Beyond The Pedway

I work as a Graphic Designer at the Ocean Agency downtown Chicago, and we had the honor of being interviewed by Tim Jahn (@timjahn) of Beyond The Pedway (www.beyondthepedway.com).

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Written by Nick Wichman
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Lomography changed my life…

Today, I am going to be celebrating the marriage of my good friend, Matt Moreno, and his super cool fiancé, Kim Attkisson. They asked me if I would bring my ‘Lomography’ cameras and capture they’re totally awesome day, and, of course, I said “Heck, freakin’ yeah!” duh…

You know… I bought my cameras wanting to expand my amateur-photography experience and I got so much more. There is something about shooting with these cameras that really makes me aware of how certain events are really ‘once-in-a-lifetime.’ These events that I shoot happened once, and will never again happen like that…. I know, it’s slightly depressing and really expresses mortality. You know?

Well, here are the cameras that I have used and own and I really encourage you to go check out www.lomography.com and find one for yourself. These cameras are considered ‘toy’ cameras and are primarily made of plastic. Plastic lenses, plastic parts… except a few springs and crap like that, which makes them pretty cheap to purchase.

Well, I just wanted to show the kind of cameras I’ve been dancing around town with, and I hope this will get you thinking about photography and possibly capturing some fun events in the future. Let me know if you have any questions or comments!

You can check out MY Lomography stuff on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickwichman/sets/72157622382833593/

OR start shopping for your Lomo Camera(s) at http://www.lomography.com

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Hey Kiwi, Drop Me A New Zealand Egg-Burger.

This past weekend I had the pleasure of flying out to the East Coast for the first time! Me and M’Lady, Courtney, went to New Jersey to see her family and enjoy some time out there. The first night we got there, Courtney, her sister, Megan, Megan’s Kiwi bf, Jason, and I took the train into Manhattan and went to a true New Zealand bar and grill called Nelson Blue (http://www.nelsonblue.com/).

I was happy to see some of the true-kiwi eats that I would have never known of otherwise. Seafood, seafood, and more seafood. Kiwis LOVE seafood and they want it fresh. As much as I like fish, I decided to go with a more common dish that is prepared kiwi-style. I got the Burger, New Zealand Style, with Bacon. This means a big beef patty, awesome crunchy bacon, pickeled beets and carrots, and an EGG, sunny-side up. Booya. I haven’t thought about putting an egg on a burger, but it was pure gold. Buttery. Delicious. Wonderful. I enjoyed it completely.

If you get the chance to go to New Zealand, hang out with a Kiwi (New Zealander), or go to a New Zealand-style restaurant, definitely take it, because the people are cool, the food is good, and the place is crazy.

On the negative side, their website is in desperate need of a redesign, so if you know the owners… send them my way.

Written by Nick Wichman
Categories: Friends, Travels
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