In which LA is not so bad

I recently took a trip to LA to attend an old friend's wedding. While I was there, I got a chance to photograph Youtube drummer extraordinaire Cobus Potgieter in his studio, and hit up my bud Josiah Leming at his Surly Goat residency show.

Check Cobus out here, and Josiah out here. Wildly talented dudes.

I also bought myself a prism, and tried out prisming for the first time, a tried-and-true Sam Hurd technique. I obviously still have a long way to go on that front, but below are two of my first attempts.

So as it turns out, LA's actually not so bad. Who knew?

Iowa, the crown jewel of the Midwest (or something)

Last year, I took a short road trip with a couple of friends out to Iowa to check out the Iowa State Fair, which was an awesome experience. We crashed at Nate's family home, an impressive 120-acre estate that is part farm, part vineyard, part wedding location.

It's absolutely gorgeous. Check it out here.