An inexcusably blurry shot of the Bandai, 66mm Ultraman mini action figure peeping out of my pocket
I recently traveled to Jamaica … with an Ultraman toy (or two) in my pocket. The toy in question is part of Bandai’s 66mm Mini Action Figure line – small, nicely detailed, expressive, and poseable.
Whenever it occurred to me and the opportunity was ripe, I’d bring it out and pose it for a picture, often to illustrate what was happening or on my mind right then.
As with any improvisational process, some of the images and concepts were more successful than others.
Below is the series as they occurred.
Travels with Ultraman – Jamaica 2015
Late night drive to the hairport – flying out at 12:40am
Hurry up ‘n wait at the hairport.
I can never sleep on a flight …
15 minutes in Philly at 6:30am, then back on another plane. Where am I really?
Second flight nightmares.
Weird sleep. No food but a salad for almost 24 hours. Where the hell …
Oh. Jamaica!
Starving but what to eat? Mmmmm Caribbean Coors.
That first day, Jamaica just seemed like a hot, crowded hell I could not escape from but today …
After 4 days of asking, a very nice woman finally told me she could bring me some Dragon Stout and even pronounced this as it as she handed it to me …
Local fauna – Jamaica
Curious and primitive earthworks on the Jamaican beach
Earthworks on the Jamaican beach
Hotel safety: always check the peephole before opening your door.
Strange Jamaican flora found on the beach – seaweed?
Jamaican morning after … if I can just reach the coffee, evathing gwine be ok.
Wiping away a tear for the last Jamaican patty of the vacation at Sangster International Hairport.
10+ hours of travel ahead … shoulda spent more facedown time inna flight lounge.
3am and a lost bag – the drive back home is interminable. Will we never get off the road?
Ah – Home!
