29 Haziran 2013 Cumartesi
28 Haziran 2013 Cuma
OFWGKTA, Vega Copenhagen
Before heading to Tap1 for the Frank Ocean concert, I swung by Vega to shoot the Odd Future concert for Rapspot. Lucky for me, Odd Future were performing at Vega which is right next to Tap1 where Frank Ocean was playing.
As most of you already know, Odd Future is a hiphop collective with a twist of that good ol' punk rock vibe! Mosh pits, stage diving, and shit like that. I tried to capture that vibe in my pics as well as in the editing, giving it that rough, noizy, and B/W feel. Actually, clean editing and super sharp images has begun to bore me in the sense that most concert pics are starting to look the same to me...And I mean absolutely no disrespect to other photographers, when I say so! But I do mean it ;-)
And oh yeah, both OFWGKTA and Frank Ocean FUCKING KILLED IT (ALL)!
As most of you already know, Odd Future is a hiphop collective with a twist of that good ol' punk rock vibe! Mosh pits, stage diving, and shit like that. I tried to capture that vibe in my pics as well as in the editing, giving it that rough, noizy, and B/W feel. Actually, clean editing and super sharp images has begun to bore me in the sense that most concert pics are starting to look the same to me...And I mean absolutely no disrespect to other photographers, when I say so! But I do mean it ;-)
And oh yeah, both OFWGKTA and Frank Ocean FUCKING KILLED IT (ALL)!
26 Haziran 2013 Çarşamba
Wild for the night, fuck being polite!
I've been trying to hook up with some graffiti artists for a while now, some cats who could take me with them when they go out bombing, but have had no greater success...
Up until some days ago when I got contacted by "N", who had seen my request on the world wide web. He contacted me and said, "Yo I'm going out tonight, down to the subway between Central Station and Nørreport, wanna come?" Hell yeah! I've been doing a lot of urban exploration around Copenhagen lately, so for me to go down there would just top it all off and at the same time be a huge experience!
Equipped with my press card, my gear and dressed in black from top to toe, I was ready to dive in!
The first drop was scary! I've never done anything like this! There were cameras everywhere, but if you are careful and patient, there is a way around them. It's all about timing and patience!
"N" was pretty calm and cool, though he told me that when he goes out with the crew he is the one who gets the most paranoid, but the paranoia keeps him on point and safe, so it really only benfits him.
It was very old and beautiful down there, I've never seen anything like it! It kinda reminded me of the scenes from some of my favorite childhood movies; "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". All that was missing was the Foot clan :-D
All of a sudden, while admiring Copenhagen's underground, we were caught by two trains on both sides and had to make a run for it. There are some sharp spotlights down there, so it doesn't take much to see us or our shadows! Go low and up against the walls!
"N" and his crew has a secret spot, even further down than the subway. He told me that the only reason he was going to show me it, was because he knew my work and because he thought that, I was a bit underground! That made me smile and proud at the same time :-D Thx N, I take it as a compliment!
The place was dusty and rusty as hell, we had to be very careful climbing down the ladders! As you can see on the right, that ladder has rusted the fuck up! N told me a few weeks ago, he and his friend were climbing on it and all of a sudden the shit just broke into pieces...with them on it! Luckily, no one got hurt!
This place was dope, you could hear trains above us rambling by, a surreal hallow sound. You could really feel that you were deep down below the city!
When we got up, we had to make a run for it over the rails. The regional trains were about to pass by and they actually had us pinned down for almost 30 minutes. N was lying down on one side and me on the other. I really got nervous at this point and had to take a piss to shake it off.
That was a signal for us to bail, we got the fuck out of there as fast as we could, though I just had to take a picture of that red devil that spotted us! The train stopped right where they saw us, but we got away clean and safe and just dissapeared into the fresh morning air!
What a fucking night! Thx "N" for trusting me, and let's definitely do something like this again!
One love!
Although this was a completely mind blowing experience for me, I really don't encourage anyone to try this on their own. 'Matter of fact, I encourage anyone to stay the fuck out of anything like this, unless you have a guide like mine with you. And even then...
Up until some days ago when I got contacted by "N", who had seen my request on the world wide web. He contacted me and said, "Yo I'm going out tonight, down to the subway between Central Station and Nørreport, wanna come?" Hell yeah! I've been doing a lot of urban exploration around Copenhagen lately, so for me to go down there would just top it all off and at the same time be a huge experience!
Equipped with my press card, my gear and dressed in black from top to toe, I was ready to dive in!
I met up with N around midnight. He told me that there wouldn't be that many trains at that time, but we still had to be careful, especially when we were going to drop in!
The first drop was scary! I've never done anything like this! There were cameras everywhere, but if you are careful and patient, there is a way around them. It's all about timing and patience!
"N" was pretty calm and cool, though he told me that when he goes out with the crew he is the one who gets the most paranoid, but the paranoia keeps him on point and safe, so it really only benfits him.
It was very old and beautiful down there, I've never seen anything like it! It kinda reminded me of the scenes from some of my favorite childhood movies; "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". All that was missing was the Foot clan :-D
All of a sudden, while admiring Copenhagen's underground, we were caught by two trains on both sides and had to make a run for it. There are some sharp spotlights down there, so it doesn't take much to see us or our shadows! Go low and up against the walls!
"N" and his crew has a secret spot, even further down than the subway. He told me that the only reason he was going to show me it, was because he knew my work and because he thought that, I was a bit underground! That made me smile and proud at the same time :-D Thx N, I take it as a compliment!
The place was dusty and rusty as hell, we had to be very careful climbing down the ladders! As you can see on the right, that ladder has rusted the fuck up! N told me a few weeks ago, he and his friend were climbing on it and all of a sudden the shit just broke into pieces...with them on it! Luckily, no one got hurt!
This place was dope, you could hear trains above us rambling by, a surreal hallow sound. You could really feel that you were deep down below the city!
When we got up, we had to make a run for it over the rails. The regional trains were about to pass by and they actually had us pinned down for almost 30 minutes. N was lying down on one side and me on the other. I really got nervous at this point and had to take a piss to shake it off.
All of a sudden, while "N" was doing his thing, we heard a loud HONK! We looked far down to one of the stations, that could be spotted from where we were standing, and saw some lights pointing our way!
What a fucking night! Thx "N" for trusting me, and let's definitely do something like this again!
One love!
Although this was a completely mind blowing experience for me, I really don't encourage anyone to try this on their own. 'Matter of fact, I encourage anyone to stay the fuck out of anything like this, unless you have a guide like mine with you. And even then...
18 Haziran 2013 Salı
Waikiki, Honolulu
Honolulu is a large city with nearly a million people living in the area. It's pretty amazing for that many people to be living on such a tiny island, and in fact, Honolulu has the highest population for a state capital relative to the state's population.
I had been to all of the Hawaiian islands except Oahu, because i kept hearing rumors that my dad wanted to retire there. Well, i haven't been to Lanai either, and i flew over Molokai in a helicopter. Last year my dad finally did retire, in Honolulu, so i was forced to go visit him this past winter. I had a long bout of mysterious health issues this winter and in January found out i couldn't walk correctly, so i figured the warm weather and lack of ice might be good for me.
I was in Waikiki in a building just about two blocks from Waikiki beach. I didn't really go anywhere else in the city, but we did drive around other parts of the island. So here are a bunch of pictures of what you can see within walking distance of my dad's apartment.

I went snorkeling a couple of times. You can go right at Waikiki Beach, or over to the state park. They had some torrential rains while i was there and it seemed like that made the water really cloudy. Even at Hanauma Bay visibility was poor.
I had been to all of the Hawaiian islands except Oahu, because i kept hearing rumors that my dad wanted to retire there. Well, i haven't been to Lanai either, and i flew over Molokai in a helicopter. Last year my dad finally did retire, in Honolulu, so i was forced to go visit him this past winter. I had a long bout of mysterious health issues this winter and in January found out i couldn't walk correctly, so i figured the warm weather and lack of ice might be good for me.
I'm getting into reflections and obstructions when i'm in urban areas.
I was in Waikiki in a building just about two blocks from Waikiki beach. I didn't really go anywhere else in the city, but we did drive around other parts of the island. So here are a bunch of pictures of what you can see within walking distance of my dad's apartment.
Part of the view from my dad's 30th story balcony at dawn.
Some Waikiki buildings as seen from the convention center
The convention center is pretty cool.

Convicts
I went snorkeling a couple of times. You can go right at Waikiki Beach, or over to the state park. They had some torrential rains while i was there and it seemed like that made the water really cloudy. Even at Hanauma Bay visibility was poor.
A parrot fish, there are tons of these around and they have a lot of variety in their coloring.
Ring Tail Surgeon and an Orange Spine Unicorn Fish
Coronet Fish. These guys are pretty cool.
Another Parrot Fish. They eat coral.
People often get married in Hawaii. I took this one for free.
The Marina down by Waikiki Beach.
A panorama of Honolulu looking Northwest from Waikiki
The view from the balcony at sunset.
Waikiki Beach with Diamond Head in the background. Oddly, i didn't go up Diamond Head. Party because it was all brown from a drought.
It can be hard to find a good bathroom.
The Waikiki Gun Club is located right in the middle of a lot of high end fashion shopping.







































































