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              <<<---LAX----> Orange County----> Palm Springs----> Joshua Tree----> LAX--->>>

   

7 days & 7 nights. Living out of the backseat, sleeping in shotty Motels / Cars / Beaches / Whereev'. Pulling over for washroom stops, everywhere and anywhere. Surviving off Baha Tacos, Trail mix and anything Mexican. Always trying to avoid IN n OUT burger. 28 degrees on a bad day.
Venise Beach is a trip. Don't make eye contact with someone holding a Boa Constrictor. 

Sneaking into pools on the Hollywood Hills and any motel that looked relatively safe. The ACE, The Parker, The Ahola Inn? Attacked by Cacti while trying to be fashion (still have the scars).  Desert walks, more sunrises then sunsets and those waves...

Muted colours, retro vibes, friendliest humans live in Joshua Tree. Still don't like tye-dye anything.
Patchouli forever. More surf then swim. More bike then walk. More alcohol then water.
And then there's the desert... Rattlesnales and Dr. Seuss botanicals. Mirages and Dehydration. Nothing and Everything. I want it all again.

Not sure what else to say except I'm not sure why I still live in Canada. 

Never think twice. California is ALWAYS a muthafuckin good idea x 

*Press play and do scroll. Any nudity is unintentional but actually very intentional* Thx frwdz x

 

 

 

Photographer as Muse: Ryan Brabazon

Not sure where I found my new obsession.
Could be RUSSH Mag or a Free People Catalgoue but either way, I'm thankful.

Ryan Brabazon's work is currently my new escape.
Australian born (Bondi, Sydney to be exact), mastering also Surf and Football.
Apparently that exists, this guys work is almost amateur, but it works and it's great. 

Escapist in theme; Less is still more.
Raw, Candid, Documentary and yes lots of waif beauts in the nude,
Brabazon's work is a refreshing relief from over done, over staged editorials.
Take a more subdued Corinne Day and a less whimsical Ryan McGinley and add some
 cacti and crochet bikinis and you just may get this. 

Some might find it typical, cliche and been done, but I'm weak for this stuff.
Like a new white silk blouse, some shit just doesn't go out of style.
Here's a look at a couple of my favorites takes from various shoots, look books etc etc etc
Enjoy  x
                           

      

Private Mirages

     

 I've never been to the desert, only through photos. 

     After discovering sand dunes that go on forever on a recent camping trip,

 I came pretty close, just without the cactus.

It was a desert of her own.

Sur La Lune

After months of deliberation, design and wtf moments,
these lovely camera straps have officially arrived and yes,
I'm over the moon.

They're finally here to grace the shoulders of

all my photography lovers and I couldn't be more excited.
In turn, I celebrated by forcing a gorgeous creature to model them
in the most seductive way possible and then shared it on the internet..
You're welcome.

This is a sneak peak/ look-book of sorts, the one where you forget the point of the exercise
and just shoot whatever steals the show, hopefully the camera straps did just that.
Do enjoy friends x

  

   

  

             

     Website in the works but for now these and other designs are up here:

                  www.etsy.com/shop/lejolielaide

           

       Photos by Moi and Nathalie Machado 

       Thank you my forever muse, Natalie Tuysus. 

              

        xx Jolie Laide xx