What Do You Do For Self Care?

Our favorite looks on the streets of Portland this week.

(Sam Gehrke)
By Sam Gehrke

(Left) "I put music on, and after 5 pm get a drink!" (Right)  "Kundalini Yoga, and same as her—a drink after 5 pm."

(Left) "I go to Löyly Finnish Spa." (Right) I'm from New York, and I spin! I do the Rock Rides, which is basically listening to classic rock while spinning."

"I go shopping! Preferably at Nordstrom."

"Cleaning my room. Organization is key."

"For me, it's doing face masks and my skin-care regimen while blasting music. Also, shopping!"

"Drinking cheap beer and listening to records. Also this reminds me, I need to schedule a therapy appointment."

(Left) "Spending time with my best friend (pointing to her)" (Right) "Not gonna lie, drinking. Haha!"

"Just breathing, and spending time alone with my thoughts."

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Sam Gehrke

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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