Self portraits of Geo!
PHOTOhype.com was launched on the 1st of
February, 2000 from
my bedroom office
in Hermosa
Beach, California. Originally aimed at showcasing my [ Geo's
biography page ]
photographic adventures inside The Surf City Hostel, I decided 2 open PHOTOhypes' doors 2 my
photography, travelling, backpacking & hostelling friends.
Since then, this web site has turned
into what Alice Keating of Austria
once called:
"A
complex world of art & emotions".
On the 15th of June 2000, our 1st
major PHOTOstory about hostel life at
[ The LVBP ] was published during a
weekend trip 2 Flagstaff, Arizona. It was christened:
The Viva, Lost Wages Project.
2 successful years later, I left the Las Vegas nightlife.
Next, I landed in San Diego 2 produce a
PHOTOstory about The OBI, before releasing
a backpacker size
sample of The Hermosa Beach Project - the inspiration that started
it all. In 2003,
I released our heavy hitting Destination: Europe
PHOTOstory, followed by [ The Point of Travelling
]
photography exhibition. 2006 was a fantastic year with the [ HostelBookers.com
] partnership
& the mega launch
of PHOTOhype BOOKS: [ Photographs of an Unwritten
Future ]. In 2007,
we teamed up with the [ Outrageous Bus ]
& handed out 18,000 postcards around Europe.
PHOTOhype.com has come a long way, since a
flirtatious & playful beginning at The LVBP
in fabulous Las Vegas,
Nevada. Definitely, this project is different & different is definitely a good
thing. Many thanks 2 Ludo
Verstraete (Belgium), who picked me up when I fell & carried me on his
shoulders,
while introducing me 2 the beauty, that is, Europe. A special thanks 2 John Asher (USA),
who got me started by showing me the light & by telling me that PHOTOhype was more than just
a
hobby. And, of course, a super phat thanks 2 all [ the backpackers, hostel
travellers
& photographers ] who helped make this photography
project a huge success.
Self portraits of Geo!
[ Barcelona ]
E:
Geo@PHOTOhype.com
GSM: +353 86 059
4994