thank you Urb

thanks to Urb mag for shouting out DaVinci, SWTBRDS, and YPM.

check out the Urb Article here...

DaVinci "What You Finna Do" music video

SWTBRDS music video shot and directed by YPM for DaVinci...his album drops on March 9th.

DaVinci - "What You Finna Do" (Music Video) from Sweetbreads Creative Collective on Vimeo.

it's raining in Socal...

...like hella

blurry night...

roommate...found passed out in the living room after partially completing his late night burrito.
the next morning i find a flattened + half-eaten burrito on the carpet and John's shoes with the laces tied together. i pick up the pieces and collect the burrito back onto the plate before heading out. the sad part is i come back an hour later and see an empty plate, a happy John, and no sign of the burrito.

meet Kobe...

his teeth are so sharp.

life after Decepticons...

oh Optimus...

make me a bicycle, clown.

Ezekiel men's

Ezekiel men's 2010 line coming soon...shot by YPM

surfer Cam Powell

To Live and Ride in LA

YPM has been shooting the next movie by director Dave Rowe (Fast Friday) being produced by TRAFIK. set to be released Spring 2010.

shooting in the LA River

photo by Swank

teaser trailer

To Live & Ride In L.A. [Teaser A] from TRAFIK on Vimeo.

"Ben" music video

Sweetbreads just wrapped shooting the music video "Ben" for DaVinci in dtown LA. shot and directed by YPM...thanks to all the people who came out to help. time for the edit...here are some screengrabs from the shoot.

low-budget steadicam

video screenshots

I Amsterdam...

Amsterdam...bike lanes, beer, red lights, and good herb.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg is awesome...it's tucked away in between France, Belgium, and Germany. the entire country is the size of LA county and there's about 500,000 people here. you get to experience a beautiful European city without the chaos of tourists and streets hustlers like in Paris. it's a peaceful + colorful place and the people here are super chill. what's dope is that they speak 4 languages fluently...Luxembourgish, French, German, and English. they learn all 4 in school since they have people from neighboring countries coming into the country to work every day. pretty amazing.

shots walking around Luxembourg city center

the oldest church in Luxembourg, built into the mountain

Zurich Airport...Switzerland.

on the way to Luxembourg i had to stop in Zurich for a couple of hours. i gotta say this place is cool and kinda creepy. it's one of the coolest/cleanest/modern airports i've ever been to and yet today it was so quiet and had barely anyone there. it's a small airport, used mostly as a transfer point for people coming and going. a sleek + chic airport in the middle of green fields with an abundance of shops and places to eat...lots of chocolate too. didn't see too many army knives though, but i know they're somewhere. the smoking lounges are so cool it made me want to light up a cig just so i could walk inside.

one of the lounges, this one sponsored by Camel

a person here and there...all passing through

next stop, Luxembourg.

New York City

oh New York it's been a while, you kicked my ass this time with your late nights and humid weather. but it was fun kickin' it on your rooftops and eating at all the cool places.

view from the ESB

some kid on Wall St.

Brooklyn Bridge

49th St station

all in all this trip was fun...sat in the last row of the plane seat 44F next to the bathroom on the way there, but hey it's all good. spent way too much money and drank way too much. don't ever go to the meatpacking district to party (sorry Ruby i know you like this area). John this was all your fault. get me on first class next time, jerk. but would i do it again, yeah for sure.

Pistol Camera

someone get me this camera and you will be my pal forever.
it's a 16mm film camera issued to police in Japan.

meet Ferris

this is 10 week old Ferris getting adjusted to the new surroundings...he's a black and white mini schnauzer with a pattern on his back that makes him look like a cow. welcome home dude.

California apologizes to Chinese Americans

it's about time...
On July 17, the California legislature quietly approved a landmark bill to apologize to the state's Chinese-American community for racist laws enacted as far back as the mid–19th century Gold Rush, which attracted about 25,000 Chinese from 1849 to 1852. The laws, some of which were not repealed until the 1940s, barred Chinese from owning land or property, marrying whites, working in the public sector and testifying against whites in court. The new bill also recognizes the contributions Chinese immigrants have made to the state, particularly their work on the Transcontinental Railroad.

Full article by TIME here

RIP Michael Jackson

Rest in Peace Michael. thanks for being a great companion all these years...in the car, at the club, getting ready in the mornings, and on screen. i've clocked countless hours of dancing and worn through many pairs of shoes because of you.

who's BAD? you are...

funny sign...

saw this at a KFC drive-thru in LA. i guess it's easier and cheaper to keep trimming the tree instead of moving the sign.

result of poor planning

meet Marley

this is Marley...she lives with my friend Steve in the Bay and was curious about my camera. she also likes watching you eat and begging you for food and love.

Disneyland...finally.

it's official...the 22 year streak of non-disney action has been shattered.  Daft Kris hooked it up going to the happiest place on Earth.  it was sooooooo cool.  turns out D-Kris has a friend who works at the park.  so she got us in for free and we got a stack of passes for rides of our choice.  so dope....skipped lines all day and faced my fears confronting the monster inside the Matterhorn.  you don't scare me anymore...jerk.  i was in awe, not awww, the whole day.  didn't even take my camera out to shoot since i wanted to soak it all in.  i did snap one photo before we left.

i remember the castle being much bigger