had a holga land in my lap this last weekend and so I have been geeking out a bunch.
I’d forgotten how much fun wrestling with film is and how one just aches for the visual outcome.
currently have 35mm film in the camera and am hoping I can crank some stuff as cool as This Guy’s
Basically [...]

I went thru my entire day totally forgetting that today was my day to post in my concept corner.
I smiled at the fact that although I have a bunch of different drafts started for ideas I’d like to write about, today I’m just simply shooting from the hip, forcing myself to take the time to [...]

Was a gorgeous day in the Seattle area, the last day of my time off from Alaska Airlines….
I spent it at the studio taking the following images for a few good gentleman from the Cigar society. The results turned out great and I’m excited that the space worked out perfect for a more formal shoot.
I [...]

this is a post about inspiration and how it travels. The seeds from last week’s trip to Eugene…
from Edwards to Ray and Sagmeister to Maeda to the idea factory in my noggin. Basically, it boils down like this:
Ali:”Paolo, have you seen these books?”

two artists: Rex Ray and Stefan Sagmeister .
Ali: “By the way, you [...]

I’m discovering that this particular time of year is when I find time to relax. Time to reevaluate, to think about where I’m headed, what I’m doing and what I want to add and delete from my life list.
I spent 3 weeks in the Philippines around this time last year and I recall feeling the [...]

Hopped down to Eugene to spend a few days with the Edwards. The other day I came up with the best description of Ali and my creative adventures/brainstorming sessions. Our “meeting of the minds” is really just: an ongoing conversation.
While a lot of it is about catching up on the “life stuff”, laughing about particular [...]

Yesterday, I was talking to a friend about the idea of making the most of our lives. She asked me how I thought it was done.
I told her: “I don’t know for sure, but I get the feeling that its got a lot to do with not wanting for more.”
“Not wanting for more” is not [...]

my online tribute to Ali’s week of words+photos and a recap of celebrating my really great Sister-in-Law’s birthday. Happy Birthday Karissa!
click on any of the images for the photo+words

Happy Mother’s Day to all you mom’s!
Happy Travels…

What would you come up with? If all you had was 72 hours to hours to write, film, and edit a 5 minute movie?
This is the question that I had answered tonight by attending Tacoma’s 72 hour film festival. I like movies and although I don’t watch as many of them as I would like, [...]

yesterday marked my first day of a little break that I’m taking from Alaska Airlines… a little vacation of sorts ( i say “of sorts” because I know myself and I always end up doing something). So to start, I wanted to take it easy and get past that discomfort that comes from being on [...]