Week 189: 23.

So it's coming up to my 23rd Birthday. Most people know about the 23 enigma. It's been following me my whole life, a lot of people say I do it for attention since the film starring Jim Carey came out. However, it's been haunting me a lot longer than that. I see it everywhere, and even when it isn't there, it's still there! I can make it out of almost any combination of numbers I see. I wonder what this year has in store for me.

Thanks
Dan.

After 23 years of living I've decided there's nothing like companionship. I used to walk passed these bushes every day on the way to work in London. Being the same height and shape, I guessed these guys have spent most of there life together in the same spot and have been perfectly happy.

Song listening to right now: Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin  

Week 188: Going well.

Not much to say this week apart form things are going well, my head is a little clearer and I'm pushing on through. Things are going great at Hype.

D.

This is the liquor cabinet at my house in Reading. There's nothing special about this picture apart from connotations to my own memories. It reminds me of my childhood. It always used to rattle when people walked past and I was never allowed to look inside. I was always told not to shake it because everything inside was fragile. These are probably some of my earliest memories. 

Song listening to right now: After The Gold Rush - Neil Young

Week 187: Busy lifestyle.

I've always been a busy guy. This is quite a busy lifestyle I've got myself into. It's hectic and demanding but I sincerely enjoy it. I am quite dextrous and diverse with my skills, everything comes with thought and planning so I don't find it difficult. I find it extremely exciting.

Dan.

This photograph was taken in the desert next to the dead sea. There was no conceptual reason for taking it apart from the fact it reminded me of a few things. It reminded me of a scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, where R2-D2 gets captured by Jawas. It also reminded me of a scene from one of the Indiana Jones films, I'm not sure which one. I think it may have been Raiders of the Lost Ark, where there is a convoy of vehicles transporting the Ark of The Covenant  However, I'm probably mistaken. Strange how both of those films starred Harrison Ford.

Song listening to right now: Shade - Heart of a Coward

Week 186: Missing.

The term "I miss you" is a funny one. I've been thinking about it all week and how it feels to miss certain people. Some times it feels right to say it, but other times when I say it, it doesn't feel right.

It obviously depends on who I am missing. When you think about it, how else do you say you miss someone without actually saying it? What other terms are there?

In French it doesn't translate as "I miss you". "Tu me manques" which translates closer to "you are missing from me". This makes more sense and I am a firm believer of good logic when it comes to displaying emotions. To be missed is a rather flattering compliment in my eyes.

Thanks.
Dan.

This was a quick shot in a small bar in Battery, Lower Manhattan. That drink was work a lot of money. I miss New York like I miss a fond relative. 

Song listening to right now: Highwayman - Highwaymen

Week 185: Looking back.

I look back on a certain state I was in last year. I was unhappy, I was miserable and I didn't offer any help to myself or others around me. I look back and now I laugh.

I am now happy, laughing and smiling. Back to my normal self.

Dan.

A photograph from a few years back at the 9/11 10th memorial. I'll leave you to make your minds up about it.

Song listening to right now: Monkey Man - Amy Winehouse

Week 184: Settling in.

I think I've settled into my new location.

D.

Just a quick one this week. A photo of the same male model as last week only ten minutes after the other photo was taken. Managed to make it seem summery!

Song listening to right now: A Toast To The Future Kids - Emarosa

Week 183: So bloody busy.

So with this new job and new outlook on life, everything has become so busy. Not too busy, it's still become quite easy to live aside of my job. I believe that if you keep working hard at something, keep your nose to the grindstone and can still manage live a joyous life on the side, then all that can happen next is to work harder and enjoy a even more fruitful life in the long run. I'm going to keep it short this week as I have much to do and there hasn't been too much thought on the emotional runnings as of late.

Thanks for reading.

Danny.

Another quick shot for Hype, in New York. It was meant to be a pre-summer shoot. However, because we are planning ahead so much and it still being February. It was freezing. We took a long a few Hype Sherpa hats and I got this quick shot of a model before we almost froze on the High-rise in Lower Manhattan. 

Song listening to right now: Aqualung - Jethro Tull