One page notes on surf and fashion EXTRA CREDIT

• Whether the content is breaking news, fine art, or just a photo carrying emotion, it truly is a fascinating method of communication across all of humanity
• Photography is a universal language. While English is becoming global, it’s also greatly diminished by the shorthand nature of social media
• Whereas a photo, like the old adage proclaims, can truly speak a thousand words
• You need to have emotion when you're doing a photoshoot
• The style of general photography in New York and general photography in Los Angeles is completely different
• that as long as a photo is a beautiful thing and evokes some sort of emotional response from someone, it should be different when it comes from a different place
• When you’re walking down the street in New York City, it is a pretty hard place that’s very exposed and very open to everybody, in this really tight, condensed thing
• People can get lost in big cities — ground down by the hustle. But they’re are also a breeding ground for artists and creatives of all types
• The places you live can influence your art and the direction that you start to take with something