..thoughts on the road ...

.. while driving and being flooded with all these wonderful impressions and situations one can't help but think about life and it's deeper meaning. it just comes naturally. I mean, living in New York, the capitol of fast pace and strange city habits, one does loose contact to the real world. being out here on the road confronts you with how beautiful and meaningful life really is. the slow and steady feeling - so important - comes back and makes more sense than ever. it's not about surviving life, its about enjoying life. every single minute. I always tried to live my life that way, but sometimes one keeps forgetting about it while wrapped up in daily hectic life.
I am very grateful that I can afford to travel across this country and at same time doing what I love to do most : creating unique and touching imagery. photographing with this classic 4x5 linhof analog camera asks for a calm but yet very alert approach for the situation that unfolds in front of one's eyes. it's so wonderful to just go with the instincts and let things happen. even though I can't show the images taken with the linhof camera on the blog, I can tell that these images are totally different and peaceful in many ways. the idea of the book following this epic journey is growing more and more in the right direction. and that makes me very happy.
it takes a while to calm down and get into the Barracuda mode once one returns to the road trip from a job, but it is so wonderful to get this feeling back again, that it's hard to find words. both the classic car and the classic camera are taking you to a totally different energy level. priceless. I think I will start to do my drawings again. even while on the road trip.

winding road ...

taking the 1 north towards Monterrey one can only go 25 miles/hour due to winding roads along the coastline and breath taking views all over .. a must have seafood feast at fisherman's warf in Monterrey. Pelicans watching me... good long day.

endless energy source !

I always like to stop to get fresh fruit directly from the framers. of course I had to stop for fresh , sweet strawberries. Robert was very amused about me driving a 60's car across the country. he rather would like to have a brand new car instead of doing that... well honestly, I don't. driving the B. and eating the Strawberries at same time ...

Strawberry Robert looking at the B.


fruits involved on the back seat.

California dreamin' ..

fog coming and going while driving .


St.Barbrara beach promenade.


Beautiful beach view for the B.

after meeting some friends and clients in LA, I started heading north on the 1 .. just enjoying the beautiful coastline of Cali.. that is simply amazing ! with fog coming and going and the sun out at the same time ... grilled fish waiting somewhere with a cold beer to wash it down ... of course I had to stop for all that at legendary Duke's restaurant/bar in Malibu. and the valet guys did let me park right in front of it. perfect ! Thanks

.. mean monsters in the garage....

came back to LA to get the B from a friends garage. excited to see and feel the tune ups and the clean carburetor performing and than discovered that some mean monsters did hit the B.'s rear right side quite hard and took off.. so there is a dent and some severe damage which doesn't look much, but will be when I fix it.. it might not be too easy to find a part for replacement... well that's all part of the journey , isn't it ? the B. is performing excellently and drives wonderful and smooth !

lots of work, lots of fun . now back to the B. !

it has been quite some time since I left the B. in Los Angeles. ( check out :www.pobyworld.blogspot.com ) Tomorrow I fly back to the B. and will be on the road again end of the week. Ready for new adventures to come. The B. got the carburetor totally cleaned, a new muffler and the whole machine has been fine tuned again. All is ready. See you soon !