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No longer hungry for luxury, I’d rather starve on courage.

First film portrait of a new friend in my light at home. I’m still dreaming about this particular golden hour.

I was breathing in and out on the watercolor to dry the deep royal blue. I was sitting on the floor with my coffee next to my toes and Keep Yourself Warm in my ears as I saw the trees outside my window moving in the rhythm of my breath. And my heart broke in that familiar way it always does when I ponder how many things can be so effortlessly in sync in the world without their knowing & that you and I are not one of them. My breath wouldn’t dry the color, I sat and watched as it dried on its own.

Just found out that the best light is often nestled next to pitch black. #pinnaclesnationalpark #staybrokeshootfilm #portra400 #120mm (at Pinnacles National Park)

"If you see beauty in something, don't wait for others to agree." | Deciding to swoon with unabashed appreciation is so liberating. Ugh 😍 #sherihangamal #analogproject #filmisnotdead #mediumformat (at Montaña De Oro, San Luis Obispo)

Such a beautifully verbose depiction of partnership. I’m way more old fashioned than I like to admit, but this is too sweet and important. To remember the value of bettering each other and holding love loosely to let it grow. My fellow 20somethings & I forget it all too often while lost in the sea, that is dating as a millennial.

Saturday's are for feeding yourself; in a myriad of ways.🍳📚⚡️#sanfranblissco #brainsoverbeauty #breakfastclub (at Haight St)

#FrightenedRabbit does it again with #PaintingOfAPanicAttack ❤️

“Careening through the universe, your axis on a tilt, you're guiltless & free I hope you take a piece of me with you.” | Still high-fiving my adolescent self for seeing #thirdeyeblind last night. Ugh, emotions. ❤️⚡️ (at Arlington Theater)

Wish I could look at every minute of life through diffracting glasses. Still picking my jaw up off the floor after stumbling across an outdoor short film series. I keep finding myself anew in every crack of this city & I'm blissfully grateful. #sanfranblissco is the new #portyparty (at Hayes Valley, San Francisco)

When hanging curtains, it's imperative you get a little lost in said curtains. Thanks for holding the ladder so I didn't fall off while giggling, @mjlucast ☁️✨ #rachelmccordcreative #makesfportraits #canon5d (at Haight St)

My fascination with articulating visual memory continues, but this time with film! So pumped to have gotten to try my hand at co-writing & directing with one of my very best mates. Chill here on my website for more languid reading about the project & follow Nico Chavez and his year full of short film making here!

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