Taylor Adam Swift

more pics. Not in any particular order.

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:51:00 +0000

Josh surfing in Kaikoura
Sunset on the West coast.
mmm.
ferns, pancake rocks.
stairs. pancake rocks.
pancake rocks.
stars. milky way
ice designs. Arthurs Pass, ice on the inside of the windows.
Castle Hill Climbing
Lake Alexandrina
Lake Alexandrina
Lake Tekapo
Mt Cook Village
Mt Cook national park.

Moeraki Boulders, Elephant Rocks

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:13:00 +0000

Mt Cook, tallest peak in NZ

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:59:00 +0000

Odds and Ends

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:15:00 +0000

Around Milford Sound

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:06:00 +0000

Lake Te Anau

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:50:00 +0000

Tracks

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:38:00 +0000

Mirror Lakes

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Moke Lake

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:39:00 +0000

We camped at Moke Lake above Queenstown, NZ the other night. Needless to say, it was a bit chilly. We awoke to a frosty/foggy wonderland. It was spectacular and freezing. Bundled up we ran around both to stay warm and to capture the beauty of this secluded valley in a glow of morning light.

Bicycle Fence

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:20:00 +0000

South of Queenstown on the southern island of New Zealand we stumbled across a wall of bicycles. There are some sweet bikes there!

Details

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:50:00 +0000

Franz Jospeh Glacier

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:27:00 +0000

Photos coming soon!

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:18:00 +0000

Quick update. Lots of rain. Glacier climbing and adventures!
Photos coming soon. Hold tight.

NZ 1st post.

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:24:00 +0000

This country is amazing. Enjoy!!

Flying over the Southern Alps from Sydney to Christchurch.

Driving up towards Arthurs Pass.
The Cave Stream Scenic Reservation.
Ice melt flowing down the Western side of the Southern Alps with an aqueduct over the road.
Friendly cat in Hokitika.

!!!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:31:00 +0000

Piedras Blancas Beach, CA

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:21:00 +0000

Piedras Blancas. There is a section of beach where elephant seals congregate to mate, feed, lounge, etc. Early in the year you can go and see the pups. These pups are a few months old and many of their mothers have already left to eat. When the pups get hungry enough they will venture to the ocean and learn to swim and catch fish in the shallows. Then, as per their instincts, they will swim off and continue the cycles of life.

Getty Villa

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:50:00 +0000

The Getty Villa. Check it out.
I was able to go there in March for the first time. It is really nice. Lovely architecture, gardens, fountains, art, history. Here are a few snaps I liked from the adventure:

California Museum of Photography (CMP)

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:55:00 +0000

Well,
Some exciting news!
The documentary I did on Kurt Weston was shown as part of an exhibit at CMP last weekend. The exhibit looked amazing! It was pretty cool being a part of the gallery and having some work on display! Here are a few photos from the evening:

Some of Kurt's work at the entrance

Kurt's main display
Me looking at my video.
Logan watching my video on the right.The entrance to the gallery.

A fun evening all around!

#15

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:19:00 +0000

Glacier National Park. Amazing place. I took this while on a road trip with my buddy Seth. Every chance I get, I drive through Glacier. It is one of those places that sticks with you. Once you've been there you always remember it. Or at least that is how it is for me. Clear lakes, proud mountains, rushing rivers, beautiful, wild country. Cherish the wild places around you.

The first 2 summers I was here in CA i took some time off. Summer number 1, the brother sister team of Kate and Stephen flew out and we drove the length and height of the country. Three of us living in a 2door honda civic for 10 (ten) days. Can you imagine? If you have a similar story, please share it. It was such a fun time! We watched the world cup in Salt Lake City in an Applebees. We saw Yellowstone and then the Grand Canyon.

Summer number 2, Seth flew out and we took the northern route. Gabe's wedding. Good times. We got pulled over and searched after seeing Mt Rushmore, Seth tried to steal Washington... just kidding. It was an ordeal, funny now, and even a little bit at the time. We were looking pretty rough, many days on the trail. Good times.

Reminisce.

#14

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:17:00 +0000

Somehow over the last 20 days I have become 7 days behind in this whole blog updating deal. My bad. It has been an interesting process. Reflecting on how I thought this would go and how it actually happened has been good. I had hoped that I would have time every single day to sit down and type something that could be more than a surface level inspection of the past three years. However, find the inspiration to do that has been hard. Some days stuff seems to flow, other days I could barely open the blog to add something and still other days I missed out completely. Often I found myself to busy or completely forgetting to post. Everything I want to do requires some form of sacrifice. Some more than others. Compared to having a family, career, obligations, a partner, blogging (which one of these doesn't belong here?) does not carry much weight. Blogging, in the scheme of things, is fairly insignificant, but if it helps me to connect with people, I'm all for it. People are what matter.

I hope this finds my friends and family well! I have had amazing news over the last few weeks of babies being born, wedding plans (not my own, I'd let you know), friendships, all sorts of things.

For now, fairwell!
Take luck!

#13

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:01:00 +0000

Mabry Mill.
Aging buildings. Memories of times past.

YAY!!! Google has a tracking program and this week I reached a grand total of 1000 visitors!! That number is the total over the last several months, in my mind a big mile-stone. Thanks for helping!

#12

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:41:00 +0000

Children.

"Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944), 'The Little Prince', 1943

#11

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:11:00 +0000

Sunset over the ocean! Definitely something everyone should experience in their lifetime. The Channel Islands create a beautiful scape along the horizon. This is another one from my first session at Brooks. The sun is an amazing thing. A sunset where the sun sets solely beyond the horizon is nice, but when there is something else to reflect and distort the light its beauty multiplies. Clouds, water, distant mountains, faces of friends, wet beaches, life.

New Camera!!

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:14:00 +0000

Chris, thank you so much!
I received this little guy on thursday. An amazing addition to the crew.

Those are regular sized coins, in case you were wondering.

Here are a few pics from the Leica.

Neighbors back yard.
Desk lamp
Ocean

Joy. :)

#10

noreply@blogger.com (Taylor Adam Swift) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:06:00 +0000

So I'm a bit behind...
Here are a two I took last night.

People.
I will always remember people.
The intrinsic value of each human being regardless.
We each reflect something so great: compassion, inspiration, encouragement, joy, sadness, empathy, hope, love.
The experience of one person affecting another in a positive way.
I can remember so many moments with friends, family, strangers, when I was affected, encouraged, inspired.
I implore each of you to take a moment for the people in your life, to affect.
Happy Valentines, tomorrow.

"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandi