HERE'S TO LONGING | 56

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photography by layli samimi and quotes by her & her loved ones; 

new piece up every friday. read my manifesto for this project here. see all of them here. 

containing us

He said the world could only be known as it existed in men’s hearts. For a while it seemed a place which contained men, it was in reality a place contained within them and therefore to know it one must look there and come to know those hearts, and to do this one must live with men and not simply pass among them.  - C. McCarthy, The Crossing

here are some "polaroids" [aka fuji instax] shots that i took recently on our way to malibu. we hiked up this beautiful hill and found this golden paradise all to ourselves. it seriously felt like i was dreaming, like heaven on earth - to be so surrounded by such awesome beauty, such innocent and unassuming perfection. we were so pumped to be there, i'll never forget being on a hillside surrounded by yellow.

then i went home and sneezed a lot. 

you have a beautiful face

it's shaaaaarrrinnngggg tiiimmeee kidss!!

i love when i find art projects/pieces that really resonate with me, to see that people are doing really cool things on this planet. and at the same time, uplifting people's hearts. i adore this photographer's idea for a project. and everyone deserves to be told that they are beautiful.

Douglas Huebler, Variable Piece #34, 1970

‘During November 1970 forty people were photographed at the instant exactly after the photographer said, “You have a beautiful face.”

The forty photographs and this statement join together to constitute the form of this piece.’ I've tried to find more on this project, but couldn't really find more about it, nor could i find the collection of photographs in its entirety, maybe one of you, dear readers, can?? :D

and how the heck do i get my hands on a print of this?!?!?! STUNNING work by Daniele Buetti. and this piece is titled, "white tears", which totally appropriately speaks to the sad bastard within me:

see more of daniele's work here.

HERE'S TO LONGING | 55

#55

photography by layli samimi and quotes by her & her loved ones; 

new piece up every friday. read my manifesto for this project here. see all of them here. 

insta-glam

so since instagram hit android, i've been a huge fan; it was really the only reason that i wanted an iphone. and now even greater news.

two things:
1. you can now make a teeny tiny book with your prints, or a poster [awesome!], or stickers, or prints, or tees.
2. they're making a digital instant instagram camera [crazy].

here are some pics to better describe what's available now!

i'm pretty pumped about these two great pieces of news. to read more about the camera coming, click here. for the prints, stickers, posters, books, go here: http://printstagr.am/.

do you instagram? if so, let me know what your name is and i'd love to connect.

HERE'S TO LONGING | 54

|| #54 ||

photography by layli samimi and quotes by her & her loved ones; 
new piece up every friday. read my manifesto for this project here. see all of them here. 

in regards to laylisamimi photography website & other such goodies...

// HELLO DEAR READERS!

hey ya'll! so i just wanted to throw up a post regarding my upcoming new website laylisamimi.com! many of you have been asking as to when it'll be up, and i'm hoping with in the week. so, for sure keep an eye out. in the mean time, you can contact me at: laylisamimi[at]gmail.com & come over to my layli samimi photography facebook page for more goodies - do come over and hang out with my work there for a bit! :D 

and you'll be the first to know, here on my blog once my new site is up and kickin'! thanks for all the love and support, i truly appreciate all of you!