DION AGIUS

Can't get enough of these images. They make me want to quit my job, sell my bed and buy a few more cameras. They also make me want to do an entire series of the back of people's heads.

Dion Agius, surfer by trade who happens to have some cameras laying around, as he puts it. Damn. is how i put it. I can't describe the resentment i have towards photographers who's parents put them through school and gave them all the money they needed to buy the best gear.

I can't describe how much respect i have for someone who figures it out on their own.

right on dion.

Brand Sights

Obviously theres a full bleed theme going on here.

Theses are the best webshops and brand sights I've seen in my meanderings over the past few days.

from the top

Hostem

Maryam Nassir Zadeh

Norse Projects

LN-CC

fluidly disjointed

I'm usually not a fan of post-shoot artsy augmentation even though it's where i was when i first started to shoot and art direct (like this for example). I suppose i just grew out of it and into an appreciation for pared-down trueism. But, i really dig these funky photos shot by Charlie Engman for 01 magazine.

stumbled on to 01 magazine via sink then swim

PALETTE CLEANSER

Marton Perlaki makes Terry Richardson look like an amateur. Amen.

I Like Boy Stuff #2

the best of band of outsider snap shots. wish i had my own personal band of outsiders to make some commotion with.

Scuba Steve, My Main Squeeze

Dear Wang Resort 2012 Collection, thanks for ensuring my wet suit's high ranking position of most frequently worn article of clothing.

Dear Dylan Reyes, thanks for the raddest scuba-centric photo story to date.

focus features

MAKE YOUR OWN HASSELBLAD PINHOLE CAMERA

CHOCOLATE BAR CAMERA

CAUGHT ON CAMERA TAPE DISPENSER

Cutters Love Meat

CLM's talented list of photographers gets my trigger finger all fired up and ready to shoot.

see more of Chris Brooks, Matt Irwin, and the full roster.

water province

I LOVE HEDI

all about it : hedi's latest stroke of brilliance : a short film

"The latest project from iconic designer & photographer Hedi Slimane takes us to the idyllic California coastline through the spirit of two young waifs, in the new film ”I LOVE USA”, featured on TheCorner.com. The short black & white piece is Slimane’s idealistic vision of the United States. The premise is simple: Sidney and Wolf are two teenagers who meet for the first time in Venice beach. The pair were scouted by Slimane at the Coachella rock festival in 2009 and 2010 respectively, and met for the first time on set.

The title comes from the nickname Slimane gave to Sidney “USA”, who has appeared in many of his diary’s photographs, after he decided that she was the iconic embodiment of the California girl and the aesthetic representation of all-American beauty.

Sidney improvises a chaotic cheerleader (far from the sweet imagery of cheerleading in American culture) and Wolf is an indie teen transposed in an new representation of “Peter and the Wolf‟. He accompanies Sidney on his out of tune cello, wearing a wolf mask. Behind the pair, Slimane’s signature American flag is visible, a recurring metaphor in many of his works.

This exclusive video is an improvisational exercise that highlights the naїvety & innocence of Sidney and Wolf, featuring themes that have made the designer famous throughout the world. The representation of a generation, the diaphanous beauty of Sidney and the very slim silhouette of Wolf project an intimate emotional atmosphere."

via a blog

FOREFRONT

you better believe it.

Eirik Slyngstad