Mumbo Jumbo

I havent been bloggin for a while....loving spring time and the great outdoors. Rocking the Daisies was crazy. only fully came back to reality an entire week afterwards. Also, amidst the second wave of twitter addiction hitting me hard (follow @yangiswa for some all day BS and non stop yapping) The Dim Sums were getting much love at the You&Me Market, thanks to those who came and supported, I realised that my true purpose is to feed people. As Bob Marley said, 'a hungry man is an angry man' !!! a way to a man (or just people in general) 's heart is through the stomach. too true. so again, thank you to those who came through, and trust me, more varieties, new and improved recipes coming soon.

Not forgetting Doe, my first born. She is doing it again.

*We're calling for submission to our 2010/11 photo series range.*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some special guest contributors were contacted. If you want to take part in it, please see details here. (excuse the roughness of the site...still tweaking it. but all you need to know is there)

Last update. Our guest blogger Iona, the Danish delight had just returned from Kenya with some amazing jewels and vintage finds...an example...

interested? drop me a mail! (there're also clothing items and hats, can organize postal if need be)

Finally, onto what has been fascinating me from around the globe brought to me AND YOU via the great interweb...

Cee Lo Green 'FUCK YOU'- this song makes my day!

Whatelse has been fascinating are these incredible creations by Jean Paul Gautier and La Perla

HOT.

Citroen X Lacoste

not too sure about the car though. abit too futuristic for my tastebuds...but at the same time, i do like it, never seen anything like it.

Art X Biker Jackets by Sisley

18 artists were invited to interpret the biker jacket for an exhibition hosted by Sisley

* i love this one with the Basquiat piece...

Ksubi 2011 eyewear PLUS campagne concept too dope!

Classic images by the original Melvin Sokolsky. 1963 for Hapers Bazaar...He was a true 'ancient future brother' and definitely on my hero list!

last but not least....Kim Kadashian spotted playing in the ocean with Justin Bieber?!!! I wanna say...........HUH?!!!!!!

We like things!

Happy weekend, as i pack my little bag off to the seaside for a retreat with my piiiiiiiimp crew.

in Okmalumkoolkat's words ok shaap ok shaap! have a good one!

La vida loca

I'm a photo nut. I look at pictures 90 percent of my time on the net. My preferences for photographs...well, none. I guess as long as I am moved. The moment my eyes catches that of the image capturer's, i'm sold. My point is, there is no right or wrong to look at images, the moment belongs to you, no one can take it away from you. I think thats why i love photography. It gives me freedom and a little privacy. For years, my 'sifu' always tells me to keep looking at pictures everyday, he said the eyes are like any muscles in your body, you have to keep exercising it to keep it fit and healthy...one day, you will realize what kind of aesthetics you prefer..

..still looking...

for years, loved and obsessed over a lot of different kinds of images. What always grabs me, what i often get so organically, is that of the unpretentious, documentary style, off beat and cold toned, or high contrasted black and white images that surrounds a raw subject matter, something that feels really honest.

I fall in and out of love with some favorites of mine, as I engage in my mind with my own growth and constant changes in my views. I always come back to the same place, where I want truth to be told, where things are a little less glossy, a little more open is what I want.

In case you start wondering if I'm still talking about photography. I am. I've decided to profile some of my favorite-photographers -of- the -moment here. So first up >>

Amanda Lopez

She was born and grew up in Cali, USA. Started taking photographs at a young age. Worked, developed and exhibted in LA and the Bay Area...shot for XXL, Vibe and shown with Hamburgereye and Upperplayground (ask the Shelflife peeps for books if you want more info). I could get all academic on her work but you can see for yourself. She is definitely part of the raw movement, some of her images bring up uneasiness that isn't pretty for all, but she manages to bring it back to a place of beauty and strength, which is a rare talent...

> Peep some more of her work here, be sure to check out her 'true story series' featuring her travels through her beat up Vans.

> She has a sifu too, more like was an assistant to the one and only Estevan Oriol, whom we featured here a while ago. But you can go here for more of his work.

> Yo! Ape Town has recently featured his new project here.

> Last but not least, her blog...

see! dreams do come true.