May 19, Keith Hufnagel, San Francisco, California
I left San Francisco to go to Europe for the whole summer. These photos are in chronological order, starting with this photo of Keith I shot before leaving. Skating with Huf made a welcome break from packing—and ollies are the best photos of all, aren't they? I mean, look at that vertical lift there.
A few days later I departed for the continent of Europe—three months with a camera bag, a stack of T-shirts and socks, some sunblock, and a drawing book. Two of my housemates went as well, but we left the house in good hands, or paws—we didn't realize it, but Georgie the cat took the responsibilities on her fur-clad shoulders and warned our resident-sleeping German when there was a fire upstairs. A bit like Lassie, really. It was up to the German to telephone the firemen, as she has the evolutionary boon of an opposing digit, but I'd like to thank Georgie for holding down the fort while we were away.
May 25, Justin Strubing, London, England
First port of call for the summer was London, where I partook in the Side Effects Of Urethane art show. Everyone's artwork occupied the top floor of the disused Victorian school on Old Street, but downstairs in the hall, where kids use to pick their noses during dull assemblies, there was some much more interactive artwork available, as seen in the photo.
