Mission Mission

Too late for this season, but Dore Studio will totally spice up your Christmas greetings next year.

While we here at MM may not have the most professional photography equipment in the blogoshpere, we nonetheless must be constantly prepared to take advantage of whatever visual gold this captivating neighborhood throws our way.  To that end, it helps to have instant access to whichever device we feel would most appropriately capture the moment.  At the same time, it’s not always prudent to carry around an obvious camera bag, not so much because of the possibility of theft (albeit still an issue) but more so to not be all, “Oh hey, camera guy over here, smile, no don’t stop what you’re doing, wait come back!”  Worse yet, you might be mistaken for . . . a tourist!

Enter the Snoop Camera Messenger Bag from Timbuk2, which the local Mission company was gracious enough to allow us to field test in our own unique way.  As you can see, this versatile bag offers near limitless customization options, with a padded liner featuring several modular compartments to fit all the different shapes and sizes of your lenses and similar gadgets (or RAZR camera phones).  It’s rather entertaining to play a tactile Tetris mini-game before heading out on your bike (don’t forget, it’s a messenger bag too) for an all-day photography exploration adventure.  Also, if you don’t want to worry about your gear and just need a bag for something, the whole liner is completely removable, transforming the Snoop into a sturdy, dependable transport companion.

If you’re the real deal, like the tens for instance (who might be needing a new name in a few weeks if he wants to stay current), this bag will definitely be able to handle all your stuff.  On the other end of the spectrum, it can also hold THE ENTIRE PHOTOGRAPHIC CAPABILITY OF MISSION MISSION, so we decided to take a brief excursion.  Of course, every adventure requires sustenance, and once again the Snoop did not disappoint:

Check that out!  The modular compartments also allow for optimal sandwich protection in addition to banana crushing and apple bruising prevention.  Truly a worthwhile and reliable necessity for the modern Mission photog (and it makes a great Christmas present too)!

When you spend as much time on Tumblr as I do, you see a lot of pictures of people on BART.

This is not your average picture of people on BART. This is gold, Jerry. Gold.

This may be a photo by Everyday Photos, but, no sir, this is no everyday photo.

Everything about this picture is great but I can’t really explain why. I think it might be better than BART boner, BART buttcrack, and BART bummer combined. Best BART pic of the decade?

[via everyday photos, bravo!]

Real multi-tasking is making four burritos and giving props to the a dude standing on the counter taking his picture at the same time.

Snapped at Taqueria Cancun by Chris Kalani who apparently did lots of cool stuff during his visit.

Amie spotted this sad banana at Rainbow Grocery this weekend. I blame the raw foodists.

Here’s a closer look:

A local martial artist demonstrates the deadly infinity kick.

[via chriskalani, a guy visiting from Portland]

And tonight at Mission Workshop you can see some, and maybe buy some, thereby helping some less fortunate folks:

The party starts in an hour and goes til 10. Further details here.

Girls and wild animals are just two facets of photographer Ryan McGinley’s many-faceted new show, on now at Ratio 3. Also addressed are boys, forests, fireworks, train tracks, domesticated animals, and other stuff too probably. The show closes this coming Saturday, so get it while you can.