New Home!

Gonna make this short, by all means read more details over on Awake & Moving, but I've recently relocated to Austin, TX! I will still be serving the Greater San Antonio Area as needed, especially because I work with a lot of you online already. Expect no delays in work, things are still operating as smooth as ever only now with more resources. I am excited for this new venture and I look forward to continuing to build with you all and provide you with great artwork you've all come to enjoy from myself and my projects. See you all at Sneaks Up X in San Antonio April 24, 2016!

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Street Photography: San Francisco.

Some street shots from my recent time in San Francisco. S/O to Travis Jensen and Mikey for showing us around. Peep Awake & Moving for a full count. Bang.


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San Francisco/Bay Area Journey.

I recently took a roadtrip out to the Bay Area for a week of inspiration and exploration. I'm shifting gears and posting most of my new works through my brand Awake and Moving. My brand is a representation of the creative and passionate people I meet on my artistic adventures. Please follow me there as I continue this creative journey.

Cheers!


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Street Keepers No. 4 Recap.

It's definitely a late post but here is a very quick recap of our Street Keepers meet in Austin last month. There was a little rain, a lot of awesome faces, and a group of great people from Austin, D.C., and San Antonio at the meet. It feels really awesome to build these bridges between the neighboring cities of Austin and San Antonio, and I look forward to building more bridges throughout Texas, the nation, and, eventually, across the globe. Photography has brought so many wonderful people into my life and I am ever thankful for those moments. Thank you to Mitch who was our guide of sorts and showed us some great spots in the short time we had. I only got a couple of submissions this time, so this recap is a much smaller one than usual. Nevertheless, we had a great time, I hope you enjoy the images. We had our April meet this past weekend so look for that recap much sooner than this one.

Cheers.


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Street Shooting In ATX.

Between SXSW photo gigs and our Street Keepers meet in Austin last month, I got the great opportunity to catch an immense amount of street photography. SXSW floods the streets with people of all backgrounds, cultures, and lifestyles. It was so much fun shooting all the wonderful people and catching so many moments and faces and snouts. The energy felt while walking the misting streets of Austin during such a crowded time is something beautiful. From rappers, to streetwear afficionados, to selfies, to random fights and ratchets, to budding and established musicians, SXSW provides a plethora of faces varying from obliviousness to moody to outright silly and fun. Thank you to all the beautiful people I photographed, if you recognize yourself or someone you know, please tag them or send them the photo. Cheers to SXSW.

Below are some of my favorite shots with the rest of the street photos up on my 500px.


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A girl furrows her brow in a vain attempt to understand the situation.

This girl is awesome, I love her expression!

One of the cutest dogs I've had the pleasure to photograph during my street walks. Looking all wet and cuddly.

She took a moment from her friend's initiated group selfie to give me this gem. Thank you so much. 

A friend holds back another in an attempt to save him a trip to the county. The police warned to break it up or get in the cuffs. Do you wanna go to jail, or do you wanna go home?

An Austin icon, I had to capture this in all it's Gotham splendor. The sky was full of rain clouds and gave me some great color.

This is what I love about street photography. It's these magical moments where people give themselves to you. As I crossed the street, I noticed her and had to shoot her look. Just the right amount of fashion sense and gangsterism. She was in a hurry to leave, trying to catch up with her friend back there, but still took time to give me some gold. She yelled her name out as she walked out. With a name like Hannah Tropicana, I didn't even need to write it down Thanks, Hannah.

I didn't catch her name, but this one was smart. I caught a quick photo of her and when I saw her aknowledge me, I stepped closer for a few more. After holding still and letting me snap a few, she had me shoot a sticker on her purse of her band, J and The 9's. Genius. It was so easy to find her after, more musicians should emply this simple tactic when being photographed. Thanks yo.

Lastly, we have Austin's finest meeting San Antonio's finest: my boy Zero catches a flik with Austin Police. This guy is the future and is already finessing current citizen-police beefs with ease. Zero is someone you want on your side if you need a good laugh.

Street Keepers No. 4.

Today we embark on another photo walk, this time linking with the talented people of Austin, TX during one of the more busier times of the year for the city, SXSW. I was out there shooting Thursday and it was a fun madhouse as usual. We will be meeting at the famous Stubb's BBQ and hit the wild SXSW streets in hopes to capture some great street photography and network. If you are in the Austin or surrounding area (San Marcos, Round Rock, etc), please come out and join us!

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter, @streetkeepers. We do features on all the photographers that come out to the meets. If you can't make it today, I will do my best to capture the fun on my SnapChat at BLUE731. Hope to see you all there, let's build!


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BLUE731.