See something you like? I'd love for you to have it! Don't see the print you want? Ask me if I have one by sending an email to audrey@lostinthenoise.net. If I don't have a print already made, I can probably make one for you.

Also, I have a serious backlog of film waiting to be developed. There's still some from last summer and fall. There's a bunch from my three weeks traveling in Europe. Want to sponsor one? $50 gets you an 11x14 mystery print, and scans of the entire roll go online. I'll choose some random roll of film. If you wish, you can specify vaguely what era you'd like (summer, fall, europe). I have a pretty good idea of what time of year the film is from, but I guarantee nothing. Bonus points (it's slightly cheaper) if you feel like meeting me in SF so I don't have to go to the post office.

shipping options

make me mail you the thing $50.00 meet me at Noisebridge or elsewhere in SF $45.00

Ian, Kaitlin and I did a photoshoot of Nicole today. These are some of my favorites from the set. Ian and Kaitlin got some amazing shots as well. I'm really looking forward to seeing their finished photos. Nicole is very colorful! The shoot was so much fun! Once the film is all developed, I'll be able to share a lot more here.

One more photo. Ian found a hat:

Praha, at night. In the soft, comforting glow of night, thin metal fingers reached down. A thin figure, a shadow. It wants to dance.

The party ended at C-Base. Midnight came in a fresh wave of explosions. Hackers launched bottle rockets, and anything else that would blow up, over the river. We danced with sparklers. We danced in the snow. Friends and lovers kissed, welcoming the new year. The party persisted all through Berlin, through dawn. As a group of us finally made it home, sometime during daylight. A comment on the quiet was met with something blowing up in the distance. So much for that. White snow had turned into a red paste of explosive debris.

Over the next few days, we gradually said our goodbyes. As with every Congress so far, I've gained more friendships without necessarily knowing which country (or continent) my friends live in. Rubin, Slim and I hopped on a train to Praha after a few days. I've only got a few digital photos from there, and none are yet online. The batteries don't like the cold, which really just turns into an excuse to only shoot film. Rubin has since made his way to Wien, spending some quality internet time at the Metalab, uploading some of his photos taken in Berlin and Praha.


photo by Rubin Abdi

I'm in Amsterdam with Slim as I write this. We arrived yesterday, and spent most of the day hanging out with friends (Alex, Agnes, and their son), talking about art, motorcycles, hacker culture, memetics, performance, and costumes. We shared photos and stories until it was time to sleep, and then of course, continued in the morning. Tonight we're checking OT301 for vegan food and art before meeting up with some more people in that part of town. I have just a few more days before returning to San Francisco. Though I'm loving it here, I'm excited to come home and run with all the ideas in my head - new ones, and refined versions of older ones.

Much more to write. Much more to share with you. But for now, there is more city to run around in.

xoxoxo
- Audrey

Afterglow of my talk yesterday, to a full room at 26c3. A huge thank you to everyone who attended! That was wonderful! It was so exciting to share this with all of you!

Snow glittered in tungsten light. A snowball fight in the street. At C-base later, talk of photography, of inspiration, of sharing techniques. Dancing in the space station. Speaking abstract concepts with our hands and bodies. Throwing snow with bare hands. Back to the dancefloor. Reluctance to say goodnight meant that it took several hours. Just one more song. And then the music gets glitchy. How could we possibly leave now? Our night ended at 6am, still a bit early. Tonight doesn't have to end so soon. We'll sleep sometime next year.

Photography and the Art of Doing it Wrong

If you’re here, come to my talk! If you’re elsewhere, it will be streaming.

Last night, I went to the Box Factory to see Stripmall Architecture. Their new album (We Were Flying Kites) is wonderful - I've been listening to it constantly. At the show, I picked up the physical CD version, which came with a bonus disc - Object03. It has different versions of some of the songs, plus some that I hadn't heard before. If you're reading this, and you don't have their new album yet, go fix that now.