “Holi Shit!” from my friend Ashwin. He was referring, of course, to Holi, the grand festival of colors that Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and others celebrate to welcome spring. The tradition involves throwing dye, baby powder, and colored water at each other to “chase away the winter grays.”

And what a springtime day it was. Sunny. Warm. Miraculous. Continue reading »

Los Angeles in Film

U.S.A.

Mar 062010

Half a roll of Kodak Portra VC 160 film to cover Disneyland, Bergamot Gallery and the Getty Villa.

The Getty Villa, Pacific Coast Highway

Vietnamese Grocery Shopping in San Gabriel

Food, U.S.A.

Feb 212010

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It’s not everyday that I’m bringing my big camera to the grocery store. In fact, I’ve lived in New York City for almost a decade and never had the impulse to snap a photo of the Brooklyn Bridge or the Statue of Liberty. I find myself taking photographs to document experiences, not filling a mandatory checklist of sights to see or brag about the places I’ve been to. I’m not saying this is neither good, bad or even intentional; it just works out that way.

So, there I was at the Hawaii market — which is actually a Vietnamese market — in the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles with my parents taking pictures of packaged items in the frozen foods section. Continue reading »