Journal
Travel hacks from South America, an argument for disposable cameras, a few ideas about community, and festival dispatches. Grouped by theme; newest first.
South America by bus, horse and thumb: a red tarp, a 50-litre pack, and what fourteen months as a nomad taught him.
Two years ago, I saw some images of Patagonia—a place I’d never even thought about going to. A place with snowcapped mountains that sloped down to crystalline lakes,…
I kid you not–right before I left for my trip to South America, my Pops handed me a red 6’x8’ tarp.
Nomad (n.) is a Latin word that describes someone who does not stay long in the same place; a wanderer.. And for the last 14 months, I have…
All of the items below I was able to fit in my Redwing 50 Liter Backpack with room to spare for gifts and other fun stuff. I also could get away with bringing my…
A disposable camera, a 35mm roll and one rule: one photo for each event.
Have you had those moments where you’re laughing uncontrollably or just so incredibly happy—with friends, family, or your significant other—and you wish you could freeze time?
The magic of the moment in one disposable print: twenty photographs, one per event.
Why community comes before individual success, why passions change, and the people building something better.
A lot of people have written here how volunteering for or attending a Desert Canvas event or workshop has changed them for the better. I’m not writing about…
I grew up in the northernmost suburb of San Diego County, in a nice home with a great family. I was able to play baseball as a kid,…
Now, I’m not going to talk about how to find your passion, because that’s another subject altogether. Today, I’m talking about the one thing you need to know…
Reviews and previews from Floydfest, What the Festival, Munduzer and more, written for Festival Snobs Magazine.
You can’t ask for a better afternoon for a road trip into the woods of the Pacific Northwest. It is a Thursday in the middle of June. The…
High upon an Appalachian mountaintop where it has attracted fans for nearly two decades, is a festival in its final stages of preparation for this year’s July 26th-30th…
Flowy. Immersive. Playful. These three words can’t fully define one, on-the-rise festival in the upper Northeast of the United States. To truly know you will have to take…
Nestled among the rolling peaks of the Appalachian Mountains sits a plateau speckled with patches of forest and open pasture. And for the 15th year in a row,…
Your life is a balance. You can’t have too much of the same thing. You may love pizza, but if you take a job with a pizza company…
While everyone is flocking to the Indio Polo Grounds this April to attend the 17th Annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, there is another Festival that has…
