Props to the Dossier Journal for this gem…

Mick Jagger wrote Andy Warhol a letter in 1969 regarding the artwork for their new album, Sticky Fingers.

I’ve been getting great submissions for the Folio Hunt blog recently, and have been enjoying sorting through the images and determining which to showcase.  I’m really thrilled to have just posted the work of photographer Smith Eliot.

You can see her full bio on her website, and on Folio Hunt, but this first paragraph may be just enough to entice you to want to learn more…

“I was born on a commune in Topanga California.  My parents were amongst the first hippies and lived in a school bus.  What a wonderful bus it was!  On one side it had a mural of Leonard Peltier wearing a tiger-striped speedo, holding chrysanthemum in his right hand and a rifle in his left hand.  The other side was completely black. In the winter we faced the black side towards the sun to keep warm…”

These images are from a body of work that Smith has titled, “The Secrets We Keep.”

Images Copyright: Smith Eliot

It’s quite different being on the “other side” of the microphone for a change!  But I definitely had a blast talking about social media and the value of the pro photographer community with Emily Engle of Emily-Photo and Sara France.

Listen here.  (and be sure to subscribe to the Pictage Blog while you’re there).

Thank you Chloe for the recently received gift!   The print is absolutely beautiful (I love the paper), and I’m so grateful for your thoughtfulness and generosity.  I’m especially excited to now be an official collector of Chloe Aftel prints — I’ll be framing and hanging it this upcoming weekend.

Chloe Aftel was recently awarded “30 Under 30″ honors from PDN.  She is a Los Angeles based photographer.  You can see more of her work, and my interview with her here.

I can’t seem to get enough of this one…wonderful on so many levels.  The work of Jon Rawlinson.  Music by Barcelona

Kuroshio Sea – 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world – (song is Please don’t go by Barcelona) from Jon Rawlinson on Vimeo.

The Pacific Ocean, captured early dawn. Laguna Beach, California.