January 5th, 2020
2:32PM
Grace and I were just finishing up a shoot that Sunday in San Francisco.
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I landed the night before at about 7:00PM and proceeded to go to Grace’s meetup at the Brew Coop. This meetup was something she put together for fellow content creators to meet and connect. Actually here’s her website! It was also my first night meeting her! As we were coordinating details for our photography shoot the next day, she realized she had another shoot after mine. It turns out that I was also free post shoot, so we figured I could also come to their trip out to Mount Tam.
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We quickly finished up our shoot at Sydney G. Walton Square since Adham and Mike were waiting for us nearby in their car. Upon interchanging the first couple words with one another, I found that these guys were really hella chill. The next hour and a half proceeded to be a lot of streetwear talk. We were vibing. I got a hold of their Instagram handles as well (listed towards the bottom), and checked out their work. I loved the content that they were putting out. The images showed the main focus on the kicks, but the composition of how they were positioned was clear as day. These dudes knew what they were doing. Also they’ll be coming to New York in April! Excited to meet again no doubt.
When we got to a point up in the mountains, we decided to check up with Ted and his dog, Tobi. Ted and Tobi hopped in our car. He decided to leave his car parked in fear that his Tesla would run out of battery heading all the way up and back home. And so it was another 20 minutes of winding left and right. I was smushed between Grace and Ted, but what better way to get to know my new friends! Oh right, and Ted was also a streetwear enthusiast too. More vibes.
As soon as we saw the fields of what looked like wheat, with the sun making them glisten, we knew we’ve arrived in the general area. There wasn’t any fog that day, but the place was nonetheless beautiful. It was an extremely versatile area to shoot in, as well. Getting out of the car, Adham got right to work. He knew the sort of shot he wanted – on the road with Mike skateboarding down and into the sun. They tried countless of times, getting the distance right and avoiding the cars. After that we met up with some other photographers, Ben and Keanu, and proceeded to go further up to the spot with the swing. And what a spot that was. It was like a fairytale.
We all had so many different shots we wanted when we were in the general swing area. When you’re with a group of creators like this, it’s so inspiring. We were all so willing to help assist with shoot ideas, and it was just plain fun making the magic come to life. As the sunset was coming to a close I decided that I wanted to bang out a set of shots with Adham. This idea that came about was as spontaneous as this trip to Mount Tam. One - I was so creatively moved within those couple hours. Two – I have always wanted to go to Mount Tam and my first time was with people I’ve just met! Three – the colors of Adham’s outfit just went so well with the sunset and the vibe of the setting. It was time to make moves.
We finished our adventure and it was time to go. Upon driving back to Ted’s car, we saw the darkness and fog start creeping up. It was frighteningly stunning to say the least. As we almost approached the gate to Mount Tam, some park rangers stopped us and notified us that the gate in that direction was closed and we would have to take the other route to exit. We were screwed. What about Ted’s car? We figured the safest bet would be to get Ted’s car that night in case anything were to happen to it. AND SO, we took the long way. We went the other direction, all the way down the mountain, went around, and then back up the original way. The last leg of the trip took us an extra hour, but the mix of nostalgia from Mike’s humble EDM beginnings and witty raps of Logic kept us going strong. During the drive back up the mountain, we were anticipating after every turn to see Ted’s car. Upon arriving, we rejoiced and quickly sped back home.
What an adventure. When we were driving to Tam, we were talking about what were some of the most memorable adventures we had in our life. Funny enough our trip that day would be one we would not be forgetting.
@gracefkim - Grace
@lazysnorlax - Adham
@retro__mike - Mike
@get.fit.ted - Ted
@ohkeanu - Keanu
@benaldrich_ - Ben
Outfit includes:
FW’17 Kith Box Logo Hoodie
American Eagle Jeans
Air Jordan 1s - Turbo Green