When I was little we lived in an unmarked building on a tucked away street. Fed up one day, my father hand-lettered the street name and number in bright yellow paint next to the entrance.
All in Art + Books
Wildsam Guides
A refreshingly minimal travel book arrived in my mail box last week. Without photography or any of the traditional guidebook devices, the pocket-sized volume weave interviews, anecdotes, personal essays and stunning design.
Roulette's Roads
The work of artist Alex Roulette has me dreaming of the great American road trip. His paintings seem like moments seen through the window of a moving car.
World Press Photo '14
Here are the highlights from the annual showcase of the best in visual journalism.
An Antarctic Meal
“The first thing that comes to mind about Antarctica is not likely food. But if you are going to spend any time there it should be the second."
Yokonami's Girl Gangs
The images took me right back to my childhood, to moments of carefree exploration that are so incredibly rare now. Sometimes I get glimmers of them when I travel.
Antipodes: Upside Down Worlds
Where would you end up if you were to dig a tunnel straight down from one side of the world to the other? I've dreamed about this very notion since I was a kid, a shortcut to the other side.
Aleks' Art Board
Ever since I was little I've been looking over my dad's shoulder while he draws. For the next couple of weeks I'll be away in Central America, so I thought I'd let you guys enjoy the view.
Across From Us
David Buchler catches Japanese commuters at their most unguarded; at a crossroads between sleep and relaxation, focused concentration and zen. I can't stop looking.
Toronto is in the Details
My pal Joe Silveira has the ultimate Instagram. His images were collected by Colour Code in a publication titled "So So Tired".
Petite Planète
In this series of French travel guides from the 50s the narratives were full of commentary and critique and the visuals surprising or unsettling, avoiding the glossy clichés of typical guidebooks.
Encyclopedia of Early Earth
I spent some quality time with a graphic novel this weekend, not a medium I often gravitate to.
Girl Bike Gangs of Morocco
The title was enough to intrigue me. But when I clicked through the photographs by artists Hassan Hajjaj, my jaw dropped.
"Winter makes a bridge between one year and another"
Mr. Andy Goldsworthy is an artist whose work I revisit often. Especially when I’m feeling consumed by a season (see view from our window above).
Vintage Guides
love the idea of travelling with old guides. They will likely send you to long forgotten places, spots that were the epitome of hipster circa 1979, and probably on a wild goose chase or two.
The reindeer herders of Oymyakon
Here is Russia’s far North East through the eyes of its nomadic reindeer herder population, the Eveny. Photographed by Yakutia's most vocal ambassador, journalist and travel guide, Bolot Bochkarev.
Stretched out on the hot sand
This is exactly what I want to be doing right now. And how brilliantly captured by Lithuanian architect turned photographer Tadao Cern in his series "Comfort Zone".
Wilder Mann in My Hands
I've been waiting for this book for months. Wilder Mann by Charles Fréger is a collection of mythical European creatures that have haunted the nightmares of children for centuries.
Moscow's Metro Dogs
About 500 dogs are estimated to live in Moscow's subway. Many have learned to use the metro system to commute to the downtown core in search of food.
Wilder Mann by Charles Fréger
My friend Jeff (a talented photographer in his own right) alerted me to to this incredible series of European mythological monsters brought to life by artist Charles Fréger. The child in me rejoices and recoils