photo friday: pacific NW market preview

i’ve been a very busy bee this week. jaymar and i returned from a wonderful mini-vacation to seattle/vancouver (courtesy of 50% off southwest air tickets), and i’ve hit the road running since. after the soma voices event tomorrow (please come!), i’m hoping to post more bits of the vacay, particularly photos of the beautiful fresh produce markets we visited, action shots from our vancouver bike ride, and seattle from the waterside. the posts will probably come in parts, but here’s one of my favorite shots from the granville island public market in vancouver, bc. enjoy!

photo friday: dreams of flying

since 2002, jan von holleben, a west german photographer, has been working on a whimsical photo series entitled, dreams of flying. he uses everyday objects, natural surroundings, and the very ground we walk on to create these fantastic dreamscapes for the local children in his south west germany neighborhood. influenced by classic children’s books and modern day superheroes, jan von holleben’s work taps into our fondest childhood (and adulthood!) dreams.

want to photograph your own nostalgic dream scene? do it, and send it to him! he’ll add your photo to an ongoing collection of photographs inspired by dreams of flying. you should check these out. they’re a riot!

he has also published two volumes of dreams of flying. the first is currently unavailable, but the second can be purchased here. this is a picture book i’d love to have on my (invisible) coffee table.

The Diver

Superman

The Astronauts

The Pirates

The Photographer

The Ghostbusters

Anakin Skywalker

check out more of jan von holleben’s dreams here

(via photojojo)