While riding the Mexico City metro…

Oct 2

If you ever get the opportunity to ride the Mexico City metro you will most definitely encounter vendors known as vagoneros that sell music CD’s stuffed into plastic sleeves. They are all vying for the attention of busy riders as they hop on and off subway trains and each vendor is carrying some form of

The Sound of Sports

Sep 18

When we think of the sound of sports on TV or radio, it’s generally commentary. But sports broadcasts would be nothing without all the sounds that are behind the commentary– the crowds, the kicks, the thwacks, and the grunts. Although I have never been a big sports fan I have, however, always been an avid

A DTLA Aerial Love Affair

Sep 16

Because sometimes I need a reminder of how stunning downtown LA can be. via @joshfassbind Above the grit and noise of the street, downtown Los Angeles quietly provides some of the most amazing visual detail in its buildings and public art works. This is a selection of those buildings and public arts filmed across some

Kehinde Wiley

May 13

“Los Angeles native and New York based visual artist, Kehinde Wiley has firmly situated himself within art history’s portrait painting tradition. As a contemporary descendent of a long line of portraitists, including Reynolds, Gainsborough, Titian, Ingres, among others, Wiley, engages the signs and visual rhetoric of the heroic, powerful, majestic and the sublime in his

Abelardo Morell Camera Obscura

May 8

“Something strange and wonderful happens when light enters a dark space through a tiny opening.” – Tom O’Niell I recently came across Abelardo Morell’s camera obscure work at the recent Annenberg Space For Photography exhibit “National Geographic: The Power of Photography”. I was familiar with the technique from my college photography classes, but found Morell’s

Project Yosemite

May 1

I often tell people that I’m such a bad Angelino because I don’t have a first name reference for all the local celebrities or that I’m an even worse Californian since I have never been to some of the top state destinations like the Yosemite Valley. Although I hope to one day take a trip

#cleanwater for my #dirty30

Apr 29

150 people will get clean water thanks to your generosity! Take a moment to celebrate this milestone with me! 😉 My wish for my 30th birthday was to give clean water to those in need and through your generous donations you made my wish come true! I cannot express enough how incredibly thankful I am

Help Give Clean Water For My 30th Birthday

Feb 11

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…” 2014 is a milestone year for me as I get to celebrate turning 30! My friends all think I’m weird, but I have always looked forward to being thirty. I finally get to say that “I’m thirty, flirty, and thriving” (thanks for

California Is A Place

Jan 30

California is loaded. From Disneyland to farmland, we’ve got Scientology and superstars, Silicon and silicone, crips and bloods. The border. Krumpin’ Clownin’ Jerkin’. The surf and the turf. The boom and the bust. California is humanity run amuck and then packaged, branded and sold. California Cuisine, California Love, California Casual, California Gold, California Girls, and

24 Hours Of Happy

Jan 29

Dubbed as “the world’s first 24 hour music video” LA has never looked so beautiful in Pharrell’s latest video for his single “Happy”. With the simple concept of 4min uninterrupted segments you watch Angelinos dance throughout LA at literally all hours of the day. With minimal set boundaries you get to see locals drive/walk through