@Youngmeerim DOES #INSPIREDBYSOUND TAKEOVER, JULY 31, 2015

Whenever we can, we have photographers takeover our Instagram page for a weekend to talk music and show how their photography is #InspiredBySound. This past weekend we had Young takeover. See either our feed or below on how music inspires her photography.

Hello all! I’m Young and will be taking over Grado’s account this weekend for the Inspired By Sound series. I live in Copenhagen, Denmark, where I study Natural History Conservation. I am hugely inspired by nature and its sounds in addition to always having headphones over my ears when leaving my apartment and cycling through the city. In that sense, I tend to stay very much in my own head ☺️ I try to go on little road trips to the countryside with friends as much as possible as it calms me down to get away from the busy city streets. I have no guilty pleasures and prefer listening to pop tunes while driving and singing along loudly. Last weekend it was Danish duo @nikandjay on repeat, and I think I’ve managed to convince more than one of my friends of their excellent qualities of adding to a great time on the road. Even my Canadian friend @mikestinson who took this photo of me in Alberta! I pestered him with these amazingly ridiculous tunes while we drove around Vancouver last summer and they were the best times ✨ – @youngmeerim x #InspiredBySound

A photo posted by Grado Headphones (@gradolabs) on Jul 31, 2015 at 3:36am PDT

@mikestinson’s hair is perfectly wavy It reminds me of this line from ‘Kathleen’ by Townes Van Zandt: There’s crystal ‘cross the sand, the waves they take my hand That line always gets to me, and Townes, in general, is someone I love and listen to a lot – @youngmeerim x #InspiredBySound

A photo posted by Grado Headphones (@gradolabs) on Jul 31, 2015 at 9:51am PDT

Long before I’d ever been to Canada, my vinyl pusher introduced me to the innocence mission. I fell for them immediately, but I never thought I’d be sitting in a Canadian airport by myself, crying my eyes out listening to ‘The Lakes of Canada’ after having road tripped with friends in Alberta roughly 12 years later. It hit me just right, directly in the heart. Look for me another time, give me another day. I feel that I could change rowing on the lakes of Canada – @youngmeerim x #InspiredBySound

A photo posted by Grado Headphones (@gradolabs) on Aug 1, 2015 at 10:59am PDT

The west coast of Denmark isn’t much like that in the US – but West Coast by @lanadelrey is still a perfect soundtrack for a glass of red wine watching the sunset in a place that is both the most calming and wild I know – @youngmeerim x #InspiredBySound

A photo posted by Grado Headphones (@gradolabs) on Aug 2, 2015 at 12:33am PDT

The first time I went to Iceland @sigurros had just released Kveikur – an album that really brought me back to them after not having listened to them for many years. The raw opening of Brennisteinn and the soft swooney Hrafntinna will always connect me to the other-worldly Icelandic landscapes and how its made my heart burn and long many times since then. I first saw the band live back in 2000 when they opened for Radiohead here in Copenhagen. It was the day before my birthday and I fell in love with them. Now I’m just waiting for an opportunity to catch them after my re-connection since last they played near me in Malmö, I was so caught up in school work I forgot I had tickets to see them – @youngmeerim x #InspiredBySound

A photo posted by Grado Headphones (@gradolabs) on Aug 2, 2015 at 8:57am PDT

Covered in headphones, music is what helps me get by in the noisy city. But as soon as I get to the countryside, I usually prefer those nature sounds. Birds chirping, the wind in the trees or tall grass and waves crashing. Even just the sound of, well, nothing. The ultimate relaxing soundtrack. With that, I’ll be signing off. Thanks for the opportunity to share this weekend @jongrado ✌️ – @youngmeerim x #InspiredBySound

A photo posted by Grado Headphones (@gradolabs) on Aug 2, 2015 at 2:20pm PDT