really love these cheeky fingerprint underthings by The Lake & Stars – available at Net-A-Porter
May, 2011
Long Bach Nguyen
the work of pilot & photographer Long Nguyen made me so jealous i almost punched my computer. kidding! kind of. after spending an age looking at his incredible photographs i had such a feeling of gratitude for the fact that he’s shared them, giving us a veritable bird’s eye view into his world.
As a professional pilot based in Seattle, Long spends most of his time crisscrossing the western United States … Flying provides him the opportunity to capture unusual views of the landscape, spectacular weather formations and other fresh perspectives few photographers ever experience. A self taught photographer, Long’s philosophy is to keep the image true to its original and to find the beauty in the subject. He likes to keep images clean, crisp and simple so they can tell the story in a single look.
read more about Long here and be sure to visit his website, online portfolio and flickr stream
ps: if you like aerial photography, check out Eyes Over Africa. also, spot the Twin Peaks shot.
In the aeroplane over the sea
i once had an awful time on a flight from bloemfontein to cape town (which is, luckily, a pretty short route) and the only thing that got me through it was listening to sufjan stevens with my head resting on the window, staring out at the clouds. that’s not to say i don’t love flying – i have the opposite sentiment actually. traveling is one of my favourite things in the entire world and the thought of getting on a plane to go somewhere anywhere always excites me… but i’m thankful for the soothing tunes that rescued me during that almost unbearable hour and a half.
this mix has a pretty electronic leaning with some mellow tunes thrown in here and there. the kind of stuff i’d listen to in the airport before a flight or when i’m already settled on the plane, flipping through a magazine or trying to have a nap. sometimes it’s more like a pretend nap since i try to avoid talking to people on a flight… just let me sit in my little chair with whatever it is i’m occupying my time with and leave me be. i don’t want to know where you’re going! we’re flying to the same place, aren’t we? yet another reason why the headphones + music buffer is essential.
In the aeroplane over the sea. playlist:
- Pogo - Alice in Wonderland / Very Good Advice (Remix)*
- Geographer - Rushing In, Rushing Out
- Memory Tapes - Wait In The Dark
- The Postal Service – Recycled Air
- Junior Boys – EP
- The Whitest Boy Alive – Courage
- Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place (Gigamesh / DiscoTech Remix)
- Air France - Collapsing At Your Doorstep
- Hot Chip - Alley Cats
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - God Only Knows (The Beach Boys Cover)
- Chromatic Flights - Home Is More
- Acrylics - Sparrow Song
* i’m a big fan of the original alice in wonderland and spoke about this remix here.
all music is for sampling purposes only – please go out and buy the artists’ records & support them at their shows!
These Things No.12
what, no new post yesterday? you’re probably not going to believe this but… we had another public holiday. what the heck is going on in south africa! you might be thinking. i have a feeling we’re trying to go for the record of the most public holidays in the entire world. anyway, that means a these things catch up is in order.
in love with this picture :
sleeve design for simple records by build via september industry (photography by michael rolph) :
katie & darryl’s house via the selby :
JP’s collection of his father’s pen knives :
nature bound at foxtail + fern :
jewellery by hoper via the shiny squirrel :
this house in a forest :
the notaire lookbook via honey kennedy. WOW :
glimmering water by finnish artist väinö blomstedt :
this pooch photographed by TAT_hase! (also check out the rest of his photos) :
anabela’s flowers of london post :
maya hayuk & jen stark: double rainbow rainbow at my love for you :
this girl’s hair & style captured by urban weeds :
this editorial via miss millib :
this interior by hildebrandt studio via the brick house tumblr :
been drooling over salad pride :
this group of gals (and guy) :
christian/carnivale lookbook by golden rule :
and to end off on an amusing note - bangable dudes in history via the nicework blog :
Mariam Sitchinava
i’ve posted about mariam sitchinava before, and she proves to be a consistent favourite every time i check in and see her new work. some of her latest stuff is too good not to share – here are some of my favourites (tough to choose). i really love the work she did for sessun / urban outfitters, see more of that here.
all by mariam sitchinava
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