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I was wandering around San Francisco and I spotted this guy. I wanted to grab a portrait of him but he was reluctant. We chatted but he was quiet and he wouldn’t to look at me for the shot I wanted. I snapped these two and then realized, later, that I had photographed him a year and half ago and we had gone through the same process- last shot from then. We crossed paths again, I guess. . . . . . #streetphotography #streetdreams #streetleaks #visualmobs #streetdreamsmag #urbanphotography #streetportrait #streetphotography_bw #best_streetview #streetshared #streetactivity #streetcollectors #urbanandstreet #agameoftones #urbangathering #thecreative #urbanromantix #fatalframes #streetmobs #streettogs #street_photo_club #mafia_streetlove #sleekens #portraitmood #fujixpro2 #postthepeople #portraitkillers #losangelesgrammers #shoot2kill #urbanaisle https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEe0-pnKQi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nepaevyi29ue

Daniel. He was fidgety and wouldn’t look me in the eye. But I asked him about the jewelry around his neck and he raised it and showed me and I snapped this single frame. We all just want to feel safe. San Francisco, CA. . . . . . #GearedNomad #urbanaisle #expofilm #expofilm3k #streetphotography #agameoftones #exploretocreate #instagood #justgoshoot #artofvisuals #theimaged #leagueoflenses #weekly_feature #createexplore #imaginatones #moodygrams #Loaded_lenses #DailyTones #way2ill #createexploretakeover #streetleaks #shoot2kill #bevisuallyinspired #thecreative #inspirationcultmag #sleekens #fujixpro2 #portraitmood #streetdreamsmag #fatalframes (at Mission District, San Francisco) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEcM6MHHWv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kme3lpwoa3a3

The piece I wrote about my Bwiti initiation in Gabon has been published by the Psychedelic Times. Part 1 went live this week and part 2 will go up next week. You can Google it, for the link, if you’re curious to read. Basse 🔴⚪️⚫️ (at Libreville, Gabon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp-YkzFHl6H/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lrw9eifa59jo

Two friends playing dominos. One of the things I love about old Havana (and something I love about a lot of communities in other parts of the world that rely on each other more than we do in the US) is that the lines between “inside” the home and “outside” the home are much more blurred. A lot of it is because of practical reasons like not having air conditioning and needing to keep your doors and windows wide open to the street. But a lot of it, I’m sure, is because you need to know your neighbors to survive. So there’s a feeling of openness that we don’t have here. Of course, there is plenty of crime and reason to be private and protective there, too, but the openness to the street feels like a call back to a time when we were all more connected. And for a photographer, it provides a lot of peeks into “inside” lives of people, friends and families. . . . . . #streetphotos #streetpotrait #losangelesart #killergrams #thevisualones #electric_shotz #streetstory #zonestreet #fromstreetswithlove #streetvision #moodyportrait #moodyportraits #urbanaisle #streetoftones #urbangrammers #1instinct #streettogether #streetmagazines #ig_street #lensculturestreets #beststreets #streetleaks #streetlife_award #streettogs #gringosonparade #havana #havanacuba #havanavieja (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoW8w-ABkex/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9trpjmuy5l72

One stop shop. Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺 Sony A7Sii . . . . . #streetphotos #streetpotrait #losangelesart #killergrams #thevisualones #electric_shotz #streetstory #zonestreet #fromstreetswithlove #streetvision #moodyportrait #moodyportraits #urbanaisle #streetoftones #urbangrammers #1instinct #streettogether #streetmagazines #ig_street #lensculturestreets #beststreets #streetleaks #streetlife_award #streettogs #gringosonparade (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoMkPsxhCkq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c6dhjma5vr9m

Gracias Madre. Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺 Sony A7Sii . . . . . #streetphotos #streetpotrait #losangelesart #killergrams #thevisualones #electric_shotz #streetstory #zonestreet #fromstreetswithlove #streetvision #moodyportrait #moodyportraits #urbanaisle #streetoftones #urbangrammers #1instinct #streettogether #streetmagazines #ig_street #lensculturestreets #beststreets #streetleaks #streetlife_award #streettogs #gringosonparade (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoK9WE8BSJw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8csiooymmlgy

Taking a break, Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺 Sony A7Sii . . . . . #streetphotos #streetpotrait #losangelesart #killergrams #thevisualones #electric_shotz #streetstory #zonestreet #fromstreetswithlove #streetvision #moodyportrait #moodyportraits #urbanaisle #streetoftones #urbangrammers #1instinct #streettogether #streetmagazines #ig_street #lensculturestreets #beststreets #streetleaks #streetlife_award #streettogs #gringosonparade (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoKznMChoin/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ck7tn04p07e5

Got to visit our buddy Long View a couple weekends ago at the Ferry Plaza Building. We’re on a roll 😉 Leica M9P selfie #longviewpolarbear (at San Francisco Ferry Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoJ7AowBLZl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fd7d7nsmpfl2

This is what my face looks like as I’m describing to @anniemaywillis how to use a rangefinder and she nails focus 🎯 Also a wonderful demonstration of how the left hemisphere of my brain is dominant in this kind of speech as it displays asymmetry on the right side of my lower lip :) Pretty consistent in photos of me talking. Me and old Abe Lincoln with our asymmetrical faces ✊ Leica M9P, 50mm 📷: @anniemaywillis 😬 (at Griffith Observatory) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoIbE6NBmCL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3jhu5umx60zx

Havana street scene 🇨🇺 Sony A7Sii . . . . . #streetphotos #streetpotrait #losangelesart #killergrams #thevisualones #electric_shotz #streetstory #zonestreet #fromstreetswithlove #streetvision #moodyportrait #moodyportraits #urbanaisle #streetoftones #urbangrammers #1instinct #streettogether #streetmagazines #ig_street #lensculturestreets #beststreets #streetleaks #streetlife_award #streettogs #havanacuba #gringosonparade #havanavieja (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHYccsBNUv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sahlc461cd74

Self portrait with @eggman333 and barber. Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺 . . . . . #streetphotos #streetpotrait #losangelesart #killergrams #thevisualones #electric_shotz #streetstory #zonestreet #fromstreetswithlove #streetvision #moodyportrait #moodyportraits #urbanaisle #streetoftones #urbangrammers #1instinct #streettogether #streetmagazines #ig_street #lensculturestreets #beststreets #streetleaks #streetlife_award #streettogs #havanacuba #havana #havanavieja #cuba (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoGETd0hWpT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=118ialalayy7b

The Shrine, Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles. This band is the most fun to shoot. Raw power⚡️ January, 2018 . . . . . #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #noiretblanc #bwoftheday #instablackandwhite #insta_pick_bw_portraits #blackandwhiteisworththefight #insta_bw #bnw_captures #bnw_society #streetleaks #rockphotography #rocknroll #rockandroll #concertphotography #garagerock #punkrock #guitarrock (at Bootleg Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn_sd73BXoA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wzo1qufym1vj

Cruising around on my bike between Lincoln Heights and China Town as the sun set and I found this guy, Justice, wearing a homemade cape and standing on top of a hill, looking out over Los Angeles. My Leica M9P struggled in the fading light but I couldn’t pass up his DIY majesty. . . . . . #streetphotos #streetpotrait #losangelesart #killergrams #thevisualones #electric_shotz #streetstory #zonestreet #fromstreetswithlove #streetvision #moodyportrait #moodyportraits #urbanaisle #streetoftones #urbangrammers #1instinct #streettogether #streetmagazines #ig_street #lensculturestreets #beststreets #streetleaks #streetlife_award #streettogs #leicam9 #leicam9p #losangeles_city (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn-gTBBhWYP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xh534hq58x29

Happy birthday Keith Morris. Rehearsing with the Shrine last winter. Sony A7Sii, 16mm . . . . . #keithmorris #punkrock #circlejerks #moodygrams #artofvisuals #createcommune #thecreatorclass #hypebeast #postemotion #theimaged #way2ill #illgrammers #citykillerz #uncalculated #feedbacknation #punk #garageband #sonya7sii #peoplescreatives #streetleaks #rockphotography #rocknroll #rockandroll #concertphotography #garagerock #punkrock #guitarrock #visualmobs #DailyTones #way2ill (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn4jwGeHFJR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=klqtrskuw8hq

It had been brutally hot for a week and, sometimes, in the afternoon, the clouds would build and look like they were about to do something and then, nothing. Finally, one day, they broke loose and dumped in torrents. The neighborhood poured into the street to stand under the waterfalls that were cascading from the rooftops. Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺 . . . . . #justgoshoot #instagoodmyphoto #heatercentral #moodygrams #artofvisuals #createcommune #thecreatorclass #hypebeast #postemotion #theimaged #way2ill #illgrammers #citykillerz #uncalculated #feedbacknation #visualambassadors #of2humans #peoplescreatives #streetdreams #streetleaks #visualmobs #streetdreamsmag #urbanphotography #travel #adventure #leagueoflenses #createexplore #sonya7sii (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnzYdQBh9Xg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v1yzygzeo881

Avocado vender in the street, Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺 Sony A7Sii, Zeiss 50mm . . . . . #streetphotos #streetpotrait #losangelesart #killergrams #thevisualones #electric_shotz #streetstory #zonestreet #fromstreetswithlove #streetvision #moodyportrait #moodyportraits #urbanaisle #streetoftones #urbangrammers #1instinct #streettogether #streetmagazines #ig_street #lensculturestreets #beststreets #streetleaks #streetlife_award #streettogs #sonya7sii #havanacuba #havanavieja #cuba (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnusQ3HBkJn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17hsidehopp6w

El Carnicero. Havana Vieja, Cuba. . . . . . #justgoshoot #instagoodmyphoto #heatercentral #moodygrams #artofvisuals #createcommune #thecreatorclass #hypebeast #postemotion #theimaged #way2ill #illgrammers #citykillerz #uncalculated #feedbacknation #jaw_dropping_shots #visualambassadors #global_hotshotz #peoplescreatives #streetdreams #streetleaks #visualmobs #streetdreamsmag #urbanphotography #leica #leicam9 #travel #adventure #leagueoflenses #createexplore (at Havana, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbLwLLBP1j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h2i20aplkfau