TO: Nantucket

I'm heading to Nantucket for the weekend where it'll certainly be a fun time catching up with a longtime friend and his girlfriend who moved there 2 years ago to work year round on the New England tourist hub.[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pgBDO2ywnug/ShXsDaZCjsI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/1fDMC4ms21Q/s400/photo.jpg[/IMG]This will be my second time I've headed to the small island for Memorial Day where the annual Figawi race takes place between Hyannis & Nantucket. Already known for its high society, Nantucket will certainy be overrun with Vineyard Vines & Lily Pulitzer; its always a sight. Don't believe me? Here's last year: [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pgBDO2ywnug/ShXq35amVcI/AAAAAAAAAj4/1SOTCIxdDiE/s400/BSM+Figawi+%2898%29.jpg[/IMG]

What's in your Lunchbox?

This past weekend I was down in Boston shooting at a party where the cover band "Lunchbox" was performing. They've got a killer selection of alternative covers ranging from Weezer to Kings of Leon. The picture above is a screenshot of my desktop which features a few photos of frontman Matt Koelsch. Check out his current music project at Bean City Syndicate.[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pgBDO2ywnug/ShIP9giIpKI/AAAAAAAAAjw/1kaxyG6e_pw/s400/Picture+1.png[/IMG]

Surf's Up.

Forgive the horrible cliché of a title but it's a bit late to be witty at the time of this post. I was asked to submit a couple of surf and skate photos for a potential project recently and I thought I'd include them here.

For Your Consideration: A Former Roommate

Searching through last year's archive of photos for a few images for an upcoming project I found these shots of a former roommate and decided to take a look at them again. Here they are.

UPDATE: New Galleries @ KapitolPhotography.com

Head on over to www.kapitolphotography.com to check two new galleries posted: Jon Olsson Super Sessions & Boston. Enjoy!

JOSS TOP TEN...

Pro skier John Symms* has done a top ten recap in his latest blog posting for ESPN. My party shot of Darren Rayner from Team Canada was featured in the list. Symms' posts on ESPN and his own site usually offers an amusing look into freeskiing. Check it out here!

JOSS Backgrounds

I've been sorting, editing and pushing photos out the door from my recent trip to Sweden for Newschoolers.com's coverage of the Jon Olsson Super Sessions in Åre. I've decided to offer up a couple of my favorites for desktop backgrounds instead of them just sitting around on my harddrives. Click the photo for the larger version. Check out www.kapitolphotography.blogspot.com

@ American Flatbread

I don't do Pet Photography...

Check out www.kapitolphotography.blogspot.com for more info!

The Dumont Cup

Here's an article that I wrote for Newschoolers.com, re-posted from their site: Fresh off his two-week journey through Norway and Sweden for the Jon Olsson Super Sessions, Simon Dumont returned to his home resort of Sunday River in Newry, Maine to host the first annual Dumont Cup. Over 70 competitors came out to the event in good weather & soft snow to see who would walk away with the first victory of what will surely become one of the signature events to that you’ll want to mark on your calendar. Check out www.kapitolphotography.blogspot.com for more info!

Socked in @ JOSS...again.

The weather rushing in from the North Atlantic across Scandinavia has really put a damper on the ability to session some of the features for the Jon Olsson Super Sessions. Snow on Tuesday and rain yesterday and today has created some interesting conditions for this world class event. That said, I'm having a super fun time shooting here for Newschoolers with Schmuck. It's been good to meet a bunch of fun people, grab some shots when the athletes are out & about and just take in the warm, welcoming nature of the local population. Check www.kapitolphotography.com for more!

Semi Floater (Real Update)

The Semi Floater

We just got back from a session on the Semi-Floater after poor weather the past couple of days forced most teams off the hill. There will be a full update on Newschoolers.com but here's a peek at one of the photos from the evening. [IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pgBDO2ywnug/SdPkMCNaICI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/luIK8rTJVxc/s320/JOSS040109_22.jpg[/IMG] A bit of an April Fools. For actual content, check Friflyt.com for some footage from the Sweet Rumble in Trysil and Newschoolers.com.

Quick Update

I was born in the 80's...were you?

From Newschoolers.com "Tonight is a very special night at the Jon Olsson Super Sessions in Åre, Sweden. Out of all the crazy parties that go down in this town during JOSS, the most anticipated is always the infamous rocker party (last year's was the sweetest party I've personally ever been to, being that I'm a huge 80's metal head), and tonight's installment will surely be no exception. However this year there's an added twist... The good people at General snus and Jack Daniel's are sponsoring the party, and General has built a booth in the kick-ass Bygget night club to host an air guitar contest, and the winner will receive an electric guitar and free snus for a year. And just to make it that much sweeter, they've installed a camera in the booth and will be filming everyone all looped up on JD as they air guitar themselves into a frenzy...and we'll be featuring a live broadcast of it right here on NS. The party starts at about 11pm Sweden time (which is 2pm Pacific, 3pm Mountain and 5pm Eastern) so the broadcast should start around then although it may not get really going till midnight. So make sure you tune in, because you won't want to miss it. Seriously."

Day 2 @ JOSS

Day 1.5 @ JOSS

Arrived in Stockholm at 1 a.m. (6 a.m. local time). It was a considerably shorter flight than I had imaged; about 7 hours or so total. It was welcome news to me as I do not enjoy flying (note aforementioned medication). I had a small layover before catching a connecting flight North to Ostersund where I managed to grab maybe a half hour of sleep before being awoken by a little Swede playing hide & go seek with his parents. Arriving in Ostersund, I was able to make arrangements with a family I met to bring me the final hour to Åre by sharing their shuttle; no problem there. The drive was uneventful as well and I was able to take in the view (sans camera since it was packed away). The countryside is a bit like Northern Quebec as the hillsides were dotted with farms and pine trees with more Volvos driving down the roads.

@ Åre for JOSS....now where is everybody?

Euro-Trip: JOSS

The iPhone, my savior.