365 DAYS OF PORTRAITS: WEEK 5

Hey you. Come here.

Closer….Closer….I need to tell you something…No come on, closer…It’s okay, I won’t bite…

Wanna know something real fucking good?

I MADE IT PAST MY FIRST MONTH OF THIS PROJECT!!!! HI-5 Y’ALL!!!

*MANIC LAUGHING*

Rightio then babes, what did this week bring for me?

I was quite excited about this week as it would mark my first photos taken outside of Christchurch.
I flew up to Auckland on Tuesday to go to see the “dreamy gloomy swoony swoons” aka. The National play a concert. Therefore the end of this week, and some of next week’s photos will be based in Auckland.
Sadly my first approach in Auckland did not go well and I got rejected by some asshole right away. I don’t mind being told no, but there’s no need to be a smug dickhead about it. Never mind, the many amazing people I ran into in Auckland more than outweighed this twenty seconds of crap…which is what I guess we call putting shit into perspective, right?
I met a lot of varied, interesting and lovely people this week – the kid in the first picture, the lovely Rebecca at the gardens, and the uber talented Parah – I had really nice chats to.
The final photo for this week, taken at a bar just before the gig, is photographic proof that it’s perfectly acceptable to rock up to a bar alone, sit down with a pint and be confident that you will meet some cool people. The four of us, all complete strangers to each other, had a lovely time, and it was nice to be able to take a photo to capture these random meetings that life throws your way. I’m telling you man, beer and music, it’s the glue that keeps this world united.
Urgh…going to Auckland, even so briefly, exploring and meeting all these new and varied people has given me the travel bug something chronic. I want to get on a plane, explore somewhere new for a few weeks, take my camera and see who the universe throws my way. I GOT THE WANDERLUST FEVER I TELL YOU. (Is anyone our there reading from Iceland? Hi! Hi! I have you in my sights…)

365 DAY PROJECT: WEEK 5