Jake Davis photographed by Ryan Christopher VanWilliams
I've always thought of myself as a director that happens to have a blog. I never thought "blogging" would have any merit or importance. It was just something that felt right. I've never had any strategy or structure to it. But I'm extremely happy that something inside me told me to do it. No matter how little sleep I got or how arbitrary it seemed at times, I'm incredibly fortunate for the opportunities, friendships, and relationships it has provided me especially in the last year.
I apologize for taking almost a month off but I had to do it. I had to get fresh again. I had to refocus. I had to find the inspiration again to say something. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for sticking by me. Thank you for your support. Without doing a recap of the year I'll simply say, it was the most challenging, heartbreaking, and beautiful time of my life. For those that are close to me and those that are far away I thank you for it all. So instead of harping on the past, let's talk a little bit about the future...
In the coming weeks here's what you'll see from me on the style tip...I recently directed the Spring 2011 Woolrich John Rich & Bros. advertising campaign films, Delvaux campaign films, Union Los Angeles campaign film, and Gilt Man Test Shots. I'm really curious what you guys will think of them all.
Last week I accomplished one of my lifetime goals of directing a music video for one of my favorite bands of all time. The video gods shined down on us as we shot The Walkmen's "While I Shovel The Snow" in an amazing NYC snowfall. Since directing videos for my brother Drake I've been looking for the excitement of another rising star. I believe his name is Wiz Khalifa. We shoot this week in Los Angeles.
Last but not least we'll have a lot more from Supreme, K-Swiss films and collaborations, a couple cool things from Hypebeast and other publications, Jake Davis Test Shots and so much more I don't even know about yet. 2011 is going to be a good one. Thank you for your constant inspiration. I'll try to keep to my end of the bargain and make things interesting and unique around these parts. If you're reading this and thinking about doing something... anything different in 2011, I encourage you to close your eyes, open your heart, walk off, and dive in...
The National - Walk Off