Volkslivin’ Featured on Next Avenue

September 30, 2013 by kwakualston

  “The VW Bus Rolls Into the Sunset” Volkwagen vans hold a special place in my heart; it was our family vehicle for many years, and when I made my big move to Venice, California they appeared everywhere.  Whether a Westfalia, Kombi, or a Samba, these adventure wagons have a characteristic unique beauty that I am constantly inspired to capture.  So when news came that in December of this year, the company will shut down it’s last factory, I felt […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: adventurewagen, art of studio, kwaku alston, kwakushop, life photography, lifestyle, Los Angeles, love, photography, venice, venice beach, volkslivin, Volkswagen

Sungazing in The Sunset Room

August 15, 2013 by kwakualston

  If you stare into the sun for too long, you can go blind–but nothing is more addictive than sungazing or getting lost in the great golden globe.  I’ve always been drawn to water and sunsets, especially during the golden hour.  It’s easy to get lost watching the passage of time as the water softly and slowly rolls back and forth into the horizon.  Although sunsets are quiet and peaceful moments for me, I still feel invigorated by the electric […]

Categories: Behind the Scenes, Events, Venice • Tags: a village by the sea, abbot kinney, art of studio, art show, beautiful, Dan Flavin, golden hour, hawaii, iphone, kwaku alston, kwakushop, photography, sotheby's, Sungazing, sunsets, venice

Tuesday’s Inspiration

May 21, 2013 by kwakualston

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Artofstudio, found photography, kwakushop, sepiatone

The best part of the printing process

May 16, 2013 by kwakualston

Our prints for Kwakushop.com just arrived back from the lab…and we documented the best part!

Categories: Behind the Scenes • Tags: art of studio, fine art, fine art printing, giclee, gif, kwaku alston, kwakushop, Kwakushop.com, mississippi walking, motion, photography

The Love Project

February 15, 2013 by kwakualston

In celebration of Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, Kwakushop is excited to release a limited edition box set with creatives across the country. The Love Project is a collaborative venture with industry taste-makers who were asked to contri…

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: black history month, collaboration, darien davis, emil wilbekin, glen wilson, Hollis King, keyvon pierre, kwaku alston, kwakushop, leah hamilton, leah happi hamilton, life photography, love, photography, valentine's day

Finding Vine

February 1, 2013 by kwakualston

Loving this new app that transform integrating video smoothly into your social networks via mobile devices! Here are some quick behind the scenes clips of projects we are doing in the studio, but follow me on Vine @kwakualstonphotography to see mo…

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: behind the scenes, kwakushop, photography, video, vine app

Supernova Hits Japan!

January 22, 2013 by kwakualston

Our special Japanese edition of Supernova has hit Hamamatsu, Japan in my friend’s shop, also accompanied with my upcoming Venice Beach Street Photography Workshop posters! You can purchase Supernova on Magcloud or Kwakushop, and read about the sto…

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: custom publication, Hamamatsu, japan, kwakushop, life photography, magcloud, photography, supernova, venice, venice beach, venice beach street photography