manual cameras and polaroids*finding forgotten objects and making stories up about them*Living by the water so I can feel the ocean whenever I want to and photographing the etchings in the sand*drinking tea*random acts of kindness. phoning my dad to learn lessons on life*muffins*pies*bird watching*yoga and walking*girls night dinners*sky*water*air
*sand*stone*botany*wheels*gears*feet*hands*eyes*hair*ears*
hearts*stars*fish*butterflies*needle+thread*fabric*canvas*qu
ills*ink*paint*wood*nails*trails*hills*mountains*fairy tales*laughing*smiling*winking*tea*fruit*homemade cookies*RAOK*going back to school*working to bring justice and love to children in need all over the country...www.safehavenproject.org.
photographers*musicians*artists*inventors*risk takers*craftsman*boat builders*bird watchers*travelers*dreamers*givers not takers*bakers*gardeners*landscapers*sailors*surfers*tree climbers*rock climbers*tree huggers*beachcombers*
billie holiday, ella fitzgerald, otis redding, miles davis, cash, patsy cline, muddy waters, blind boys, fats domino, buddy guy, bob dylan, patty griffin gillian welch, stevie wonder, wilco, death cab, uncle tupelo, son volt, woody guthrie, the weepies, alison krauss, ben harper, neil young, the ramones, hooray for earth, muse, sex pistols, the clash, interpol, sigur ros, godspeed, the shins, muse, matisyahu, latin guitar, the black keys, the dirty three, tegan and sara, innocence mission, unbusted, yo la tengo, the yeah yeah yeahs, flaming lips, kahoots, iron and wine, willy mason, the mountain goats, cat power, portishead, tom waits, beck, pj harvey, elliott smith, fiona apple, devendra banhart, kate earl, regina spector, sufjan stevens, pinback, alexi murdoch, antje duvekot,...and i have a big weakness for the mandolin~~
motor cycle diaries,stolen childhoods,city of god,donnie darko,amelie,step into liquid,rear window
~even better:jem southam,emmet gowan,uta barth,anna gaskell,lee friedlander,lorna simpson,matthew barney,frida kahlo,kiki smith,diane arbus,edward weston,ansel adams,keith carter,sally mann,nick nixon,frank gohlke,laurent millet,abelardo morell,bernd&hilla becher,richard avedon,walker evans,jonathan moller,alison shaw,alfred eisenstadt,richard misrach,andy goldsworthy,barbara bosworth,edward burtynsky,hiroshi sugimoto,larry sultan,jeff wall,sebastio salgado
mountains beyond mountains. the wisdom of forgiveness intimate conversations and journeys with the Dalai Lama. always photography books!! anything based in or around ireland. i have a list of books in progress that i am trying to finish depending on the day....
those who have challenged, those who have walked, spoken up, held a hand, lived for someone else, told their story and inspired. tony, dave, jquinn, ma, the dalai lama, children everywhere who live their lives day to day. i am inspired by their strength. above and beyond, my father.