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MICHAEL MUSIKA'S CHRONOLOGICAL DOCUMENTATION OF CREATION THROUGH WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND PERFORMANCE ON VIDEO.

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JULY 8, 2021 // FERN CANYON

PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK, CALIFORNIA

FERNS FOCUSED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 320 24 mm 0 ev ƒ/4 1/30 s

FERNS WALL, CREEK IN FOREGROUND // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 500 24 mm 0 ev ƒ/4 1/30 s

FERNS, STREAM + PEBBLES // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 1000 26 mm 0 ev ƒ/4 1/30 s

HAPPY WOMAN, PENSIVE DOG // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 100 70 mm 0 ev ƒ/5 1/125 s

WEARY BLACK DOG RESTING // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 100 53 mm 0 ev ƒ/4 1/50 s

DOG + WOMAN PLAY ON GOLD BLUFFS BEACH // Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM ISO 100 24 mm 0 ev ƒ/10 1/200 s

A photographer documents a foggy, summer afternoon on the northern coast of California. The primary subjects are green ferns, a black dog, and a woman wearing orange sunglasses and a matching hat.

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JULY 7, 2021 // HUMBUG MOUNTAIN

PORT ORFORD, OREGON

SUNSHINE, PINE TREES + OCEAN 💀

BLACK DOG ON A MOUNTAIN TOP

We drove from Patrick’s Point early at 5 am to get across the border before they closed 101 for construction. Then we set up our tent in Kenny’s back yard. Then I went surfing and it was beautiful conditions. Then we met up with Kenny and hiked to the top of Humbug Mountain. We talked about what to do with the rest of our lives and Jessie told Kenny I knew how to make birdhouses. I had low blood sugar from the surfing and Ramona got hungry too. We went to meet Kenny’s friends at a nice fish restaurant after the hike. I skipped the beginning of the dinner to take Ramona to the grocery store to buy a tin of salmon. I fed it to her in the parking lot overlooking the ocean and felt more comfortable with her by the truck then inside with adult human beings even though Kenny is one of the nicest ones I know. I’m more of a dog than a person lots of times.

Michael Musika