The fan Petra bought at a small gift shop in Carey, Ohio.
Driving through Wyoming.
Me in the backseat with my Wild Heart banner. Vintage dress, banner from Nice on Etsy.
Me with Olivia‘s boyfriend’s gorgeous horses at his family’s farm we stayed at in Portland. Vintage dress.
Entering the California Redwoods…
Anna in the Redwoods. DIY’d floral headband, Urban Outfitters dress.
Hazel, Anna, and me doing some highly disturbing Rookie ritual.
Hazel in a river by the Redwoods. Vintage dress.
Pure angst.
Beautiful Big Sur.
About to go for a lake swim. Vintage dress and purse.
An adorable reader with her killer bike.
Anna and Hazel decorating Olivia’s car.
More Big Sur.
Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland.
Petra and me by Tara, on the opening night of our installation at Urban Outfitter’s Space 15 Twenty, Strange Magic. I’m in a Miu Miu dress, Petra’s is vintage. Our designer ghost gazes are from not sleeping.
The very cool Lucia in front of Petra’s glitter and flower vagina.
Another adorable L.A. reader.
Kate Nash came by a few of our events in L.A., and was a fan of Petra’s vagina as well. (I’m NEVER going to stop it with these Petra’s vagina puns.)
More angst, in our massive teenage bedroom.
Reader Dylon, making zines.
More zine-making.
The very weird Gilgi Sculpture Park in Salt Lake City.
From midnight drives Petra, Anna, Avery and I would take on Mullholland Drive during our stay in L.A. I’m wearing an Urban Outfitters top, vintage pants, D&G platforms.
Avery driving; thinking about something super deep like how to not kill us while driving.
From a trailer park hotel we went to in Joshua Tree. Vintage dress.
I swear it’s just a bebe gun, and we do not condone violence.
Flower crown making at Strange Magic.
Reader Maya with her kick-ass braces and smile.
Treehouse hangouts.
The baddest bitches.
Stylin’ San Francisco readers.
CRAP GUYS, I’M CRYING. Not joking.
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so so so so beautiful, everything is beautiful
(also Tavi, any chance you could credit me for image 26?)
Ahh Kate Nash is so cool!
album looks like it was made from dreams
#6 is my favorite Rookie image I’ve ever seen
My favourite set of pictures ever, I believe. Could you possibly consider coming to Canada? I think I would die.
Yes yes yes
Those horses were in my dream last night
NUMBER SIX OH MY GOD I’M DEAD. that picture. stunning.
beautiful pictures petra! & i love your style tavi! next year please please please visit the south. :)
I love the feel of this photo shoot. Who takes these pictures and what camera are they using?
Sorry that’s not my blog this is
Petra took these pictures, using a variety of cameras.
This is basically the perfect summer embodied. It’s so cool that you were able to do this and have these memories it’s like what you expect summer to be like but for 99% of people it isn’t but its fab to be able to admire from afar (very afar i’m in the UK). But seriously wow, the fact this was even possible is awesome. Rookie is awesome.
THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!
:)))))
omggggg deadddddddd.
WHY are you all so PERFECT.
Far Out.
*le crey*
Amazing photos! I made that floral headband Anna’s wearing in number 8! :)
So beautiful! I love everyone’s outfits, especially Tavi’s pants in #36 and San Fran’s crowns. And Petra’s fan is so gorgeous.
is there anyway i could like buy some petra collins posters for thay dorm? my walls are in desperate need of some petra magik
the hair braiding omg!!!!!!
These are so beautiful! Inspires me to go ona road trip
Ohhh my gosh, Kate Nash in front of Petra’s flower/glitter vagina. I’ve gotten used to finding unexpectedly beautiful stuff on Rookie, but that photo just raised the bar. And I love #38 and #39. And all the Rookies in the last 10 photos are ridiculously adorable. I wish I could’ve come to some of the events; it all looks amazing. Worth the rare Tavi tears!
Thank you so much for featuring me in #31! You guys are so lovely! x
These are all so beautiful!
ohhhhmyyygoddddd
<3
The photos in the redwoods are STUNNING! Makes me want to go back and do my own little photoshoot there.
These are BEAUTIFUL<3
this is a mush of awesomeness, summer and beautifulness. I am pretty much suffering a slow and excruciating death becasue I live in australia.
still. YAY! for rookie. you guys rock.
Every picture is so perfect.
I can’t even
ugh
Makes me smile! Wish I was there :)
I am completely amazed by #5, so beautiful!
18 and 19 remind me so much of Moonrise Kingdom.
You are all highly perceptive and magical individuals with exquisite American taste. These photos make me want to step up my game in trying to look as cool.
I can’t even explains my feels right now. On this trip, life must have looked like a film, like a music video, like your favorite novel. You must’ve felt so alive. You traveled the country to do what you love, make art, and meet and connect people who are like minded and love your work. It’s just amazing, this kind of event is like my dream. I want to find a way to be a part of something like this, but I feel like I either don’t know how or don’t have the things I need, inside and outside to do it. Yeah. Blathering.
You read my mind
These look like film stills!
I enjoyed going through each and every picture and putting my own movie voiceover to them.
Because that’s not weird at all :)
Beautiful pictures, but number six is my favorite! The horses look like they are in luv <3
Gorgeous. These photos are honestly so beautiful.
Numbers 9 and 18 are soooo beautiful
This is one of my fave Rookie photo diaries guys. Serious jealousy going on here.
oh my godddddddd! this is so dreamy and summery. its so wonderful.
this.is.perfect.
I want to eat all of these photos up. And I LOVE Eva’s jacket on the last photo. 45 is amazing.
I need that pink vintage dress of yours, Tavi!
This is so weird! I remember being in LA and hanging out with all of those girls and just.. ahh!!!! MEMORIEZ
ALSO these are really fantastic photographs. Especially the ones of you guys driving through Wyoming and in Big Sur – just so atmospheric and VIBEY <3 <3 <3
basically, the goddesses of light, water, and earth exploring their creations.
this is what i think of.
That ‘Wild Heart’ horse one from Portland is stunning.
All I can say is that those pictures are like a dream. Is what I need in my life.
Ahhhhhhh I can’t even describe my feelings for these pictures. Petra is some kind of magic person. If there is another road trip will you please please please take me with you?
I’m so in love with that picture of Tavi looking over the fence… Beautiful!
x
Sabrina
the fifth photo with the horses reminds me of the virgin suicides daydream… but the horses need to be unicorns
I’m in #32! Thanks everyone, it was so fun!
Tavi’s dress in number 39 :O <3
Gosh, these are gorgeous. Pretty please Tavi, is there somewhere that you can get a dress like the first vintage white one with blue detailing? It’s so nice.
Do I even need to say that? Your life looks so perfect in these photos.
Also, KATE NASH.
Pure angst: like everything I feel inside, but with flowers, sunshine and ice.
AMAZING photos! I love the horse-pictures! :)
I am sitting in biology class, looking at #9 while watching a documentary about the exact same massive trees. what. what . WHAT.
I want to live in pictures 5-11.
Oh my gawd. YOU GAIZ.
This album basically made my life.
You know why?
I live. IN THE BIG SUR AREA.
I BASICALLY GREW UP AT FULLER’S.
You know that picture of all you lovely ladies in the woods?
YEAH. I’VE BEEN IN THAT EXACT SPOT.
So seeing this has basically made my day. And it’s only just started…because it’s midnight right now.
Thank you.
End rant.