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M A R K E T S . Although I’ve been enjoying the challenge of building a life stateside again, I’m regularly reminded of all the stimulating and mesmerizing places I’ve had the pleasure of traveling to in my life. I miss these hustle and bustle of the Asian morning markets, the ritual of them. The excitement and high energy in such a compact location is just so difficult to find in the US. And although stressful on some occasions, the energy is so fun to capture photographically. . I look forward to my next opportunity to explore the world. . . . . . . . #trang #thailand #thailand_ig #thai #thailandtravel #markets #travel_drops #roamtheplanet #travel_captures #streetphotographers #streetphotography #streetlife #streets #street_vision #streetphotographyinternational #fujix100f #fujifilmx100f (at Trang, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2vrpIvFMso/?igshid=up1ys8mf41rm

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H A I L E Y . I haven’t done it much, but we made some very interesting use of mirrors in this shoot. Sometimes you just have to play with things, do things you don’t normally and see where it takes you. I find this essential to the creative process. If you’re not fresh, you’re stale. . Model @haillhail . . . . . . . #bnwportrait #bnwmood #bnwlovers #austintx #vscogirl #sonya7sii #voigtlander50mmf15 #portraiture_kings #portraitsociety #portraitvision_ (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2hyUPQlORV/?igshid=ul30oan7mh48

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H A I L E Y . “A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.” — Annie Leibovitz . Playing around with double exposures on the rollei, one of fav methods of shooting film. . Develop/Scan @citizensphoto Model @haillhail . . . . . . . #rolleiflex #rolleiflex28c #tmax100 #bnwportrait #bnwmood #bnwlovers #austintx #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #filmcommunity #portraiture_kings #portraitsociety #portraitvision_ #portrait_mf #mediumformatfilm (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2YqoaRlzOY/?igshid=qufd8z2vnqf0

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H A I L E Y . Playing around with #hailhail on my last visit to an old home of mine and one of my fav places in the world—Austin, TX. Excited to finally get back a few rolls from my new Rolleiflex. Needless to say, medium format has an aesthetic so difficult to find in the digital world. Looking forward to making some more time for portraits this fall in Seattle. The nature here will be an outstanding background for some magical moments. . . . . . . . . #rolleiflex #rolleiflex28c #tmax100 #bnwportrait #bnwmood #bnwlovers #austintx #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #filmcommunity #portraiture_kings #portraitsociety #portraitvision_ #portrait_mf #mediumformatfilm (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2WEPlOls7t/?igshid=scqeyxy1qmrw

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S T A R R Y . skies seem harder and harder to come by these days. Luckily there are still places outside of our urban cages where we can let the immensity of the universe that surrounds us soak in. I haven’t had many chances in the last few years to play around with these starry night photos, but I loved it. Looking forward to my next chance to capture night scenes like this. . . . . . . . . . . . . #kohlipe #kohlipeisland #thailand #thailandtravel #thailand_ig #roamtheplanet #travel_drops #stars #starrysky #night_shooterz (at Koh Lipe เกาะ หลีเปะ จ.สตูล) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu_uVpuATJ2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8k7a4ffzz9pt

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B I O L U M I N E S C E N T . plankton, a unique natural phenomenon that is not so commonly encountered. A few of the islands in Thailand have quite a bit of it, and this was my first chance to encounter it as well. Oddly enough, the “glow in the dark” plankton shows up as blue in these photos, yet are actually green to the eye. Koh Lipe was a fun break from busy cities and streets, an opportunity to capture a little more of this planet’s natural beauties. Hope you get a chance to see this for yourself one day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #kohlipe #kohlipeisland #kohlipethailand #thailand #thailand_ig #roamtheplanet #travel_drops #bioluminescence (at Koh Lipe เกาะ หลีเปะ จ.สตูล) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu4BSMhA_cs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g7b4mldsrhny

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H A R D . to find complaints about life when you wake up to beaches this white and water this blue. Koh Lipe may be overrun with tourists, but now you know why. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #kohlipe #kohlipeisland #kohlipethailand #thailand #thailand_ig #beaches #beachlife🌴 #roamtheplanet #travel_drops (at Koh Lipe เกาะ หลีเปะ จ.สตูล) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzGJf0gYe4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cbd3k8vja2q2

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A magnificent #sunrise on #kohlipe island in the Andaman coast of western #thailand ... God I love #asianislands (at Koh Lipe เกาะ หลีเปะ จ.สตูล) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuxH6VjArjP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a9oxthqla5cj

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K O H L I P E A tiny island in the Andaman coast of Thailand, one of hundreds that can be found scattered across this 200 mile stretch of land along the west coast. Although heavily touristy, with the almost everyone on the island either being tourists or Thais working in the tourist industry. Despite this, the island itself is a gem. One could walk around the entirety of the island in half a day. The waters are crystal blue. You can wake up for a beach sunrise on one side of the island, and walk a mere 30 minutes to catch the beach sunset on the opposite side. In the end, I guess there’s a reason this magnificently beautiful place is so touristy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #kohlipe #kohlipeisland #kohlipethailand #thailand #thailand_ig #sunriseoftheday #sunrise🌅 #roamtheplanet #travel_drops (at Koh Lipe เกาะ หลีเปะ จ.สตูล) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuxH6VjArjP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vc1w0eint7bq

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H A T Y A I It’s a real challenge trying to fit all the commotion of a Thai city into a single frame. All the tuk-tuks, motorbikes, and pedestrians everywhere make for a unique madness to busy Asian cities. But it’s one of the feelings that stays with you. After a few days you find yourself crossing streets left and right, no longer looking for crosswalks, merely flowing in between cars and motorbikes zooming by every which way. Yup, it’s an Asian right-of-passage. (at Hatyai, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJkzkBAdpd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d67k5uxexh24

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M A R K E T S in these Southeast Asian cities are where all the magic happens. It’s amazing how sleepy these small towns can feel throughout the day with the blistering heat, but the early mornings are just full of commotion and energy, people of all ages working like mad to a horde of locals coming for their daily groceries and snacks. Quite frankly, my love for simply wandering these markets and my joy in watching everyday life unfold about me is what drives me to these small local towns. Hatyai was an unexpectedly buzzing city of life. The first in my series on Thailand, it will be released very soon! (at Hatyai, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEPsoTg41m/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15nng6ljpokol

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S T R E E T photography, a kind of artistic attempt to find beauty in the everyday moments around us, captivates me more than the rest. Something about that daily searching, about learning, striving, to SEE more, to SEE better, to LOOK CLOSER at everything around you in hopes of telling its story. It’s immensely difficult. You have to put up with 1000s of shit. 1000s of missed, off, and wasted frames. You have to accept failure more than admire success. It’s part of the practice. But, most importantly, it teaches you to see the world a little bit differently. I never knew such a subtle change would make such a difference, but now “walking” for me is just never the same as before. I can hardly even remember what it felt like to walk around without my eye looking in this new way, it’s been 8 solid years of photo and I’m so trained with it that you can’t really turn it off anymore. Even without a camera, I see photos, I see the beauty unfolding, even if there’s no camera to capture it. (at Penang, Malaysia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuC1xdQAzSm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16xfzp8gil4vm

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P E N A N G and collection 4 of my Southeast Asia series is now up on my feed. Tune in for the usual—people, places, things, and food—from one of our favorite places we’ve visited so far, the island of Penang in northwestern Malaysia. . Let me know what’s your fav from the series! And feel free to ask any questions if you have any. (at George Town, Malaysia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt2hOElAgbT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=popoc7z7tuia

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N A T U R E Nothing manmade can quite inspire the soul like nature can. I’ve been to almost every major city in the world. I’ve seen the varieties. I’ve seen some of the highest skyscrapers and the “hippest” underground scenes, I’ve caught some of the most incredible events and performances humans have to offer, but still the highest tiers of sheer magnificence will always be this little ball of blue we call home. As I sit on the beach islands of Thailand over the next few weeks, I can’t help but be up close and personal with that beauty once again. . It’s moments like these I simply hope with all my heart that we don’t ruin everything, that we don’t destroy this planet lusting over silly things and sensations and chasing after our own tail. What a shame that would be. But something deep down tells me this isn’t the case, yet simultaneously that life will take care of itself, that what will be will be. Who knows. Photos like these will never fully capture the experience of it, but hopefully might get you outside to find it for yourself some day. Of course, you might have to do it in a jacket and pants (unlike me lol) 🏝🤽🏻‍♂️ (at Melaka) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyaCuxAwQa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rw19ntooxv1g

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N A T U R E Nothing manmade can quite inspire the soul like nature can. I’ve been to almost every major city in the world. I’ve seen the varieties. I’ve seen some of the highest skyscrapers and the “hippest” underground scenes, I’ve caught some of the most incredible events and performances humans have to offer, but still the highest tiers of sheer magnificence will always be this little ball of blue we call home. As I sit on the beach islands of Thailand over the next few weeks, I can’t help but be up close and personal with that beauty once again. . It’s moments like these I simply hope with all my heart that we don’t ruin everything, that we don’t destroy this planet lusting over silly things and sensations and chasing after our own tail. What a shame that would be. But something deep down tells me this isn’t the case, yet simultaneously that life will take care of itself, that what will be will be. Who knows. Photos like these will never fully capture the experience of it, but hopefully might get you outside to find it for yourself some day. Of course, you might have to do it in a jacket and pants (unlike me lol) 🏝🤽🏻‍♂️ (at Melaka) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyaCuxAwQa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=j8fqt0xn4xr5

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N A T U R E Nothing manmade can quite inspire the soul like nature can. I’ve been to almost every major city in the world. I’ve seen the varieties. I’ve seen some of the highest skyscrapers and the “hippest” underground scenes, I’ve caught some of the most incredible events and performances humans have to offer, but still the highest tiers of sheer magnificence will always be this little ball of blue we call home. As I sit on the beach islands of Thailand over the next few weeks, I can’t help but be up close and personal with that beauty once again. . It’s moments like these I simply hope with all my heart that we don’t ruin everything, that we don’t destroy this planet lusting over silly things and sensations and chasing after our own tail. What a shame that would be. But something deep down tells me this isn’t the case, yet simultaneously that life will take care of itself, that what will be will be. Who knows. Photos like these will never fully capture the experience of it, but hopefully might get you outside to find it for yourself some day. Of course, you might have to do it in a jacket and pants (unlike me lol) 🏝🤽🏻‍♂️ (at Melaka) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyaCuxAwQa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z584zld1pgpf

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N A T U R E Nothing manmade can quite inspire the soul like nature can. I’ve been to almost every major city in the world. I’ve seen the varieties. I’ve seen some of the highest skyscrapers and the “hippest” underground scenes, I’ve caught some of the most incredible events and performances humans have to offer, but still the highest tiers of sheer magnificence will always be this little ball of blue we call home. As I sit on the beach islands of Thailand over the next few weeks, I can’t help but be up close and personal with that beauty once again. . It’s moments like these I simply hope with all my heart that we don’t ruin everything, that we don’t destroy this planet lusting over silly things and sensations and chasing after our own tail. What a shame that would be. But something deep down tells me this isn’t the case, yet simultaneously that life will take care of itself, that what will be will be. Who knows. Photos like these will never fully capture the experience of it, but hopefully might get you outside to find it for yourself some day. Of course, you might have to do it in a jacket and pants (unlike me lol) 🏝🤽🏻‍♂️ (at Melaka) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtyaCuxAwQa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mra3ohnfuioo