San Francisco in Snapshots.

I purposely planned my trip out west to be a lengthy one.  I got to see my friends in Los Angeles, road trip through one of my favorite places (bonus points for lack of cell service!) and it all ended with shooting a beautiful wedding of two really cool people.  Between the road trip and the wedding, I scheduled some down time to wander around San Francisco and hang with Camilla.  We had so much fun.  Going through these photos makes me really miss San Francisco.  I want to go back, like, now.

Highlights included:

• Showing up on pizza night.  Girl makes good pizza.  And I know good pizza.
• Finally meeting Damir!
• Pizza at Gioia.  And, you know, learning how to eat a pizza like a New Yorker.  Thanks, Gioia.
• Finally meeting Claire!
• Spending the afternoon at a dive bar being ridiculous and playing pool.
• Meeting Graham!
• Playing beer pong, having dance parties and watching the vice-presidential debate (most fun I've ever had watching a debate, letmetellyou).
• Having drinks at the Tonga(aaaaaaaa) Room in the Fairmont.
• Camilla talking our way up to the penthouse where she and Damir were married.  Getting the full tour, complete with all of the great stories from the day.  
• Delicious brunches with exploding ketchup bottles.
• A walk through "the dark forest" which sounds (and looks) like something straight out of Harry Potter.  That place is pure magic.
• Humphry Slocombe.  Did I mention that already?
• Chatting with Jody while staring at the incredible view from her living room.
• Walking into my hotel room on Friday night to discover all of those windows.  And that view.  And the sunset.  Hello, room service?
• Not being the only one with a camera permanently attached to my face :)

Until we meet again, San Francisco.  And soon, I hope.

San Francisco

San Francisco and I have a little bit of history (if you want to know that story, check out the inaugural issue of the Violet).  For that reason, when I go there, it kind of feels like catching up with an old friend - the kind you can pick up with right where you left off, no matter the time it's been since you've seen them.  It kind of feels like going home.

It was a brief trip, but it was the perfect amount of time to make both of my shoots (here and here) better than I ever imagined, wander the sfMoMA (that Rothko gets me every time), and spend some quality time with my favorite Bay Area beauty, Camilla.

Camilla and I have become so close over the past few years and I feel so lucky to have her in my life.  I could go on and on, but instead, I'm just going to keep sending her obnoxious emails and messages telling her how excited I am to see her next week.  And a month after that, too.  I'm really liking the frequency of our visits these days.  Let's keep this up, C.

Last time I was in SF, I managed to take less than twenty pictures, all of Clarion Alley, save for one of the menu at Bugaloos, so this time I'm making up for it.  Here's a random collection of photos from my last trip.

driving down Mt. Tam // flowers on the street // lovely, lovely fog // Bar None // burgers and spiked milkshakes from Super Duper // the view from Camilla's porch - I know, right? //  Rose's Cafe // Kenza right after she mistook my squeals of excitement for fear of oncoming traffic // Chrissy Field // the Presidio // one of the many reasons we are twins // sigh, more fog // Golden Gate // the Violet: behind the scenes // some pretty deep graffiti // more gorgeous flowers

A friend of mine gave me a list of places to go in San Francisco and I managed to make it to a whopping one of them on my last trip.  I'm determined to check off the rest when I'm there in October. If you know of any places I should add, let me know!

Pretzels in Hamburg

Katze

Hamburg, Germany

June 2012

When I was in Hamburg back in June, a few of us met up for some post-work cocktails (post-work for some of us... post-playing tourist for others of us).  SOME OF US (coughMoritzcough) brought their work with them (see above) while others of us did a terrible job at creating an office-like atmosphere (see below).  

I confiscated both the iPad and the Blackberry moments after the above photo was taken.

My friends are pretty great.  As are mustache-shaped pretzels.