not far off the jump

so i guess i got bored of lugging a big lens around one of the biggest cities, one which i can hardly fathom, comma, comma, errr, i have almost forgotten everything i learnt in school. this may be a problem. now that i think about it i dont mind that we learnt a whole lot of random stuff at school because it sometimes comes in handy. i couldnt possibly try think of one moment now but take my word for it. in fact i was thinking about clouds and lightning the other day and going, i think i know why there are such things...this is a result of a higher education. some people dont even know their own names. its good to know things in some ways. pink floyd ..... i got distracted. i cant believe people like me are allowed to write these random words on the internet. completely bizarre. none the less i am and need to carry on..... i found the most amazing camera for something like R200 and a little cable release. its something like a holga but shoots 35mm film instead and is made of metal and you have to focus a tiny glass lens. its pretty incredible and i think i have fallen in love. so anyway i had to shoot a test roll which i double exposed and cross processed. do it properly you know. it came out like i assumed, unpredictably surprising. (does that make any sense. it doesnt to me but its fine. ) in all this i managed to find a killer lab, if anyone needs one in BA let me know. another amazing thing happened.. walking through SanTelmo one day i bumped into a gallery and it just so happened to be a cool french dude who ended up choosing a bunch of the night stuff I've done here and in cape town to put up in his gallery. 'studio448' he's also a photographer and does super cool landscapes of the north of argentina in a place called Salta. nuts place and pics. hopefully this will be an ongoing thing so if you ever find it go check it out. so these are the 6 that came out like something. the majority where over-exposed due to the double exposure(so now i have an idea of the aperture and how fast i gotta shoot). the rest of the film ill process in cape town. got no money left.

'the city of cows'

things are getting very wild out here in the jungle...

LLuViA FaLLs\\

thunderstorms and jason mrZ concert. i dont understand life sometimes, how everything is so chaotic but at the same time its all completely under control by some kind of force or energy or flying giraffe. it fascinates me so very often, it does. ok so im getting into this photo uploading thing, it makes me organize pictures better i guess. moving on...
so i like to put images together, here are three pictures: first image is from shoe-box number one, a sleepless night; second image is from shoe-box number 2, another sleepless night and then the sun rose, convenient......, exactly what i said!. the third image is very interesting because it actually happens to be from a spaceship. dont ask me how i got to that spaceship but all i remember is there being no water in the lake and very interesting shapes. manu chao this saturday!

something to think about:: you have four plants and you need to plant them in your garden and they all have to be at exact same distances from each other....how do you do it?

i went to watch the michael jackson movie and wow is it mind blowing. im a huge fan but if you not you would still appreciate the man. increible! im all inspired and what what but i dont have a picture that would do my inspiration justice at this particular moment so i chose one from a shoot just before i left. its a hair stylist client that i do lots of wild stuff for most of the time but this turned out to be super clean and classy. ended up using just two lights, was looking for mood but not too dark. it is what it is!! thought i should put something different up because i like fruit salads, but not that much from a tin.



the days are hot and sticky but not as hot and sticky as you might think. the subte is short and easy but also more hot and sticky, more sticky and hot that sitting in the sun drinking beer, this i know for certain. the other thing i know for certain is that there are far too may people on this tiny little planet. if you ever find yourself floating and you not quite asleep but you really wanna stay awake to do more things like draw leopard giraffes till the sun rises i would lean over and fall over till the page was full. tango class and milonga await a day of light and love and discovery and pictures and space, limited space for a lot of pizza loving, empanada baking, mullet shaping folks with nothing else on theirs minds but their egos! who am i to say i can make a difference. maybe i will try though, somehow.

so these are what will probably be the last of the night shots im gonna upload cause i've decided to do an exhibition of the stuff i've gotten here so far and the rest of the pics from the north when i get another moon. all i can say i that we found some insane things so far and its gonna be a killer exhibit with a whole lot of intrigue. i want to find a space in grahamstown for the festival next year so make a point to try and go, not only to support me but its gonna be twice as long next year and just absolutely insane i reckon with the whole buzz of the world cup and all. prob do around 10-15 A0 prints. we will see. im excited. anyway so these shots are from the same hosteria but the interiors of a new building. there were about 5 of us and i had mentioned that i was gonna wonder the night and take some photos by myself(this was about 1am), the next thing i knew i had everyone putting on their shoes and coming with me. how awesome are these dudes i was thinking! so wide awake we started walking the campos, full moon, dogs, torches, radness. its quite funny having people come along on these night things cause they never realize how much time it actually takes and people tend to get bored and it frustrates me to be honest. i prefer to do them alone, have a spliff and just chill. even better have ric join me. hah. but these dudes are so chilled and the fact that we cant really talk makes it even funnier because i just started putting them in the photos and they didnt really have a choice in the matter. so this first shot is the creator of 'MicHo". this is something i cant describe but its basically a way of life that these guys live by. anyway he is the front guy on the heladera. next is marcos and then pablito, then of course is victorio the gay dog. he is full of ticks and is really gay, i tried not to touch him much. anyway this shot is a whole lot of flashes and torch and one gel flash outside. the next shot is of another fridge we found in the next room. not this but another shot is one of the series for the exhibition which i dont wanna show just yet, its quite literally out of this world. the hammock is where i spend most mornings drinking a mate and talking shit and thought it would need to get involved. so thats that for now. now back in buenos aires exploring the city at last. have the most amazing apartment on the 24th floor, you can imagine the view for yourself, e pec tac u lar. its a stones throw from 'el obelisco' or what i prefer to call the giant winky. right in the centre of one the biggest cities in the world. 'tick' off to a veggie restaurant they say is mainly for lesbians and gays so i will fit right in, not. none the less until i have something worth showing.