a non-chronological journal, sort ofTumblr (3.0; @beyondcrowds)http://www.beyondcrowds.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dcc92ff7badfc4265aabb04eff00f66b/tumblr_molluw7GCg1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Alaskan summer is finally here to stay, I hope (South Fork Eagle River, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/53294226675http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/53294226675Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:49 -0800lensblrlandscapephotographers on tumblrAlaskabeyondcrowds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b21a183523ee9c406e59b503b2795b7/tumblr_moju6y1rPP1qmz2p0o1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>June 16 in the Chugach. The snowpack is barely holding on. (Hanging Valley, South Fork Eagle River, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/53229772505http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/53229772505Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:47:08 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrlandscapebeyondcrowdsalaska<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7eb8955bb6551ebfb4c7109939e5c41/tumblr_modh8qTjAI1qmz2p0o2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ball season (Anchorage, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/53125257563http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/53125257563Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:46:31 -0800lensblrphotographers on tumblranimalsdogbeyondcrowds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43007371abc0dfd9ca076b4b109f53a7/tumblr_mo8odcECjA1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Float on II (Inle Lake, Myanmar)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/53033947886http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/53033947886Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:59:14 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrtravelphotographers on tumblrbeyondcrowds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1d9c3555c94c8e8bb2ff7ba9744c7ff/tumblr_mo8ob8JH1g1qmz2p0o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There’s no such thing as a still life.</p> <p><span>(</span><span></span><a href="http://www.momentumdance.org/about-us/the-dancers/amy-mushett/">Amy Mushett</a> of the<span> Momentum Dance Collective, in </span><span></span><a href="http://enzinamarrari.tumblr.com/">Enzina Marrari</a><span>’s recent show “of love.” IGCA, Anchorage, Alaska)</span></p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52884525775http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52884525775Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:57:09 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrbeyondcrowdsportraitdancer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/78e78273337937f6e75286aee17d316c/tumblr_mo8oaptWIK1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Up a notch.</p> <p>(<a href="http://www.momentumdance.org/about-us/the-dancers/chris-branche/">Chris Branche</a><span> and </span><a href="http://www.undergroundtransit.com/">Scott Turner Schofield</a>, performance artists in<span></span><span> </span><span></span><a href="http://enzinamarrari.tumblr.com/">Enzina Marrari</a><span>’s recent show “of love.” at IGCA, Anchorage, Alaska)</span></p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52761171843http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52761171843Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:02:00 -0800lensblrperformance artartists on tumblrbeyondcrowdsblack and white<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1845d4ffd5bea3d11bd278aec5e9569e/tumblr_mo53mrJFQv1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This past week I had the pleasure of working with <a href="http://enzinamarrari.tumblr.com/">Enzina Marrari</a> (artist on tumblr!) to prepare her show “of love.” at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage. Then she needed some press photos and asked if I could take them.</p> <p><span>I was pretty nervous because I’ve never worked with a model before, and don’t consider myself a professional. But </span><span>Enzina ended up doing most of the direction, </span><span>d</span><span>ancer </span><span></span><a href="http://www.momentumdance.org/about-us/the-dancers/nicolina-lawson/">Nicolina Lawson</a><span> was super </span><span>friendly</span><span> and obliging, and </span><span>I just focused on the technical aspects (re: pushing the shutter button).</span></p> <p>At the end of the shoot, everyone got up to leave, and I had a quick idea of having Nicolina huddle in the corner. It was the last shot of the session but has become my favorite.</p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52563965669/this-past-week-i-had-the-pleasure-of-working-with">All for nothing</a> (Anchorage, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52563965669http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52563965669Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:04:00 -0800lensblrBlack and Whiteartists on tumblrdancebeyondcrowds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c6ad8ae7e7afe81debd277c2772a37aa/tumblr_mnzbwsth2i1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rice bowl (Ywa Pu, Myanmar)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52306295379http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52306295379Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:17:16 -0800lensblrlandscapetravelbeyondcrowdsphotographers on tumblr<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ac02f31f36412c616b02aa9d861a94cb/tumblr_mnt3fgFUL71qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“If I were creating the world I wouldn’t mess about with butterflies and daffodils. I would have started with lasers, eight o’clock, day one!” (Ywa Pu, Myanmar)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52249786983http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52249786983Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:56:58 -0800lensblrphotographers on tumblrbeyondcrowdspower linesblue<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e4ea6ff1f5887dad23e2262bfa957107/tumblr_mnt3auPLva1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Paintbrush (Hti Thein, Myanmar) </p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52159399609http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52159399609Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:50:37 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrlandscapetreesbeyondcrowds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52c9c33cfabac4fa8eab49f6ae8c4d48/tumblr_mnt3zdIwaH1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Like a kitty? (Buckner Building, Whittier, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52091667742http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/52091667742Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:52:41 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrbeyondcrowdsabandonedAlaska<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/82a8d5936dc122e07e62e3f72846440f/tumblr_mnlr6hOxd41qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Angry tangle (Rainbow Ridge, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51762369523http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51762369523Thu, 30 May 2013 16:08:19 -0800lensblrblack and whiteartists on tumblrbeyondcrowdstrees<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fed729b2a298eb1c611312ffe84440e4/tumblr_mn83ymwXxv1snw7aio1_500.jpg"/><br/> Lima, Peru<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/797c438ffafdcccabbb373d904d6c30d/tumblr_mn83ymwXxv1snw7aio2_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> Whittier, Alaska<br/><br/> <p><a href="http://mirroredexistences.tumblr.com/">Mirrored existences</a>: Walk-by shooting. So I staged my contribution to <a href="http://alejandrai.tumblr.com/">Alejandra</a>’s prompt <span>by enlisting a friend. S</span><span></span><span>o what.</span></p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51661707452http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51661707452Wed, 29 May 2013 11:44:48 -0800artists on tumblrphotographers on tumblrbeyondcrowdscollaborationstreet art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/65b5e426649b99f998fbaa3f9ecc27ca/tumblr_mnip3pm9UI1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Listening to the cacophony of water dripping around us; tasting the cold, damp air of the sub-basement; smelling rot, rust and algae; looking at these beautiful shapes intersecting; and feeling the click of the shutter vibrate through my hands: bliss. (Buckner Building, Whittier, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51589554623http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51589554623Tue, 28 May 2013 14:00:03 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrbeyondcrowdsAlaskaphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b452f9c4268cdb2ee448f4b6be9eec60/tumblr_mng8dhCawz1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last door on the right (Buckner Building, Whittier, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51486907984http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51486907984Mon, 27 May 2013 09:39:58 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrbeyondcrowdsabandonedAlaska<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/721e89c64455dd93cd24a32acdfc9c21/tumblr_mnf8jeUzZF1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Perhaps inspired by <a href="http://mycreativevoid.tumblr.com/">Taylor</a>, <a href="http://stpetersburgerandchips.tumblr.com">St Petersburger and Chips</a>, or some other photographer of abandonment on tumblr, it’s been on my list to explore the disused barracks that overlook the town of Whittier, Alaska. Its five sprawling floors of decay did not disappoint.</p> <p><a href="http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51414054314/perhaps-inspired-by-taylor-st-peters-burger-and">Snowed in</a> (Buckner Building, Whittier, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51414054314http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51414054314Sun, 26 May 2013 11:53:00 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrbeyondcrowdsabandonedAlaska<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/867262ba23a60c595473ebb02c849427/tumblr_mn4znk7V6c1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Grasping hands (Rainbow Ridge, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51328009692http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51328009692Sat, 25 May 2013 12:40:07 -0800lensblrphotographers on tumblrAlaskawoodbeyondcrowds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/23edfc4b27f5e57a6ee6332a99758697/tumblr_mn50beTO6v1qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>That blue in there would be the last color you’d see if you were buried by an avalanche. At least it would be a pretty end. (Portage Glacier, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51236669325http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51236669325Fri, 24 May 2013 09:53:12 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrlandscapebeyondcrowdsAlaska<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92c9d5e16dc52c66f69c88337aadec75/tumblr_mn4zl8fEV91qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You can do it little stone, summer is here (Anchorage, Alaska)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51185172951http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51185172951Thu, 23 May 2013 16:01:47 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrphotographers on tumblrAlaskabeyondcrowds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/58990a2ea72e7a1991d0bddfd3f6d80f/tumblr_mn50n28LA51qmz2p0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ok, just one more (Nyaung Shwe, Myanmar)</p>http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51051676177http://www.beyondcrowds.com/post/51051676177Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:25 -0800lensblrartists on tumblrphotographers on tumblrlightbeyondcrowds