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The Black Harbor The Black Harbor is an online account of the work, ideas, and inspiration of a tight-nit collective of creatives. Over the years we have created things together, attended school together, fought together, and partied together. We have grown beyond the simplicity of friendship. We are now a family. Our purpose is to celebrates the work of the collective and explore creative work in the world that truly inspires us driving us to be better at what we do. Our hope is that as we document our work, process, lives, and inspiration that you will also be inspired and share your work with us.
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billbaird
Bill Baird (of Sunset) put out a rad new album this year that is a slight departure from his old stuff. Dig on it
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sunburn32
A playlist created by photographer and artist Eric Carroll relating to his Rayko Photo Center show titled Plato’s Home Movies.
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boats
Your stressed out. You need to chill the fuck out and take this in.
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javelin-canyon-candy
This album has been doing the trick for me lately. I’m a sucker for anything western and psychedelic.
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The Collective's Work
Our Inspiration
Gigi
I was in rush hour traffic en route to a test shoot when I received a call from the model canceling our session. Before I had the chance to woosah Gigi was on the other line. Her timing was perfect. So instead of turning my car around I braved the traffic and headed to Gigi's for an impromptu hang out and portrait session. Continue reading
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This above image is from a small town on the North side of Iceland called Skagastrond.  One road goes in and one road goes out and it is surrounded by the ocean and mountains.  It is one of those towns that has a magical fee ... Continue reading →
Motion Picture Portraiture
I’ve always been in love with portraiture. Every face is different, but almost more interestingly, every face moves differently. Every face has its own language, tendencies, ticks, nuance, shine, and blas ... Continue reading →
Paige and the Thousand
Lindsay Paige is a former bandmate of mine and Justin Fantl’s (see Or, the Whale for further reading) and when she asked if I could help her out with some images for her new musical project of course I was happy t ... Continue reading →
Picture 40
New work from recent travels.  Some feels warm, most feels cold, but at least it imbues some feeling! An important quality to express in landscape photography especially if there isn’t a distinct concept or s ... Continue reading →
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Picture 30
Vegas is vexing.  I have somehow found myself in that city 5 times in the last 2 years.  The funny thing is I never really want to go.  I stopped on the way through, had an assignment, went along for a bachelor party or two, ... Continue reading →
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Benny Bird by Kristof Luyckx (NSFW)
This animation by Kristof Luyckx is not safe for work unless your work is cool with cartoon bird nudity and motorhead. Kristof is a Belgian illustrator and motion designer that has been killing it for years. He has bee ... Continue reading →
Art & Information
Here is a great, albeit hokey, animation demonstrating the architecture of Bach’s Crab Cannon. How does one find ways to demonstrate structure that are both elucidating and graphically pleasing? Where thi ... Continue reading →
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notter_thumb
Notter + Vigne is a small firm based in Geneva, Switzerland.  The studio consists of a pair of graphic designers whose collaboration began in 2002. They do a lot of publishing work and institutional communication ... Continue reading →
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I’ve always been interested in Robert Mars‘ artworks. His collages are a combination of all American images with a great balance between type, imagery and color.
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The Tarantulas
This week, with all the rain coming down in San Francisco, I am inspired by my other passion: motorcycles. I stumbled across these guys out of Portland, and oh man do I wish they had a shop down here. I love vintage bikes. ... Continue reading →
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I’ve been really interested in process, not just what a photograph or piece of art looks like, but the story behind it, thought processes and context. Following my previous post about Ed Ruscha, Patrick Aguil ... Continue reading →
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