Unknown Whereabouts

Since arriving back to the Land Down Under, I've thankfully worked myself into a productive sleeping pattern, making the most use of my time when possible. I'm always happy to be back home in Brisbane, but at the same time I miss being in Manila where the city never sleeps. There's so many places to visit in Brisbane and when you have the time to explore, you'd be surprised what you can find.

Alternative way to stirring your coffee... Well done haha

Yesterday when Khai and I were passing through the central district, we found an abandon factory located near the top hill part of Margret St. It was insane to see this alleyway-esk hangout area by the rear of the factory which had been well exposed to graffiti artist and druggos to secretly hang out and mark their territory. What led us to hanging around there - I dont know, but we were curious to check out the building to see if we could access the rooftop for some scenic photography.

SM Accessories watch 

We tried to access a rooftop of an unknown building in Queen St, but shortly after I captured this photo, security staff had caught us and escorted us back down.

Haha definitely a Hogwarts feel, Broadway Mall is great to check out if you keen snoop around. I had no idea never bothered to check out the second level but it was surprising to see what kind of shops were located there. I didn't even know they had a cafe (closed at the time) there, that we were inclined to hang around to see if we could get served.

Boxfresh rope-up satchel bag, HUF 5-panel cap, AS Color burgundy oversized tee, Lee skinnies and  Boxfresh hightop shoes

Unstoppable

When you have photos like these, no matter what you are wearing the content is straight-up legit! Location and lighting is definitely the key. Even a standard camera can take photos like these when held in the proper hands. Haha it makes me cringe when I see someone who goes out of their way to spend so much money on an awesome camera and yet produce poor photos. No matter what camera you have, trust me you can do it!

I really enjoy shooting with my mate Khai because we have an awesome bond when it comes to photography aside from being good mates as it is. Enthusiasts we are!! If we are not learning from each other then we are always learning something new by taking things to the next level.

Hope you enjoy the photos.

Robbie Becroft

Rooftop access is not permitted for all people, so at one stage we had to keep a low-down from the security guards to avoid getting caught.

The face of Cheap Monday. I have previewed this shirt a few times and by looking how gnarly they logo is, it's well aware I can't get enough of it.

I miss these shoes so much. They're always hiding at the back of my wardrobe so I never see them when I pick out shoes to wear. It's cool that I brought and wore them out because this pic Khai took pretty much looks like billboard material.

H&M Pants, Boxfresh shoes, Topman hat + socks, Cheap Monday tee and KOMONO sunglasses

Memory Lane

Here I am again back in the city reliving the high school days in the alleyway, exactly how it use to be in my last years of school. Back then we would all gather up on a Friday afternoon, kids from all-over different schools meeting together in the one area to hang out and relieve ourselves over a not-so-fun week at school. If it wasn't for the alleyway, I wouldn't have met all the people I know today especially my buddies Simone and Khai. I always thought to myself that I would never miss school as I was just so eager to graduate, but now I think about it the tables have turned. It just makes me realize that you have to make the most of it in life, no matter where you are. Because when you look back in time, you wanna have no regrets and say in simple words - "my life was awesome".

Photos by Khai Van Kampen

Thrifted Airforce button down, Cheap Monday pants, Kickers shoes, Axis watch, Obey black fedora, Arvust tee and shades by SuperRetroFuture. 

Majority of the clothes from GENERAL PANTS CO. They have an online store worth checking out with all of the latest Australian fashion trends found directly through their outlets.