Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera

"The Bronx is considered one of the most diverse communities in America, as well as the home of Hip Hop and Salsa. For the families who have called this borough a home, Orchard Beach remains a treasured respite from the sweltering confines of the concrete jungle. Wayne Lawrence’s portraits of these summertime regulars celebrate the pride and dignity of those who frequent Orchard Beach."

Via The Bronx Museum 

'KESH ANGELS

This is the second time we bump into Hassan Hajjaj's work. The first time was all about rockstars and mostly male figures. This time he captured strong female figures as motorbike girl gangs of Morocco. Can it get any better!? Besides taking these vivid photographs, Hajjaj's designs their outfits with traditional prints and counterfeit brand-name fabrics from markets in London and Marrakesh. And sometimes he uses his own friends as models.

Love love love this theme. Every time I think of bikes and gangs all I can think of is the Hells Angels type and the traditional Americana thing..but this.. Marrakech biker-chick gangs, is just genius.  Hats off to Hassan Hajjaj.

via The Guardian

COLORES SANTOS

SATURATED SORCERY

by Amanda Charchian

Every time this lady shares her work, my heart stops for a second. I love how somehow her work seamlessly integrates with nature and mostly when the supernatural / cult theme is part of it. This time, they came as a mod cult, right from the space age. The combination of these two elements make this super refreshing. Makes me question what's next!? 

Insta Love

As much as I love coffee and being amazed by the steamed milk forest of cute animals drawn into my capuccino that I will look at for about one second before drinking away all it's beauty... I'm not a big fan of looking at other people's cups of coffee on Instagram. That said, here's a list of our favorite Instagram users (so far, and in no specific order) that are always setting the bar for what IG is really about. We will be sharing more as they come..so if you have any suggestion let us know!

1. @hookersandpopcorn 

I recently discovered this super babe. Her IG includes lots of hot badass Americana-esque pictures. She'll make you want to own a bike, drink beers, and hang out in shiny undies.

2. @simonebirch

His name is Fernando Samalot and he's a great musician and a great person. He's from Puerto Rico, and from the rest of the world. Everything is captured with his phone while traveling and meeting new people on his journeys. He writes about his experiences and the story behind every picture. An inspiring person to follow. 

3. @chloe_lovestoner

This IG belongs to one of the Sugarhigh + Lovestoned babes: Chloe Chippendale. We love when she shoots film with her lover. I feel I'm looking at a friend's cool-aunt's 70's album that was painstakingly scanned one by one but it's so worth it at the end that you forgot that you spent the last 3 days in front of a computer doing the same thing over and over till the point you blacked out and suddenly you're doooooone. 

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Oh and she also shares her amazing styling work, cool records and breathtaking locations.  

4. @simpsonscaps

What can I say.. It's screen shots from The Simpsons, with CAPS.

NUFF SAID.

5. @minkasicklinger

We've already talked about this amazing tattoo artist. But we just can't get enough of her! Her feed will make you want to get every tattoo she creates. I love seeing what she's up to every day... so follow this lady if you're a tat person, want to get a tattoo, and are looking for some inspiration... or just to appreciate some good skin art. 

6. @brittneypanda

You may already know about this girl, but I couldn't leave her behind. Every time she posts a new picture I stare at the screen for at least 10 seconds, then I go back to see her previous work. Again. 

She has this mysterious / effortless / artistic feel in every image. Her pictures are kind of anonymous –she rarely shows her face– but you know it's her when you get to know her work. It's also worth mentioning that she shoots everything by herself! You definitively won't want to miss this one.