Evening Wit

daltoncampbell: During my stay in New York I got a chance to...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:25:14 -0400

During my stay in New York I got a chance to visit an old friend who I had not seen since the early 2000’s. We decided to meet in a newer part of Queens at a little brunch place. And of course I had to take my camera. Alison is an actor by trade who studied at Harvard.

It was a brisk but lovely NY morning. The food was great, the conversation was even better.

One of the topics we discussed was starting at the bottom in a trade. For both of us the industry has huge levels of success that few people ever get past. Her industry even more so than mine I think.

Regardless we conversed about the daily steps and habit building requirements necessary to get ahead.

I have always been a doer in life. I am kinda an all or nothing kind of person. Of course this has its ups and downs. I have had quite a few different life styles and stages in my life.

Take for instance, growing up I was raised in a family that did not follow art, higher institutions, progressive thinking…etc. I grew up working with my hands and racing cars. Out of high school I went to an automotive trade school. At 23, I said fuck it! I started my first real business, I got engaged, bought a house, and purchased my first new car. I was on the fast track to an adult life.

Life was good and we had a good amount of initial success. Then the market began to change in 2006. Our company started to lose 250k a year in gross sales. In 2007 I went bankrupt, my house was foreclosed on, I got un-engaged, and my car got reposed. 2007 was truly a ruff year for me.

In 2008 I decided it was time for a change. I went back to school for business. Now take in mind going back at 28 put me in a slightly different age bracket. But I found my way back into youth. I loved being back in school. During this time was when I decided I wanted art in my life. So a bought a drum set and tried to teach myself how to play. Holy shit. So bad at it. 2009 I bought my first camera and began to shoot.

Shooting had a slow start with its usual stepping stones. Photographing my feet, dogs, friends, beers, and whatever goofy shit. But photographing people had a very different feel to it. In 2010 I decided that photographing would become my new endeavor.

And this brings us to the present.

You really never know where life is going to take you. Sometimes you just have to follow the subtle winds of change. Following these small opportunities and situations.

For me I think what is most important is understanding yourself and the thoughts that lead you everyday. Know thyself. Question your thoughts and actions. This is so much more important than the outside world.

Or for me it is…

Life is always about the small things, the brunch you had with an old friend, a life restart, or even selling all your shit so you can move to Europe and do what you NOW love best. Photographing.

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:15:03 -0400

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Thu, 30 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400

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Don’t miss out on the photos from yesterday’s Manhattanhenge! Twice a year, the setting sun in New York City aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s east-west street grid. This phenomenon makes for the perfect chance to snap photos of the sun setting between the skyscrapers of Manhattan.

Awesomeeeee

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Thu, 30 May 2013 10:45:33 -0400

These were the things that fed her

Tue, 28 May 2013 16:26:03 -0400

Sitting over a steaming cup of tea, dreaming of far-flung places where she could wander to. Flipping through pages upon pages of art, stories, and poems that stretch her, break her and fly her to places unknown; she becomes someone new and frightening.

This…..this is so true now for me as an artist and as a...

Tue, 28 May 2013 15:42:31 -0400

This…..this is so true now for me as an artist and as a human. I want this to be me every single day.

eveningphotos: Dancer1 on Flickr. Shadow Dancer

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:24:13 -0400

eveningphotos:

Dancer1 on Flickr.

Shadow Dancer

eveningphotos: Sunset on a Maryland farm on Flickr.

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:27:15 -0400

eveningphotos:

Sunset on a Maryland farm on Flickr.

conniecann: [x]

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:42:38 -0400

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So much truth

Fri, 03 May 2013 01:22:07 -0400

So much truth

texturism: a morning run is the best thing i can do for myself...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:29:58 -0400

texturism:

a morning run is the best thing i can do for myself because no matter what happens after the run - which might be out of my control - at least it started on the right foot. moving. fast or slow. get after it.! | via icanread: charliebravo

hermione: Infographic: Where are the Women Directors?

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:05:20 -0400

hermione:

Infographic: Where are the Women Directors?

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Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:11:08 -0400

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:34:35 -0400

vivency: humansofnewyork: A glimpse into the journal of a...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:30:42 -0400

vivency:

humansofnewyork:

A glimpse into the journal of a (quite intelligent) 16 year old girl. Photographed, with permission, in Central Park.

ITS ON MY DASH AGAIN I THOUGHT I LOST IT FOREVER

Filmmaking is like any kind of art form. You have to try to...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:38:25 -0400

Filmmaking is like any kind of art form. You have to try to figure it out, and you’re going to do that by trying. It’s like teaching a child to walk. It may start by walking, but eventually it will fall. And I have kids, but I know that that will enable them to stand up again and understand why they fell, and how they can avoid that. They will walk better and faster, and stronger. Filmmaking is the same. I was able to start very young, and I was able to crash fairly young. But then I was able to stand up again knowing that I would only get better at what I was doing. You know, we live in a world where art is always looked upon as the perfect medium. We live in a society where we can alter our body parts, we can act in the most perfect or right way. A lot of that is dangerous because, especially in the world of art, the chief enemy of creativity is being safe. If you’re safe, you can’t fall and hurt yourself. The older you are, the further down the crash is going to be. But if it works out, the higher the high. -Nicolas Winding Refn

A touch of lipgloss to round out the evening (at Starbucks)

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:23:29 -0400

A touch of lipgloss to round out the evening (at Starbucks)

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Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:27:17 -0400

Dying Empty

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:45:58 -0400

I loved, I loved when it was stupid, I loved when everyone told me not to.

I loved with passion, with tenderness, and with grace.

I loved with an open heart and an open mind.

I loved when it was uncomfortable and inconvenient.

I loved when there seemed to be no love left to give.

I loved up until one more ounce spent would have wasted every bit of who I was and I would have ceased to exist, swallowed by the void.

And I used the last ounce left within me, to love myself once more.

I become her when filming rolls around

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:56:10 -0400

I become her when filming rolls around