Where Is Your Favorite City Outside of Portland?

Our favorite looks this week.

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"Philadelphia, because it's my hometown and I miss it."

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"Athens, Georgia, because it's the perfect mix of down-home and artist-centric culture."

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"Los Angeles, because of the clothing culture. Plus, the food is really good down there."

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"Not to sound cliche, but Los Angeles. Mainly because I want to pursue my career in the fashion industry and Otis is the school I want to attend."

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"Anywhere blacker than here. Portland is way too homogenized."

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"Portsmouth, Maine, because of the beautiful architecture and authentic people. It's a haven for creative souls who love the pleasures of the elevated simple life like myself."

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"Chicago, because it's my home!"

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"London, because of the sense of style there. Also, because it's so easy to get around there, and the city is so old but feels so modern."

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"Maui, because weather."

Sam Gehrke

Sam Gehrke is a photographer born in Milwaukee, WI in 1990 and raised in Eugene, OR. He moved to Portland in 2016 to pursue photography, quitting his full time job and diving head first into an independent career. His work has since appeared in Vice Magazine, OPB, The Fader, Vortex Music Magazine and Premier Guitar Magazine.

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