Made in Skewville

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Brooklyn’s Factory Fresh has released uncut Skewville sneakers and several other classic screen-printed posters. I really love this work. If you don’t, don’t worry. They sell hype too.

Freeze Framers

I worked in midtown Manhattan for three years while jumping agencies (2) and shuffling accounts (4). Advertising is probably the most fun and creative industry that you can work in, but for some reason I felt like it was failing me. As I walked home everyday I felt less and less inspired by my work and more and more inspired by total randomness. I would see something on the street or overhear a conversation and my mind would flood with ideas.

It didn’t take long before I started actively seeking out these inspirational encounters. It felt good and I wanted to document my findings so I could share them with friends and family. I bought my camera in January and immediately hit the streets trying to track down all the things that had previously caught my eye. In doing so, I stumbled upon a ridiculous amount of art in neighborhoods all over Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.

My new passion for photography, coupled with my ongoing interest in street art, has led me to discover some serious camera talent. Over the last year I have come across the work of the following photographers, all of whom I respect and admire immensely:

1. Boogie (attached)
2. Martha Cooper via Ad Hoc’s “Going Postal“
3. Luna Park via Factory Fresh’s “Quality of Life“
4. Jake Dobkin via Factory Fresh’s “Quality of Life”
5. Street Stars via Factory Fresh’s “Quality of Life”
6. Sam Horine via Factory Fresh’s “Quality of Life”
7. Peter Sutherland via Powerhouse’s “Autograf“
8. Jamel Shabazz via Powerhouse’s “Seconds of My Life“
9. Estevan Oriol via Upper Playground
10. Tim Hetherington via today’s Wooster Collective newsletter