There's nothing quite like getting lost in the work of years gone by. As a deeply nostalgic person, I find myself constantly dreaming, remembering, and imagining - often all at once.
My archives are scattered across various locations. Some are tucked away in shoeboxes at the top of a shelf, while others reside in a series of hard drives that, if purchased today, would make me wince at their dodginess. I even have a bunch of stuff at my parent's place in New Zealand. But perhaps the most chaotic part of my archive is my film negatives. It took me ages to sort it by year, and it still feels like a mess.
The rest of my work can be found floating between Dropbox, Google Drive, and various other parts of the cloud. Recently, I even rediscovered my old Flickr account - a platform I once adored. I still follow a few photographers I "met" through the site, like Julian Berman. We even hung out a bit in LA on a few different trips. Most of the work I posted on Flickr was a mix of being on tour with bands, going to hardcore shows, and trying to capture some sort of conceptual, "this-is-my-observation-of-the-world" type of look.
When I'm feeling stuck or in need of inspiration, I often return to a folder in my archive called G7. It's an endless collection of work I've created with my beloved Canon point-and-shoot camera. It has just the right amount of limitations and "quality" to keep me engaged.
Recently, I pulled together a series of images from the G7 folder for a pitch. Here are some pictures in no particular order, reference, connection or theme.
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