Hip-Hop

Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing
Reminds me of the earlier Kanye West hits.


Example - What We Made

30C+

Lights

Cuba011, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Varadero, Cuba

I'm back from Cuba and will write up a full post as soon as I finish editing all the photos.

Half an hour lost and gained

Branches and Sky, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I'm flying out to Cuba later today with some good friends to spend a week in the sun and the ocean. This means a couple things;
1. There will be no posts for a week.
and
2. There will be a lot of photos when I get back.

Also I've been working on my website for the past 2 months or so, the layout and all that good stuff is complete, however I have to go through my archives to compile some of my larger series into smaller ones. I was hoping to have it done before I left but that didn't work out, so you'll just have to wait.

Anyways I should go to sleep sometime soon, and I hope you have as much fun this upcoming week as I plan to have.
Cheers.

Arctic Monkeys

I had a chance to check out one of my favourite bands, the Arctic Monkeys, yesterday. They were in town for a show (I always miss their shows for some reason) and they stopped by a local radio station (Edge 102.1), and played a few songs acoustically. It was awesome cause they played my favourite song, Fluorescent Adolescent, from their new album Favourite Worst Nightmare.

Parking, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Web 2.0 - The Movie

This isn't new, but is interesting. Oh and I just like videos.

Walking

olgahorizon, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

May = CONTACT

Each year, in the month of May, Toronto is host to the largest photography festival in North America, CONTACT. With over 500 artists and 200 venues participating, there is sure to be something that fits every one's taste and because it lasts all of May there is no excuse to not see at least one exhibition.

I found out about Contact last year and was only able to make it out to about 5 or so exhibits, however this year even though I'm going to be away for a week this month, I'm planning to see a larger spectrum of shows. A good idea is to pick up a copy of the Contact magazine, it outlines all the shows, is full of images and articles, has a handy map at the back helping you find the galleries you want to visit.

Here are 2 shows to get you started.

The Constructed Image: Photographic Culture

Image by : Karen Ostrom
The theme of this years festival is "the constructed image" and MOCCA is host to the main exhibit. Photographic Culture is the work of 10 artists whose images show the possibilities of images in the "digital age" however instead of exploiting digital manipulation they use it beautifully to present a larger point.
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Rising

Image by : Neil Mills
Rising is showing at the Gladstone Hotel
with work by 12 emerging artists. The works deals with "young people struggling with the society and environment they're inheriting, they express what they see happening in the world. In doing so, they convey contemporary and personal issues in allegorical forms, using choreography, digital composition and handmade assemblage to concentrate narratives into single images" -Alice Dixon