Couple Takes Kissing Photos Around the World
Couple Takes Epic Kissing Photos Around the World
It all started in March 2010, when a friend of Kendrick Brinson and David Walter Banks snapped a cute photo of the now-married photographers of Brinson + Banks at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. In the picture, David is holding Kendrick midkiss as she kicks up her legs in the air — literally getting swept off her feet. They loved the photo so much they decided to re-create it a couple months later in Lebanon, KS, in front of a field of vibrant green wheat, and thus began a photo series of epic proportions. The pose even has a hashtag on Instagram, #BrinsonBanksing, that couples around the globe have taken part in.
Kendrick and David have now documented milestones in their life — like their eighth wedding anniversary and their move from Atlanta to Los Angeles — as well as their international travels to everywhere from Puerto Rico to Colorado with their creative photos (which they often take using a self-timer). And for the husband-wife photography team, it's more than just a silly pose. The project has had a deeper effect. David tells us:
"For us, our relationship and photography is inescapably intertwined. When your passions in life blend with your work, and your work blends with the love of your life, it's hard to see boundaries. That said, we end up with a lot of photos of each other alone and documentation of our travels without ever capturing the two of us together in the same photo. This pose has been a way to remind ourselves that our own family album is just as important as our career."
Follow Kendrick and David on Instagram to take part in their romantic photography adventure, and see 33 photos from the series now!
1 Los Angeles
2 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
3 Salton Sea, CA
4 Puerto Rico
5 Lebanon, KS
6 Sequoia National Park
7 Imperial Sand Dunes, CA
8 Atlanta
9 Santa Cruz, CA
10 Mavericks, CA
11 Cabazon, CA
12 Sequoia National Park
13 East of Amarillo, Texas
14 Atlanta
15 Millen, GA
16 Malibu, CA
17 Sequoia National Park
18 Grant Park in Atlanta
19 Aspen
20 El Matador Beach in Malibu, CA
21 Los Angeles
22 Tulum, Mexico
23 Sequoia National Park
24 Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX
25 Millen, GA
26 Puerto Rico
27 Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles
28 Salvation Mountain in Niland, CA
29 Vancouver, British Columbia
30 Tulum, Mexico
31 Santa Barbara, CA
32 Yellowstone National Park
33 Malibu, CA
