River roads at night

A playlist:

1. Justin Townes Earle - Lone Pine Hill

2. Matt Bauer - Heap of Little Horses



3. William Elliott Whitmore - One Man's Shame



4. Tom Waits - Lucinda

5. Nick Cave & Warren Ellis vs Last Poets & Dead Prez - Panther Train



Just long enough to get lost and unsettled.

Time-Lapse Photography

Just a friendly reminder of the beauty that exists in this world. Hat tip to The Daily Dish.

Very Little Stars from Timelapse, Inc. on Vimeo.

Jamie Scott

A View Through The Lens of DTC Photography

I recently had the chance to interview the head of DTC Photography, David Crabtree. After years of admiring his work it was great to get a peak into what drives his photography and the thoughts that go into each captured moment.

NM:It seems that a lot of your photography captures the areas between the built and the natural landscapes, are these areas you seek out?
DC:Built and natural landscapes have sort of become my comfort zone shots. I seem to do a better job with these scenes and so I am often drawn to them. I also see the comfort zone as challenge in which I must break out of that zone and try new things that I am unfamiliar with. Lately I have been experimenting with HDR photography and also some photos with more live and movement in them. As an amateur photographer, this can be a real challenge sometimes but hopefully the saying is true: "Practice makes perfect".

Climbing and Camera Envy

Renan Ozturk's video of climbing at Yosemite is one of those clips that young people might watch and treasure forever as a life model (climbing, photography, videography, whatever, just get to the mountains and make art once you're there). Gorgeous.

On Assignment from renan ozturk on Vimeo.

Every shot is high quality — creative angles and time progression, intimate scenes and really really really great camera and equipment. Excellent color. And fog breathing in and out of mountains and constellations traveling overhead never gets old.

The images are supported by a narrative by photographer Jimmy Chin as he reflects on climbing and doing the sport justice through photography.

I'm glad I'm a writer. Otherwise, I'd probably spend the rest of my life trying to get this good at videography.