C a l i fo r n i a / 2 0 1 2 SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES
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VENICE BEACH SKATE PARK AT DUSK
VENICE
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012 SPACE 15 TWENTY HOLLYWOOD
LOS ANGELES
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VENICE BEACH SKATE PARK AT DUSK
VENICE
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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VENICE BEACH BIKE RENTALS
VENICE
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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STUDIO GALLERY
SPACE 15 TWENTY
STRANGE MAGIC EXHIBITION BY PETRA COLLINS (OF THE ARDOROUS) & TAVI GEVINSON OF ROOKIE
HOLLYWOOD
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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STUDIO GALLERY
SPACE 15 TWENTY
STRANGE MAGIC EXHIBITION BY PETRA COLLINS (OF THE ARDOROUS) & TAVI GEVINSON OF ROOKIE
HOLLYWOOD
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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STUDIO GALLERY
SPACE 15 TWENTY
STRANGE MAGIC EXHIBITION BY PETRA COLLINS (OF THE ARDOROUS) & TAVI GEVINSON OF ROOKIE
HOLLYWOOD
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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STUDIO GALLERY
SPACE 15 TWENTY
STRANGE MAGIC EXHIBITION BY PETRA COLLINS (OF THE ARDOROUS) & TAVI GEVINSON OF ROOKIE
HOLLYWOOD
LOS ANGELES
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SANTA MONICA LOS ANGELES WALKING HOME AT DUSK
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CAFÉ intelligentsia
ABOTT KINNEY BOULEVARD
VENICE
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VENICE BEACH SKATE PARK AT DUSK
VENICE
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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VENICE BEACH SKATE PARK AT DUSK
VENICE
LOS ANGELES
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COUPLE DANCING TO LATIN MUSIC
MISSION DISTRICT
SAN FRANCISCO
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GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IN HEAVY FOG
MARINA DISTRICT
SAN FRANCISCO
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PIT-STOP AT IN N’ OUT BURGER JOINT
LOCATION UNKNOWN
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MARKET / CORNER STORE
MISSION DISTRICT SAN FRANCISCO
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012 PIT-STOP AT IN N’ OUT BURGER JOINT
LOCATION UNKNOWN
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SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOK
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
2011
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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LAND OF CACTI
SANTA MONICA
LOS ANGELES
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DAISY
SANTA MONICA
LOS ANGELES
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AIDS WALK
SAN FRANCISCO
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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KITSCH POSTARD SOUVENIRS
SAN FRANCISCO
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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THE “SKINNIEST PALM TREE IN THE WORLD”
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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UNIDENTIFIED MEAT
CHINATOWN
SAN FRANCISCO
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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CANNED GOODS
CHINATOWN
SAN FRANCISCO
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012 CONCERT MENU FROM AN OUTDOOR SHOW AT THE ANNENBURG SPACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, LOS ANGELES
RECEIPT FOR OUR FIRST GROCERIES ALAMO SQUARE, SAN FRANCISCO
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SUNSET IN SANTA MONICA
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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ROSES
SANTA MONICA BIKE PATH
LOS ANGELES
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DIY PROPAGANDA & MISC.
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CHINATOWN
SAN FRANCISCO
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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RODEO DRIVE
BEVERLY HILLS
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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BOSTON TERRIER
VENIS BOARDWALK
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012 FRONT YARD MISSION DISTRICT
SAN FRANCISCO
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THE XX CONCERT AT THE FONDA THEATRE
HOLLYWOOD
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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PIER 39
FISHERMAN’S WARF
SAN FRANCISCO
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VENICE BEACH BOARDWALK
VENICE
LOS ANGELES
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CHINATOWN
SAN FRANCISCO
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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MORE RIDICULOUSLY “SKINNY” PALM TREES
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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HOME AWAY FROM HOME
MISSION DISTRICT SAN FRANCISCO
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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VENICE BEACH SKATE PARK AT DUSK
VENICE
LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA _ SUMMER 2012
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PHOTOS BY
ALEXANDRA NASIM &
TEP YITH
We booked a flight to somewhere far that day. For a month, we would live in a dream - or rather in a far away land where our reality of a fast paced life and too little sleep would not exist, if only temporarily. We would go pretend to be living the American Dream and spend our nights dacing around bonfires on the beach with strangers we had just met. We would put flowers in our hair and drink from plastic cups. We would shop at Whole Foods in our sweat pants and buy organic champagne and yogurt and pretend to like Almond or Soy milk just to fit in, because in reality we don’t really like that stuff very much. Our skin would turn darker and saltier - with freckles on our noses - while picking oranges and lemons from the front yards of celebrities in the ugly city of Hollywood or climbing palm trees in lovely Santa Monica. We would get lost in museums and flea markets and eat well everywhere we went in the windy streets of San Francisco. We would indulge in the simple and beautiful things, like watching the sky turn all shades of pastel at sunset and waking up to dolphins dancing through ocean waves while the beach was still deserted by surfers and tourists. We would act like teenagers and enjoy everything to the fullest, although those days are already far behind us.
A.