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First iCONS OF NFT Session of 2026 📸
GM GM 🫡
What a way to start the year!
Mike and I just returned from Palo Alto, where we captured the first iCONS OF NFT portraits of 2026 at the NODE Foundation's opening weekend.
🗓️ This was a historic moment for digital art. Becky Kleiner and Micky Malta have built something genuinely special - a foundation dedicated to exhibiting NFT art and making it accessible to the public. The space is incredible, and the opportunities they’re creating for artists are real.
🤝We reconnected with so many friends, including Snowfro and Stone. The energy was exactly what this community is about.
📸 We shot new portraits of Sam Spratt, Refik Anadol (I’m counting down the days until DATALAND opens), Beeple - who got absolutely blinded by my ring flash - and a fresh shot of Matt and John to commemorate the weekend.
⚡️ There’s something powerful about capturing the faces behind this movement, the people building the future of digital art.
I can’t wait to share the final portraits with you.
Some of the portraits are already on my X feed 👀
This is just the beginning of what 2026 has in store.
🤘Rainer / Punk #9255