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Brinson+Banks December 29, 2015

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LA Woman: @jinjabrew aka Kyoko Takenaka // This is long but so beautifully written and heartfelt that I’m not shrinking down Kyoko’s reply on what makes LA unique: “The best things in LA aren't shiny. It's hidden underneath a protected layer of closed doors, that's only revealed after consistency and commitment. The best events are intergenerational and intergalactic. The "we" defines you, not the “I”. It's the every day, it's the spaces and community you commit to being a part of - and knowing who put in the work before you that makes all of the difference.
I feel like NY is a city of full of constant chances. Magical shiny chances, unexpected connections, and life lessons - you could meet someone new who could alter your life forever on the subway, at a bar, on your stoop.
LA is a city of constant. There will be no surprise walk...you know exactly where you're going, and when you get there, you know exactly how you got there. The first time you meet someone almost means nothing. It's the consistency that begins to reveal strength - the second, third, fourth time - the constant that makes an impression. It's a city of persistence, where you work steadfastly toward your goals and really feel if it's worth it. Who or what are you willing to drive in traffic for on a friday evening? Focus, and you can steadily see progress and complete the projects you dreamed of.
In LA, I've learned more about myself; figuring out what you're willing to endure for. It's the quiet moments. It’s a city that’s allowed me the time and space to finally finish projects - my first music video, my first short film, my first performance art and dance shows - all the way to my first manager and agent, etc.”- Kyoko #lawomanbrinsonbanks

LA Woman: Kyoko Takenaka aka @jinjabrew is currently exploring her creativity in so many ways (through music, film, acting, performance art, body movement, photography and multi-media collage, we have no idea how she has time to sleep) and her light-filled loft is full of creative corners.
Kyoko moved to LA from London by way of New York and DC, and was raised in Boston by her parents who immigrated from Japan. We asked her why she has decided on Los Angeles for now and she said: “I think what attracted me most about LA was being a part of an Asian-American community. Growing up in the east coast, LA feels like an Asian-American Disneyland in so many ways. This is one of the first consistent times I’m going to events and not being the token Asian person; there’s a new sense of normal here and I really cherish that for my psyche, where all types of Asian-Americans are building with one another. There’s so much history and culture here where families across generations worked hard to celebrate, resist, and preserve what it means to be Asian-American for all of us -- to be able to learn from and be a part of that community is incredible.” More about Kyoko and her art to come! #lawomanbrinsonbanks

LA Woman: The lovely @iamstevienelson hangin’ in Los Feliz // We are off to another LA Woman shoot to photograph a mixed media artist right now! If you know some badass creative women in LA, tag them here. (We are especially looking for creative fields we haven’t already covered like woodworking, sculptors, leather workers, furniture makers, textile makers, etc) #lawomanbrinsonbanks

LA Woman: Musician, model, actress, filmmaker Kyoko Takenaka @jinjabrew /// more about Kyoko soon #lawomanbrinsonbanks

🌸🌸 Wahoo! We just read that @issarae and @kumailn are going to star in a romantic comedy together and that made us very happy because these two were some of the funniest and the nicest actors we’ve photographed yet. We photographed Issa for The Washington Post (in a hotel shower 💦) and Kumail (in a bush in Griffith Park) for The New York Times. (By the way, this photo of Kumail won in American Photography last year!) 🌸🌸

LA Woman: painter, tv host, actor, writer, photographer @iamstevienelson in her 🌿jungly🌿 LA living room. “I’ve traveled a lot but LA really seems designed for people who want to have fun for a living. ✨It’s a place where creativity is celebrated. ✨ All of my friends are artists of some kind, we all gather in LA to find like-minded people who also want to make things. LA has definitely nurtured my creativity, but I think it’s mostly the good people in my life who have truly nurtured my creativity.” We totally get that. #lawomanbrinsonbanks

Brinson by Banks | We’re wrapping up work and heading to a hot tub in the mountains (where snow is forecasted!) to celebrate this woman’s birth anniversary. Happy Birthday Eve, @kendrickbrinson 💗✨🌈✨💗

✨ LA Woman: Stevie Nelson ✨ 🌞🌻 #lawomanbrinsonbanks

LA Woman: @iamstevienelson // We always take detail photos on our LA Woman shoots because so much of this project is about the creative woman, but also the creative haven of her home. Stevie’s home is colorful and bright and has her art and tools and her personality all over (including the best penny collection I’ve ever seen). She makes these beautiful cards called Pocket Mantras and Pocket Compliments (that you can buy on her site IamStevieNelson.com) and it’s a whole set of colorful wisdom and you’ll want tiny picture frames to frame each one. Swipe 👉👉 to peer into Stevie’s lovely home 👀 #lawomanbrinsonbanks

A little behind-the-scenes peek 👀 at photographing @jinjabrew for LA Woman today. More soon! #brinsonbanksbts #lawomanbrinsonbanks

LA Woman: @iamstevienelson in her Los Feliz home // Stevie explained to us why it is important for her home to be a place that nurtures and encourages her creativity: “It’s important for my home to be a creative space because I want the freedom to create daily and paint daily. I want my space to feel more like an art studio than a home. It’s important to me because creating is a ritual and a huge part of who I am. I think I was born to create, so my house should be designed to help me do just that.” ✨✨✨ #lawomanbrinsonbanks

✨🌻✨ LA Woman: Stevie Nelson @iamstevienelson | Allow us to introduce you to Stevie. We photographed her (at the recommendation of @noelwells) in her lovely Los Feliz, Los Angeles home. Because her creativity seems limitless, we asked her to list out what she’s currently cooking up: “I paint everyday, I photograph people, I act, I host a TV show, I’m writing a short film, I make products with my art called Pocket Compliments and Pocket Mantras that I sell all around LA and I’m now beginning to write children’s picture books.” (!!!) We will be sharing a lot more about this badass creative LA Woman, so stay tuned ✨🌻✨ and swipe for more sunflower + Stevie goodness 😍 👉👉 #lawomanbrinsonbanks

Our friend @noelwells came onto our radar when David photographed her for The New York Times when she was on Master of None, then again when she wrote, directed and starred in “Mr. Roosevelt” (watch it on Netflix tonight, laugh and laugh and laugh, thank us later), and now she has an album?!! If we find out she also can tame lions 🦁 and fly rocket ships 🚀 we won’t be surprised. Cue up Spotify and listen to 🌟 “Star” 🌟 and your 2019 will be started on the right foot 🦶. Thanks for the beautiful tunes and having some fun in our office-turned-studio @noelwells 💗 swipe 👉👉

@davidwalterbanks photographed Director Adam McKay (Vice, The Big Short, Step Brothers, Anchorman ...) for The Washington Post! Swipe 👉👉 to see what a big difference a change in color 🌈 and lighting ✨ can make in the mood. Which one is your favorite? 🍞 or 🦋?

Actor Philip Baker Hall in LA

Today we photographed @iamstevienelson in her home for our LA Woman series and the lovely @noelwells (who we’ve now photographed three times), who recommended her BFF Stevie to us for the project, stopped by to say hello! Turns out we weren’t the only photographers in Stevie’s house today 😂 Swipe to see the photo @noelwells took of us dueling banjos 📸📸 (and stay tuned for more of Stevie, too) #lawomanbrinsonbanks

So I looked up our #TopNine most liked posts for the year and, I kid you not, 4 of the 9 of our most liked posts on Instagram for 2018 were from our couple minutes shoot with the incredible cast of “Black Panther” for @nytimes. So, what the heck, let’s make it 5 with this outtake of this super talented (and super gorgeous) foursome. 🖤 thank you @jolieruben

🌸Pretty in Pink?🌸 Last night’s ✨light✨ tests #brinsonbanksbts @davidwalterbanks @kendrickbrinson

Rainy day snack run 💦 swipe 👉👉👉👀

✨🌈✨ @kendrickbrinson by @davidwalterbanks ✨🌈✨ | If you haven’t already seen David’s new ongoing colorful, emotive portrait project called 💥Chroma💥, it’s time to head over to @davidwalterbanks’ Instagram account to see the color-splosions 👀 🍭🎨❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 (and stay tuned for more, too) #chromaportraits

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