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I probably looked like this about a month ago.

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with only two weeks until I go back to Canada, I am finding there are not enough hours in the day. I raced a 12 hour MTB race a few weekends ago in Temecula, CA. I was riding the sunset lap for my team. It was surreal. I was able to shoot some photos for a potential story in the next volume for BIKE. Not too sure if the story will get picked up, but I was happy with how the images turned out.

Last weekend I was in San Francisco again for American Thanksgiving. Love that city. I have nothing but good things to say about it. I could live there in a heart beat. Seeing how steep some of those streets are, and then realizing your gonna bomb down them on your BMX with your buddy who rides brakeless was one for the books for sure.

This weekend I am at camp Woodward for a bike event. I plan on shooting enough film to make me broke.

check the day 19 blog. Lots of good photos.

ICER Air _ take 2

Just got some film back from the Icer Air event I shot in San Francisco a few weeks ago. I shot the whole thing on B/W.

hockey

Saw the Kings play the Ducks tonight at the staples center. So good to see a hockey game again. The whole arena booed Pronger every time he touched the puck.... he deserves it for abandoning Edmonton. From my position in the upper deck I tried to envision a young Kelly Hrudey guarding the net, but then reality sunk in, no Hrudey, and the Kings lost.

Jeff Harris

Toronto-based photographer Jeff Harris is engaged in an ongoing project: he's had his picture taken - either as a self-portrait or by a friend - every day since January 1, 1999.



I think this project is really amazing. I was introduced to the project in a class at art school almost three years ago. Its still going strong. It makes me wonder what will constitute the end of this project. Perhaps death.

Be sure to read the journal section on the site. People coment about something that they did, or were thinking about that day. It is displayed next to the corrisponding Jeff Harris photo from that day. The coments are incredibly candid.

Joshua Tree

On the weekend I was in Joshua Tree National Park. The landscape there is epic with massive rocks just appearing out of nowhere the moment you enter the park. It is completely awe inspiring. All the campsites near the most popular climbing spots were full and we had to drive 50 miles past the gates to find a camping spot that was open. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise because we ended up driving through the entire park over the two days. Even within the boundaries of the park the landscape changes dramatically. I shot almost exclusively on my Bronica 6x6 camera, but I did manage to get a few digital shots during the trip.

Zack Canepari

Found this link on Fecal Face for a portrait series by Zack Canepari

not homeless

This used to be mine. I traded it for a place to stay.

land of the free

Convenience Store
Haight St., San Francisco, CA.
11/01/07

Point and Shoot

San Fran part 2

There was a poolside party in downtown San Francisco the night before the event. All the media and athleates were there. Somehow we scored the best parking spot outside the bar and were able to show off Joaqiun. Again, we got after it, late into the night.

Going Skiing in San Fran

On November 1st, after a long night out for Halloween, I got a call at 8:45 from work asking if I would be down for a trip to SF in about an hour. In my hung over state I quickly agreed. We were driving up to a ski event at Giants Stadium in our company car. A few years back POWDER mag bought a mid 90's, retired highway patroll vehicle, with ski adventures accross the country in mind. Over the years Joaquin, the car, has gotten quite the makeover. skis screwed into the hood, spray paint and stickers all over the body, spinners (which have long since fallen off) and ground controll for the southern hemisphere, and a comprehensive record of everymajor powder day he has encountered scribbled in permanent ink throughout the interior. its definatly entertaining driving this car.

D-Structure

We arrived in San Francisco after a long drive just in time for a ski movie premeir at a local gallery/store called D-Structure. It started to fill up fast and quickly turned into an epic night thanks to the open bar.