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been reading anderson cooper's book.
i've been lost for the last few days. lost in somalia, niger, sri lanka, iraq.

i'd look up and be surprised i'm in a coffee shop in the midwest US. i've grown accustomed to this place now. i had a dream last night i was leaving san antonio again. like id never left. like i'd missed my flight. like i...
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a list of items i always have with me.

1. my phone and ipod. listed as same item because they are usually in the same pocket.
2. wallet
3. glasses
hmm...
4. watch
5. virgen de guadalupe bracelet. i'm not so religious anymore. but my sister in law's sister gave it to me. she gave it to me when i went to oaxaca mexico. its...
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i love ansel adam's philosophy of photography. he was a genius toward the technical aspect of photography. i don't think i'll ever get into landscape photography like his did but i want to convey messages and feelings like he did.

its weird how you forget about that one event that changes your life. i remember it now. i don't know why i've been thinking about her so much. another girl i seemed to fall in love with so long ago. i guess it was 2005 ish. i met here on a retreat i was helping out with. back when i was all religious. she asked...
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i made my first contact print today. woo!!! i'm going to shoot another roll tomorrow. i think i'm gonna go downtown and shoot some more photos. not all of these came out. i was a dumbass and had my camera set for 25 iso instead of 400. my first roll in high school didnt come out either so i'm not worried.

i'm feeling alot better...
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ok so damn. i have a huge crush on Sarah Rue. i had a huge crush on her when she was on "Less Than Perfect." then i saw her on Two and a Half Men and realized she looked like a girl i used to date. I find it a little weird.... i liked her when she was chubby, then when she lost weight she...
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one of my heroes and favorite people of all time is Jeff Bridges... you know, "the Dude". He's one of my favorite photographers. Jeff Bridges Photography. i love his panoramic/wide angle black and whites. well it seems like thats all he does. another photographer i like is Kevin Lynch . He does the UFC before and after portraits. His sports photography is great too. i...
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i want this book soooo bad.
Protest Graffiti

i was in oaxaca acouple years ago. right after all the protests in 2006. the graffiti was beautiful there's so much art in that place. its beautiful. i want to go back.

i got 15 rolls of film in the mail today. i'm going to shoot digital tomorrow and film this weekend. i'm going to try to...
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