Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Two for a Pair...

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Mighty Healthy

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Retro City Rampage

Throwback steeze, this looks fun as hell.


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55DSL x Manhattan Portage Bag

The Homies at 55DSL are getting together with Manhattan Portage for another messenger inspired bag with a little more flare than the standard over the shoulder. Subtly branded, this is a dope option


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The New Digs

Since my last post a lot has happened. The job has been getting pretty intense, I bought a pair of shoes here and there, my computer crashed (hence the lack of posts and inability to get my photography up), and most exciting for me is that I finally got an apartment! Yep moved into a nice spot in Chinatown, downtown Manhattan, living outside my means and having all the fun to justify it. These are just some completely random pictures from the past few months in the new hood...

Welcome to Money Making Manhattan.

This dude was on some evil plotting shit... had to capture

This last picture is the only one not taken in the new hood, but this is the new roommate, Devin. Cali native, he's a random motherfucker and we also work together so I'm sure you'll be seeing more of this fool.


 So I'll be back with more posts, some news, and lots of pictures. I'm still messing around with the HTML on here and getting acclimated with the new computer so pardon the formatting errors.

And as always, let me know what you think is dope, what you want to see (or see more of), and if you have any questions. I work in SoHo and live in Chinatown so I want to be able to let people see what I see... that is as long as it interests you.


Rispek


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Street Swag: SoHo Noir

Yeah the title is still a work in progress, but I've decided that on my lunch breaks in SoHo I might as well try and take some street style shots for everyone. This first lady I saw the other day on Broadway, on a very warm n sunny afternoon and she was still in all black, killing it...





Undeniable swag, as she was in the middle of an intense phone conversation in French. Shit, her dog has it better than most of us!

Style wise, her hat and haircut are such an ill look and completely compliment her simple yet powerful all black outfit. And while my eyes went right for the dog carrying bag (which is awesome), her huge hobo bag is was pretty dope too. Wish she wasn't on the phone so I could have gotten some detailed shots.



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Pic of the Day: Woven 'Scapes

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Blog Life: The 55 DSL Collective

So while in Japan, the homies over at 55DSL approached me about being part of this Blog Collective that they've been working on establish a voice of the brand. Only being vaguely familiar with 55DSL, I went and checked out one of their shops in Kyoto and saw that they are actually doing some really dope stuff! After that visit I gladly agreed to be part of the movement and upon my arrival back to the states, I recieved this sweet welcome package from the brand!...












After doing some research and getting this SWAG bag from them I'm seeing that they are all about having fun and promoting independent street art too. They've joint published a few books for photographers, got artist collab series tees, and even do events that promote local artists. It's pretty unique that they reach out to smaller artists that they appreciate and want to see shine instead of looking for artists that are already popular and carry a name.

Anyways, we'll be doing lots of fun stuff with 55DSL in the near future so be on the lookout, and be sure to check out the brand in the mean time. www.55DSL.com


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