breakfast love

breakfast love

I stayed over at a friend’s house on Thursday night and happened to be around for a surprise birthday breakfast for one of the mimosa …

 

nom nom nom

nom nom nom

Late night quesadillas with Peter in the Mission.

 

dead people are cool

dead people are cool

A scene from my house for the summer and its interesting decor.

 

the tale of the longest sun

the tale of the longest sun

Goodbye spring, hello summer.

 

happy birthday, k’beare!

happy birthday, k’beare!

Out with so many new and old friends to celebrate K’beare’s “answer to everything” birthday.

 

2nd day of hooka magic

2nd day of hooka magic

I don’t typically like to repeat the same subject two days in a row, but after 6 weeks of coughing my lungs are finally healed …

 

hooka

hooka

SF

 

whipping up some cream filling

whipping up some cream filling

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at the heart of things

at the heart of things

My favorite thing about this ring is that you see the skull but my view is of the heart shape his nose makes. I …

 

streetside

streetside

Out with friends in SF.

 

514

514

I moved into a new place this week. This light was the first thing that I noticed. It seemed to say “welcome home!”

 

a prickly horizon

a prickly horizon

The cacti in Arizona rocks.

 

dip

dip

This road is right on top of the continental divide running down western New Mexico.

 

border’d

border’d

The USA/Mexico border in southern New Mexico. I was on top of that fence for just a few minutes before a border agent came …

 

the obligatory cat photo

the obligatory cat photo

Feeding time, but this one seems more curious than famished.

 

let’s go

let’s go

Scenes from the bookshelf in the west Texas small town childhood home of a boy that couldn’t wait to get out and travel the world.

 

the rain in crane

the rain in crane

It rained in Crane, Texas, for the first time yesterday in 9 months. Isn’t that insane? I was really glad to be here …

 

88

88

Back in Texas with my 50mm. Gotta love the bokeh from the keys.

 

smsomgsos

smsomgsos

Last minute texting on the runway in Newark before the flight attendant came by to remind everyone that the terrorists will win if we don’t …

 

flughafen zurich

flughafen zurich

My last glimpse of Zurich.

 

a healthy love

a healthy love

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a healthy love of sausage.

 

bbq’n

bbq’n

There’s absolutely no way I could be a vegetarian.

 

los diablos del cielo

los diablos del cielo

I saw this sweet hip hop band in Zurich named Los Diablos Del Cielo (or LDDC) and took a ton of shots trying to make …

 

it’s what’s for breakfast

it’s what’s for breakfast

Yum… Here’s the photo that was a close second. Trivia you may not have known: absinthe was invented in Switzerland. I bet you thought …

 

the cemetery guardian

the cemetery guardian

This was resting on someone’s grave in a cemetery outside of Zurich in Kilchberg, Switzerland. I ended up at this little cemetery while taking …

 

spring meets summer

spring meets summer

It’s technically not quite summer yet, but don’t tell the weather that. It’s our little lakeside secret.

 

cam covets a corvette

cam covets a corvette

In Zurich, Switzerland. This is my 500th consecutive daily photo, by the way. Next stop: 1,000 on October 10, 2012.

 

scarf’d

scarf’d

Today’s Extreme Close Up Edition of the 50mm lens, featuring Jelena’s scarf.

 

rusconi

rusconi

Just around the corner from my friend’s house in Zurich there was a free concert in the park. Rusconi, a popular Swiss band, was …

 

slippery

slippery

It’s hard to eat sushi when the piece is much bigger than your mouth and you’re not sure how to even begin tackling it. …

 

berlin doors

berlin doors

The corner of my (former) block had quite a few doorways painted in this style. It was really cool.

 

explored

explored

I get my daily fix of photo inspiration from a content aggregator called PopUrls. If people are blogging, Twittering or otherwise clicking on things …

 

testing. 1…2…3…

testing. 1…2…3…

I took a test shot of my camera bag… and apparently that was all I shot… for the whole day…

 

<3

<3

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a model town

a model town

My brother and I went to Luebeck for the weekend. He wanted to go because he’s fascinated by Thomas Mann and that’s his birthplace. …

 

home sweet lenin

home sweet lenin

This is what your “photo of the day” looks like when you don’t leave the house all day. Luckily, even at home, I still …

 

jim

jim

It’s the second day in a row that I’ve seen my name spelled out somewhere. This time was in a coffee shop a few …

 

die berliner mauer

die berliner mauer

When I first heard of the East Side Gallery years and years ago and was told it was the place to go in order to …

 

facing the wall

facing the wall

The street art in Berlin is very impressive. I walk by this building every once in a while but usually it’s on the same …

 

carpe diem

carpe diem

I left the apartment twice on Monday. The first time was to go to the doctor for Round 2 on the quest to cure …

 

that dishwalla song

that dishwalla song

Know which one I mean?

 

ok

ok

A traffic light in Berlin.

 

antonia

antonia

A new friend in Berlin. A bunch of us went out last night to a bar that just happened to be across the street …

 

museum kiss

museum kiss

Outside of a museum in Berlin.

 

tops of the charts

tops of the charts

Several times each day I have the joy of seeing something that looks interesting and then having my camera on me so that I can …

 

another set of new

another set of new

Another new place, another new set of keys.

 

on the streets

on the streets

The street graffiti here in Berlin, even at its most basic, is overall pretty rad.

 

lil’ rubes

lil’ rubes

My new friend has a doll that’s also her alter-ego, in a sense. Meet Lil’ Rubes.

 

light at the end

light at the end

My brother, studying. Four of my last five daily photos have featured my brother Michael. There are a few reasons for this: 1. I haven’t spent …

 

on the edge of civilization

on the edge of civilization

Our balcony (also see on May 3 from below) overlooks a big construction yard and incomplete buildings just across the other side. Out of …

 

gemütlich

gemütlich

If the Germans have a word for what this photo hopes to capture I’m pretty sure it’s ‘gemütlich’. Look it up.

 

streetside bazaar

streetside bazaar

Prenzlauer Berg, our neighborhood for what looks like the next couple of weeks, is full of these really small places packed with character. This …

 

facetime

facetime

My brother on our balcony (for a week, anyway) in Berlin getting some “FaceTime” with his wife on his iPad 2.

 

berlin hbf

berlin hbf

Welcome to Berlin.

 

golden beads

golden beads

Rotterdam, NL.

 

a place to lay my head

a place to lay my head

I wish I knew how many places I’ve slept. Fortunately, I’ve made an effort to photograph many of them over the last few years …

 

Koninginnenacht

Koninginnenacht

Queen’s night (or ‘Koninginnenacht’ in Dutch) in Utrecht, Holland. I practiced taking photos of tons of strangers with my 50mm for a good deal …

 

keukenhof

keukenhof

Just like my “rusty” entry from two prior, I was amazed at how this one came out of the camera, crop and all, just how …

 

mama don’t smoke

mama don’t smoke

It’s hard to look at this photo and not hear the Bran Van 3000 song by the same name as this title. The focus …

 

rust’d

rust’d

Today I accomplished two goals. 1. Find a different vantage point for a bicycle photo that’s not normally taken. Bikes are absolutely everywhere …

 

4-cylinder self-portrait

4-cylinder self-portrait

From an old motorcycle that I pass every day on the way to the train station. View the larger version.

 

amsterdam

amsterdam

From a rooftop BBQ on Easter Sunday (and my new friend Cari’s birthday). Here is the larger version.

 

so how much is that doggy in the window, anyway?

so how much is that doggy in the window, anyway?

He kept jumping up to look around and I kept missing the opportunity to snap a photo of him each time. This time I …

 

lazy dayz

lazy dayz

Soaking in the beautiful weather on a lazy Friday afternoon in Holland.

 

in continual appreciate of symmetry

in continual appreciate of symmetry

It’s probably pretty obvious through many of my photos that I’m a big fan of all things symmetrical. I particularly like finding symmetry where …

 

-help-

-help-

Seen late at night while walking through the eerily quiet streets of central Amsterdam. The sign was subtle yet very striking on this deserted …

 

yet another bike photo

yet another bike photo

What’s a trip to Holland without at least a dozen featured bike photos?

 

metro

metro

Amsterdam. Here’s the larger version.

 

like this

like this

Seen in an window from the streets of Amsterdam. Here’s the larger version.

 

not so starry night

not so starry night

Amsterdam Here’s the larger version.

 

that art just ate itself

that art just ate itself

I pass by this periodically in Amsterdam and love it. I particularly like how they are both looking the other way as they appear …

 

the lobby of my office

the lobby of my office

Yesterday you saw my temporary office here in Amsterdam’s amazing public library. Here’s the lobby. This place is absolutely gorgeous and a pleasure …

 

my office

my office

My “office” for the week on the 6th floor of the Amsterdam public library. Here’s the larger version. Oh, and here’s what the lobby looks like.

 

candlelit

candlelit

My Amsterdam CouchSurfing host and new friend Wigger had the same IKEA chandelier that I once had, so I showed him a feature of it …

 

eline

eline

Eline working in her home in Haarlem. I love this view. Here’s the larger version.

 

bike’d

bike’d

It wouldn’t be a trip to Holland without at least 500 photos of bikes. Here it begins. Here’s the larger version.

 

zandvoort

zandvoort

Two photos were taken on this day. This is a version of one of them. Do you believe that this is in Holland? Here’s …

 

let it ride

let it ride

Coolest car I’ve seen in the Netherlands so far. Here’s the larger version.

 

haarlem

haarlem

My first evening in Haarlem, Netherlands. Here’s the larger version.

 

reason meets reason

reason meets reason

Where Reason #376 of “Why I Travel With At Least One Extension Cord” meets Reason #298 of “Why Italy Is Much More Fun to Travel …

 

down the spiral

down the spiral

I shot hundreds of photos on my last full day in Rome but this shot of two Casey’s going down the spiral staircase of the …

 

the mysterious door at the end of the dark alley of a castle’d village

the mysterious door at the end of the dark alley of a castle’d village

I love this door and was am really happy for it to be my last photo of the castle I called home for 2.5 weeks. …

 

castlejump

castlejump

Continuing the art of the jump.

 

light’d

light’d

Can you guess what this is from? Hint: there’s a different photo of this surely easily identifiable subject found as the entry for an …

 

final setting

final setting

A pre-scene from our last group meal together in Italy.

 

gettin’ s* done

gettin’ s* done

Yep, this is what it looks like.

 

otto and the uke

otto and the uke

Otto regularly sang and played his ukulele in this stairwell because of it’s really interesting acoustics. I now wish I had taken more video.

 

cocky

cocky

Some call him Clucky, others say he’s Cocky. I don’t think he cares one way or the other just as long as you’re calling …

 

tattoo’d

tattoo’d

I gave my friend a Sharpee tattoo to match the one on his face. I think he should keep it.

 

assisi

assisi

This spot used to be where prisoners were put to death, and then 800 years ago they built one of the most famous churches in …

 

end of the road

end of the road

My friends are always there to help me when it’s the end of the day and I realize that I have no usable photos for …

 

david

david

When I edit photos and re-save them I do so under new file names that helps me find them quicker if I’m searching through thousands …

 

salad days

salad days

Actually, these are wraps. Either way I get to continue my apparent “photos of phood” fascination.

 

cf

cf

My friend and co-worker.

 

stovetop

stovetop

Yeah, I know, more food. But it’s YUMMY!

 

round n’ round

round n’ round

A carousel in Spoleto, Italy

 

garlic and stuff

garlic and stuff

I have a new lens and a better camera. My favorite part is how ambient light reacts with the combo of the two. …

 

cook’n

cook’n

The vast majority of the amazing food I ate in Italy was made possible by Erin Cochran. So yummy!!

 

macerino

macerino

A very small town to call home for 2.5 weeks. You can even see the top of our “house” in the background.

 

best sofa bed ever

best sofa bed ever

While not having a home of my own I get the opportunity to sleep in some really interesting places. While my room was pretty …

 
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