ON a Sunday night in February, in the second-floor lounge of a West Houston Street bar called Madame X, two dozen twentysomethings sit on a bank of red velvet couches sipping cosmopolitans and highballs. As they chat amid candles and…
Our busy little beaver
A new beaver has started to build dams on the stream where our house is, and in just one week, the beaver has already significantly impacted the environment. So we set up a backyard webcam to see if we could…
Urban Farming at Wattles Community Garden
Wattles Farm started in 1975, is one of the oldest surviving community gardens in the City of Los Angeles. It was among the first gardens that started under then Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley’s initiative to use public lands for…
David Hockney’s Pearblossom Highway
In 1986, David Hockney created the photographic collage Pearblossom Highway, 11-18th April 1986, #2. It is a unique interpretation of his California road trip on a stretch of highway, CA 138. About David Hockney’s Pearblossom Highway The scene is not…
Road trip with my dog across the United States
Los Angeles to New York and back to Los Angeles. Two 35-day road trips with my dog Felix. Instead of flying from Los Angeles to New York and then back again, like a normal human being, I decided it would…
Michael Heizer’s Double Negative
A Birthday Wish Come True. Visiting Michael Heizer’s Double Negative Double Negative is a piece of land art located in the Moapa Valley on Mormon Mesa (or Virgin River Mesa) near Overton, Nevada. Double Negative was completed in 1970.
Launch of the DELTA IV Heavy at Vandenberg SLC-6
I’ve always wanted to see a big rocket launch. When we found out that one of the largest rockets was launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base…we just high tailed it up to Lompoc. Here is a 360° degree video I…
Spinning at The Castro – the Gay Neighborhood of San Francisco
Here I am spinning at the Castro in San Francisco The Castro neighborhood of San Francisco is one of the most famous gay neighborhoods in the world. San Francisco’s “gay village” is home of the annual San Francisco Gay Pride…
Spinning at the backlot of Universal Studios – Courthouse Square
Here I am spinning at the Courthouse Square in the backlot at Universal Studios Courthouse Square is a backlot situated at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. The set is made out of a few facades that create the illusion of…
Guardian Angels in New York City in 1981
Pictures of the Guardian Angels in New York City in 1981. In 1981, photographer Geoffrey Hiller was shooting this story for some European magazines. He bonded with a young Latino man, Apache, who lived in Hell’s Kitchen and ended up following…