
We've been digging these all weekend + had to ask Jordan some questions on his work and downtime ...

Where do you seek out/come across visual inspiration? The long answer is everywhere; photographically, movies are a huge inspiration & just wandering the streets & going places I have never been. Design wise, I got my eye & aesthetics from skate/ surf/ & bmx magazines & at the end of the day, that's still the style I like most. The internet is obviously huge in all of this, tumblr is great for finding new work & Empty Stretch is actually at the point where we have people contacting us for features, so we are getting to see new work all of the time.
Preferred camera? I shoot predominately with a Fuji x100 & it's my baby. It's built like a rangefinder but is digital, so there's less hassle. It fits in my pocket & it has been everywhere with me. One day I'd like to try my hand at 4x5 again, but I don't think I have the patience.

FAVORITE CITIES ... GO ! Favorite ones that I've been to: New Orleans, Los Angeles, Ghent, Koln, Berlin, Toronto, Chicago, Grand Rapids, San Francisco, Morgantown, WV., Portland, ME, Minneapolis, Yokohama. Ones I have yet to see: Vancouver, Barcelona, Tangier, Kanmaw, Moscow, Helsinki, Oslo, Copenhagen, Naples.
DIGITAL or ANALOG (iNotes or Notebook)? Paper journal by far. I have a very strong love/ hate/ distrust of technology.
BLACK COFFEE or BLACK TEA ? Black coffee all day every day in a never ending cup.
BEER OR RYE ? Rye on the rocks, or scotch if it's been a good month, but I also will rarely if ever turn down a drink.
LAST BOOK YOU READ ? I'm about halfway thru East of Eden & it's so good, I'm trying to drag it out, I don't want to finish it yet. I don't remember the book I read before that, but the last book I read that fucked me up was "In Cold Blood" It had me unnerved for months & I ended up re reading it another 2 times.
WHATS ON YOUR BURGER ? Black bean / chickpea burger with caramelized mushrooms & onions, garlic kale salad, & shredded hash browns instead of fries.





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