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  sick again... pic from the weekend in Tijuana,MX

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  View from the Mexican side of the border. Lots of cameras, barbed wire fencing, and USCG helicopters and boats. It’s actually kinda funny watching from this side of the fence.

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  photos and videos I took last night for @apc_paris in Silver Lake. pretty amazed at how fast they cranked out a nice video. ・・・ #APCdenim | Last night’s hand painting session in #LosAngeles by #JeanTouitou

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  I saw that @michelleobama visited @paralosninosorg (designed by @dsharc) today to read to some lucky kids. That makes me happy. 📷: ✌🏻

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  been waiting ages for this. @nmda_inc #MASSX #architecture

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  The Blues, 2018 by @mike.nesbit #mikenesbit #theblackcontemporary #ames #iowa

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  I’ve seen almost every single sunrise and sunset last week and drank tons of beer through the days and nights. fun for sure, but I’m exhausted. (first time in TX. though, just flying through)

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  Drove a ton out in the desert. Now heading to Ames, IA.

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  today’s clouds were nice.

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  happening from about a month ago. finally got around to compiling the video.

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  📽💺📸

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  so many thoughts on this facade every time I passed by. it’s very bold and very pink; unafraid. *from a couple weeks back. #osaka #architecture #japan

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  Japan trip. Just 4 days.

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  you don’t understand how good these french fries are.

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  I need a vacation from all this.

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  Today was a milestone for our studio. I’m excited and want to post more but I‘m pretty backed up with photos from other studios and project admining ...and I have to wake up in a couple hours to be ready to catch the morning magic hour. It’s been a wild weekend/week and I’ve probably slept a total of 8 hrs in the past 4 days so I’m rambling. #notarendering

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  cereus peruvianus. cactus album. I don’t have a macro lens so I kinda improvised with a tilt-shift lens.

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  nephew and then the pics he took with my camera.

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  6th Street Bridge progress from a couple months back. Finally got around to downloading the images. #architecture #6thstreetbridge #losangeles

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  Cloud and color changes in a 30 minute span.

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  Congratulations to @yu2e_inc for winning the @aia_la Multifamily Residential Award last night for their Bluplex project!

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  A quick morning shoot from last year for @brooksbrothersjapan Aoyama Flagship store. Thank you, AK!

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  @shariflyncharchitecture images are featured in the upcoming @dwellmagazine issue

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  my new #kiriko ochoko from Osaka paired with Kagatobi 藍 sake from Ishikawa prefecture enjoyed in LA. 美味しく頂きました。

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  #Repost @papercutlounge with @get_repost ・・・ “Backstory” by @taiyo_watanabe at PAPERCUT Lounge #printisnotdead ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Supported by @powwowworldwide @powwowlongbeach @intertrend @jakprints @artexchangelb @shopunlisted @lbmaorg #papercutlounge #powwowlongbeach

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  A rare photo taken of me. I wasn’t supposed to go to Hawaii with a pudge bod. 🤭 📷: @_octove_

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  shake yo’ tail feathers!

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  At times I don’t feel like I’m in the US. Everyone treats me like I’m a Japanese tourist. Even then、ハワイはいつ来ても最高。 帰りたくないわ

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  満喫しております。

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  6th St Bridge #losangeles 2018

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  more recovered images from my accidentally deleted HD. from 2014 or 2015. Standing this close to a fast moving freight train in the dark was all kinds of thrills. #losangeles

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  It’s not easy to take pictures with a camera and a drone at the same time. #dji #djimavicair #6thstreetbridge #michaelmaltzan #losangeles

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  わんもあー @gqjapan #gqjapan #gqjapan6月号 #apcparis #laurentderooarchitecte #wordla #architecturephotography

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  spring cleaning.

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  at jury duty this morning. it’s insanely boring and can feel my soul leaving my body... I have to show up for 2 more summons this month...

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  대단히 감사합니다 @gq_korea #gqkorea #gqmagazine #apcparis #laurentderooarchitecte #wordla #architecture #architecturephotography

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  did a emergency sideways skid landing with my drone. apparently it can’t see the ground when it gets too dark and the GPS goes haywire inside a concrete and metal house (it started flying by itself). the landing was epic and I wish I had the video recording...

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  ménage à trois.

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  found some pics I took for @apc_paris in @gqstyle wuuuwuuu #laurentderooarchitecte #wordLA #apc

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  good night.

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  back in the day when I chased a rock for a week all the way to @lacma 2012

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  FLOOD by @mike.nesbit in Omaha, Nebraska. #architecture #art #mikenesbit #concrete #omaha #nebraska #maplestconstruct

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  Tonight, from 7PM @maple_st_construct Perspective FLOOD with @danschwalm and myself.

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  #Repost @maple_st_construct with @get_repost ・・・ Perspective FLOOD // @taiyo_watanabe + @danschwalm // Opens this Friday starting at 7pm #art #gallery #photography #architecture #design #firstfriday #benson #omaha #nebraska #losangeles #artexhibition #artshow #photographyshow #maplestconstruct #bensonfirstfriday #perspective #flood

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  Thomas Prinz & @mike.nesbit discussing a sample print of FLOOD by @taiyo_watanabe for the upcoming Perspective FLOOD Show on 3/2 with @taiyo_watanabe & @danschwalm

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  ambush drone flights. stop car, launch from sidewalk, snap picture, land, grab, and drive off. still flying with no memory card... * unrelated note, I used to love driving. now I despise parking. #djimavicair #losangeles

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  meet 飛び_taiyo (to.bi_taiyo). #djimavicair

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  posted this before but I’m feeling New York today. you can see others at @at_taiyo and my new Architecture only @ta.te_taiyo #architecture #santiagocalatrava

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  got stuck trying to finish up work. barely got in a test flight. *mental note, don’t fly a drone in the dark. can’t see this tiny little thing. I think it also choppy because I’m too lazy to download the files... #dji #djimavicair #mavicair #dronestagram

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  I’m not down with Oprah but the future is female.

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  Found a side shot I took while huddling next to some bush to avoid the freezing wind in almost total darkness, save for the stars. I’m lucky to work where I work. @deegan_day_design Also, shout out to @kentique.design who’s help made a lot of these shots possible.

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  More recovery file digging. A snap from 3 years ago to the day. I appreciate bars that take ice seriously.

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  digging through sequentially renamed recovery files... well over 100,000 images and not necessarily in order. Thank goodness I had the wherewithal to save client work on a separate backup system.

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  2 0 1 8 A Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます! 🌅 I ended 2017 quite ungracefully and 2018 began with a giant hangover. 😂 It can only get better! With that said, I’m really excited for this year. Lot’s of exciting things to do.

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  Thank you to all the people that believe and support the work I do. There was a stretch where I was unhealthily underslept but it was never not fun and has been a great year. I can’t wait to see you all in 2018. また来年もよろしくお願いします。

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  past & present family time, 2017.

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  miu miu Aoyama by @herzogdemeuron. That polished mirror-finish side wall is really slick. And that stamped copper! #architecture #archdaily #herzogdemeuron #miumiu #aoyama #tokyo #japan

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  back to the all-nighter lifestyle... LA needs more green space. #銀杏 #ginko #並木 #井の頭通り #代々木公園 #yoyogipark #東京 #tokyo #japan

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  Back in LA and back to the grind. 90% of the photos I had time to take were taken in the moment while walking. People get mad when you block the flow of people traffic. lol I’ll post those photos over at @at_taiyo when I have time... #大阪駅 #osakastation #大阪 #osaka #JR #japan

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  今回は特に帰るのが辛い。This was the busiest trip I’ve ever had but it’s always hard to leave Japan. ✌🏻🇯🇵

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  The grab bar could have been a straight diagonal but they had to do it the hard way. btw, most of the world’s toilets are an archaic atrocity when compared to this toilet that was probably installed in the 90’s.

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  I hadn’t spoken any English for close to a week. Then I came here in the middle of nowhere and meet friends of friends from LA. Small world. Anyways, bathroom goals, yo! #光の館 #houseoflight #JamesTurrell #ジェームズタレル

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  5AM wake up with James Turrell lighting.

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  I can now navigate and get on transfers on this side of the station without a map. Japanese way-finding in such chaos is so fascinating to me. #大阪駅 #osakastation #大阪 #osaka #japan

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  fall vibes.

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  He really wanted me to take a picture of his store instead but the creep factor next door was too funny.

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  Repair was supposed to be FREE. I even called before sending it to confirm it. @fujifilmx_us @fujifilm_northamerica forgot to notify me they received the camera and tried to charge me $200 for a small plastic flap. I swear US customer service is atrocious. People might be nice but nothing gets done and it’s everyone’s waste of time. I’m just going to get it fixed in Japan again...

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  I’ve been insanely swamped with all kinds of things and haven’t had a real weekend in over 2 months. So I decided to kick it up a notch and ran a marathon yesterday with little training (highly not recommended). Upside is I slept more than 6 hours in a very, very long time. I haven’t completed my B/W challenge because I haven’t taken any personal pics in ages either. That will hopefully change next week.

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  4 / 7 B&W photo challenge. No captions, no people.

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  3 / 7 B&W photo challenge. No captions, no people. you’re it @atelier.vu

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  2 / 7 B&W photo challenge from @white1977. No captions, no people. I’m supposed to nominate so I choose @a_curry

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  1 / 7 B&W photo challenge from @kentique.design and @kh.oi No captions, no people. I’m supposed to nominate so I choose @dariosolari