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Iceland Road Trip Day 4: Egilsstaðir to Akureyri

Day 4 started out great because I awoke in a warm, dry room in a comfortable bed with my body intact and not mangled in a pile of snow and dirt next to an Icelandic back road. Sometimes it's the little things, y'know?

When I go away, I rarely say I'm "on vacation," because as you may have noticed, very little relaxing takes place when I travel. I'm never in the same place for very long, never getting enough sleep, and always moving. And while I wouldn't call what I'm doing "work," it's hardly as passive as sitting by a pool drinking a mai tai or even waking up later than 9am.

Photos, StoriesAlison GrassoMarch 22, 2016winter, iceland, iceland road trip, egilsstadir, akureyri, godafoss, hverir, geothermal, waterfall, frozen, ice, snow, drivingComment

Iceland Road Trip Day 3: Hof to Egilsstaðir

On day two we awoke to an amazing sunrise over the stunning coastline of The Westman Islands. We arrived in the dark the night before, so had no idea what to expect, and were thoroughly impressed by what the golden light of 8:00am revealed. Excited to get outside and take some photos, we checked out of the Aska Hostel and headed to the bakery/cafe ("bakari/konditori") across the street for coffee and a quick breakfast.

Stories, PhotosAlison GrassoMarch 18, 2016europe, travel, iceland, road trip, iceland road tripComment

Iceland Road Trip Day 2: Heimaey to Hof

On day two we awoke to an amazing sunrise over the stunning coastline of The Westman Islands. We arrived in the dark the night before, so had no idea what to expect, and were thoroughly impressed by what the golden light of 8:00am revealed. Excited to get outside and take some photos, we checked out of the Aska Hostel and headed to the bakery/cafe ("bakari/konditori") across the street for coffee and a quick breakfast.

Photos, StoriesAlison GrassoMarch 5, 2016northern europe, europe, photography, Photos, iceland, Road trip, 2016, Westman islands, iceland road tripComment

Iceland Road Trip Day 1: Keflavik to Heimaey

Well hello. Long time no see. Probably because I've been very busy with work and also with wrapping up planning on the Iceland 2.0 2016 road trip, which I am currently on. I'm almost live blogging (2 days later)! Technology has come so far!

Iceland day 1 was kind of like 3 days. It started off in Baltimore with a flight on Icelandic airline WOW Air, and some celebratory Icelandic Gull beer and American Pringles. Roughly five hours later we touched down in Keflavik to begin our adventure.

The Colors of Grand Central Market

When I have time for a lunch or coffee break in the middle of my work day and no errands to complete, I often find myself gravitating towards Grand Central, especially in cold weather. I inevitably end up stalking up and down the market aisle, doing the food equivalent of window shopping; looking and looking and staring excessively and maybe drooling a little bit but hardly ever buying, because these foods are too perfect to be consumed, and everything in Grand Central Market is perfect. The breads and baked goods, the shiny fruit, the fresh pasta in delicate coils, the glistening fish on ice. If food were art, this would be The Met.

PhotosAlison GrassoFebruary 8, 2016food, art, colors, photos, grand central, market, shopping, groceries, nonsense, rambling, prose, nyc, new york city, new york, midtownComment

Washington Square Park Distilled

Back in November, I teamed up with Chris Littler (who is apparently my muse) and Ellen Winter of Chamber Band to shoot a music video for their insanely amazing song, "Love Left."

We got up early as hell and traipsed all over New York City, from Times Square to the East Village, with a good amount of gear, several outfit changes, and of course a selfie stick in tow. The original idea was to cut a video made exclusively of iPhone footage from the selfie stick, but once we saw this incredible slow-motion single take of Ellen passing through Washington Square Park, this was the only way to do the video. It has everything. Skateboarders, a live jazz band, massive soap bubbles, and of course, pigeon man, all shot at 96 fps.

VideoAlison GrassoFebruary 3, 2016video, music video, shooting, directing, editing, slow motion, nyc, new york city, greenwich village, pigeon man, nyuComment