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Face time.

My friend Mark sent me these photos he snapped up today. I LOVE it. What a great shot! The amazing pre-fall weather certainly shines through in this photo but can also see something more ominious in the reflection? That's spoooooky, girl! Thanks Mark. xx.

Snapped up goodness (this week)...

An Instagram session...

YO! I haven't posted some of my snaps in a lil' bit so here are some that I dig.

Check 'em out! oh and Enjoy! xx. 

Instagram abroad...

Check out my collection of UK-based Instagram photos. Enjoy.

An instagram world...

To say that I'm enjoying instragram would be a slight understatement. Check out this week's pix!

This was a busy week in snaps! Instagram on the go...

My week in an instant...

All snapped up.

Another week goes by, another week of photos through Instagram. I'm having such fun!

Documenting my city...

Madonna @ the MET Gala.

She is just hot. Dang.

Instant fun...

I've recently become smitten with a new social photo application on my iPhone called Instagram. Like Twitter you can follow folks and see the pictures they post. The following are the ones that I posted this week. If you have an iPhone, follow me on Instagram - username: dashus.

Bill Cunningham: New York. A stunning film.

Yesterday I had the privilege of going to see an amazing documentary with two of my dear friends, Ashby and Chris, on what was quite a wet and dreary day in New York City. We headed downtown to the Village East Cinema to see a stunning film called Bill Cunningham New York which I had written about earlier in the week. The film chronicles the life of 80 year old New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham who has spent his entire career riding around Manhattan snapping photos of the cities fashion trends. His life is rich with enthusiasm and spirit. The film is extremely inspring and just what I needed as I begin a new journey myself on Monday as I start my new job. Bill's passion for clothes and the regular woman who wear them each day on the streets has been his life blood. He has worked day in and day out for over 50 years becoming something of cultural historian. For a while he even worked for the original Details magazine, shooting every single image in the magazine, for free. Why free, you ask? He stated that if he was paid then they would be able to tell him what he could and couldn't do. If he wasn't paid then he could do as he pleases. He said "Money is the cheapest thing...Liberty is the most expensive." I loved that. He is bored by celebrities and celebrates the everyday woman who treats this city as her catwalk. The film is touching and sometimes sad but in the end you leave with the notion that if you want something bad enough and that "something" makes you happy then you have no other responsibility but to follow it. The film was a lovely reminder of why we all need to follow our hearts. I hope you'll check it out if you can. I know you will not be disappointed. Thanks to Ash and Chris for the invite. Love you ladies. x.

 - Watch the trailer -

My beautiful walk home...

Queen Supreme.

Then & Now. A recreation of a moment in time...

Photographer Irina Werning has created a very lovely series that I had to share called Back to the Future. She has recreated photographs of her subjects many many years after the original was taken. It's a hilarious little series. The photographer had this to say about the series -

"I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today... A few months ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future." Check them out! You can see more HERE. x.

A night view of an electric land...

The following are shots by photographer Christian Stoll from his City Scapes series. Glimmers of light as far as the eye can see. I love these. x.

Lost and Found.

The story of a lost street photographer...

This is the story of how an unsuspecting purchase uncovered the brilliant work of Vivian Maier. Vivian was a very private woman who, while she wasn't being a Nanny, was a Chicago street photographer. Her work may have never truly seen the light of day had it not been for a Chicago real estate agent who ended up purchasing her possessions, which were in an auctioned storage locker, sold after her death. Inside the box were thousands of photographs taken between the 1950s and '90s on the streets of Chicago. Vivian's photographs are quite amazing. It's quite a cool story. We are lucky that such a wealth of brilliant photos were found and can be enjoyed. Check it out, y'all. You can read more about this here. xox.

Below is a compilation of many of her photographs. Amazing.

A cup of Joe's NYC.

I've featured Joe Holmes' photos on my site for several years now. I love his work and always find it to be so fantastic. Joe is NYC based and you can tell that he takes pride in capturing New York at its gritty best. I've pulled a few shots from his site that I really like and wanted to share. You can see more for yourself by clicking to Joe's site HERE. Enjoy.

Up close and colorful...

The work of Jorge Miguel is twisted and wonderful. I stumbled across his work and really liked his series De Cabeza. (Translates to The Head) You can check out some of the shots from that series below but even more from this and other series here. There is something very fun and playful in all the darkness that I like.