Contrast Magazine

Saturday night we celebrated the release of Contrast Magazine’s 04 issue in downtown Honolulu… specifically at Thirtynine Hotel and Nextdoor. Free Vodka samples, disco balls, great music, girl crushing, family & childhood classmate reunions, good conversations, people watching, taking a blast to the past, 80’s & 90’s nostalgia, bringing back cassette tapes & remembering midnight make-out sessions… it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I didn’t take too many photos, but here’s a few that I did take. Where ever you were this weekend, hope you had a great one.

Took this photo of Chinaman’s Hat several weeks ago with my holga. Film: Kodak EPP 120 format; cross processed.

I’m so glad it’s Friday… it’s been a tough week and it’s only going to get worse from here on… hope the weekend makes up for it.

Have a great weekend!

Here’s another photo I took on my Blackbird Fly TLR camera several weeks ago on the North Shore. Film: Agfa CT Precisa 100 35mm color slide film; cross processed. Don’t you just love horses? I do…

Happy Tuesday… two days down, three more to go…

It was a nice long weekend, but unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Today is back to work and back to school for me. Hope I’m able to juggle both work and two studio classes this semester. It’s not going to be easy… wish me luck… I’m going to need it.

This photo was taken several weeks ago on my new Polaroid 250 Land Camera with Fuji fp-100c instant film. Have a great week!

Saturday was a blast at Manifest! The Analog Sunshine Recorders opening night was a great turnout! The place started to fill up pretty early and by 10 p.m. it was packed. We even had some celebrities in the house… anyone remember Rufio from the movie Hook? Lookie, lookie, I’ve got Hookie! That’s right, actor Dante Basco in the flesh! He was super chill and friendly… really down to earth. We had a nice conversation and he was even kind enough to take a photo with me. It was awesome! Thanks to everyone who made it out on Saturday night! If you didn’t make it out, the photos will be up at Manifest until September 13th, so you still have some time to check it out!

Here’s a sneak peek of The Analog Sunshine Recorders exhibit at Manifest… it’s looking pretty, pretty, pretty good..

Please come to Manifest this Saturday for the opening of the Analog Sunshine Recorders photo exhibit! My friends have been working really hard the past few days putting up over 200+ photos from 12 different artists while I’m a prisoner here at my work cubicle. All photos were shot on film in various speeds and sizes. Everyone has some really amazing pieces of work… makes me quite intimidated to be honest, but that’s ok… consider my photos an element of total randomness in the bunch! Haha! It’ll be a lot of fun, so please drop by… it’s the last weekend to get nuts before school is back in session! Don’t be square… be there!

… Friday the 13th, but still a Friday, nonetheless; and that works for me. Have a great weekend!

Please stop by the Manifest for ‘The Analog Sunshine Recorders’ opening reception on Saturday, August 21, 2010, 8:00 p.m.

“Join us as we showcase a heterogeneous mixture of our many sensitive emulsions, i.e. an explosion of all our shit on the wall.”

Opening reception:
Saturday, August 21, 8:00PM
Manifest (32 North Hotel Street, Honolulu, HI 96817)
21+

Exhibition through September 13.

The Analog Sunshine Recorders:
A Hodgepodge of Photographic Wonderment
August 21 - September 13 at the Manifest

FEATURING WORKS OLD AND NEW FROM:
Ikaika Akana
Meagan Bent
John Hook
Natalie Nakasone
Sandra Ng
Justin Ornellas
Chris Rohrer
Gary Saito
Bronson Shimabukuro
Cassy Song
Keisuke Takahashi
LeAnn Yamamoto

A few very random photos from this past weekend…