Remember those swanky lights and how I said there were more photos featuring ZEN Club Boutique to come? *Drum Roll* Here they are… Continue reading ZEN: Art & Space
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Monday Memories – Respite from the city
I got to thinking about this old phlog over the weekend, when I got to get out of the city and head to Olmue for a friend’s birthday. Sometimes, there’s nothing better than not being in a city of more than six million people. This phlog was the first time I really got to see the Andes’ glory. I fell in love.
Fixated on light fixtures…
I recently had a shoot with ZEN Club Boutique, and while I got lots of fantastic photos, I just want to show a few now, focusing on their swanky sources of light.
Cono Sur Vineyard
I think it would be very fantastic to own a small winery one day. For now, I’ll just keep taking photos of them. Here are some shots from the Cono Sur Vineyard, in Chimbarongo, the heart of the Colchagua Valley. Continue reading Cono Sur Vineyard
Monday Memories – Downtown
It’s been a while. There were too many new memories to share, but today I’m busting out a Monday Memory, my area, El Centro…
Downtown
June 16, 2010
Angles.
So these were shot several months ago when doing a photo shoot for Con Sur Vineyards & Winery. Harvest season meets Pinot Noir.
Smog at night, viewer’s delight.
If we have to be optimistic, and why not, one great thing about smog is how its dirty particles’ hanging over a city react with the sun, scattering light, creating spectacularly red sunsets. Continue reading Smog at night, viewer’s delight.
Viña Cousiño Macul
Well I’ve now been an expat in Chile for two years as of today. What better way to celebrate than by raising a glass of delicious Chilean wine and giving a big ol’ ¡SALUD! Continue reading Viña Cousiño Macul
Patagonia…
Alas, the Patagonia phlogs come to an end. As the sun rose on our last day and the sky became nothing short of amazing, I scurried for my camera, ran out of the hostel and took my last photos of Patagonia. It was an amazing four days full of unforgettable images and memories. Continue reading Patagonia…
Let’s just call it, “A Parade with a Purpose…”
So often I feel I only show the mayhem from all the student protests. And while that most definitely is a part of it, another part — when they are government approved — is all of the fun, the creativity and the passion that goes into the fight…the peaceful part, the part with a purpose.
Continue reading Let’s just call it, “A Parade with a Purpose…”
Patagonia, coolest restaurant ever
La Cocina de Sole, two buses converted into a scrumptious sandwich shop, the coolest restaurant ever.
The question is, why not make a bus a restaurant? Continue reading Patagonia, coolest restaurant ever
Patagonia, Cerro Castillo
More than 2,000 meters above sea level, you can’t help but feel somewhat accomplished when you reach the top. Cerro Castillo, in Chile’s marvelous Aysén Region, is an amazing formation that we had the pleasure of conquering with an awesome tourism company: Senderos Patagonia.
Patagonia, the world’s smallest deer
¡¡PUDÚ!! Mira, es un pudú!!
It was raining quite hard while we were driving down the Carretera Austral and I spotted what looked to be a dog. All the way out here? And then Max yells, “ES UN PUDÚ!!!” Continue reading Patagonia, the world’s smallest deer
Patagonia, ever so lovely
As thick smog smothers Santiago to giant-imposing-mountains-barely-visible status, I can’t help but yearn for the deep breaths of crisp Patagonia air that I had filled my lungs with but just a short while ago. Continue reading Patagonia, ever so lovely
Patagonia, ¡Sin Represas!
I have always been an advocate of Patagonia Sin Represas, Patagonia Without Dams, but now, having actually seen the area they intend to inundate, the beautiful rivers that will forever change, the picturesque vistas that will be ruined by transmission lines, I am whole heartedly against this endeavor by the Chilean government and foreign private interests to use pristine Patagonia as a source of energy. Continue reading Patagonia, ¡Sin Represas!
Patagonia, Marble Caves
Usually an indescribably blue lake as smooth as glass, Lago General Carrera transformed into an aqua monster the day we took it on to tour Marble Caves. I must admit, the caves were the principle purpose of the trip; I had seen photos a few months ago and became obsessed with them. This was the one and only part of the trip where I was a little disappointed. Weather was simply not on our side…
Patagonia, rainbows
Ah the elusive rainbow, arco iris.
Rainbows are so very special, the perfect mixture of sunlight and rain. It’s as simple as the poet Williams Wordsworth said, “My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky.”
Patagonia, expectations
Patagonia far surpassed my expectations. And I had really high expectations. It’s just absolutely breathtakingly amazing. Continue reading Patagonia, expectations
Patagonia, my first hour
Driving down the rugged Carretera Austral, every turn brings a new surprise, a new “ohh…ahh…” Everything here is BIG, a wild, wide expanse of beauty. Amazing.
Happy (Belated) Easter! (Chilean Style)
First and foremost, this post is dedicated to Nelly Gunther Hughes, who is a most marvelous woman and who welcomes me into her home like a daughter.
Secondly, yes, this is long overdue. Life has been so busy! And what makes it just so busy you ask? Preparing for PATAGONIA! Continue reading Happy (Belated) Easter! (Chilean Style)
Into the mystic
Thick fog blended sea and land early last Sunday morning on a weekend excursion to Algarrobo. And so we decided to take a drive up the coast a bit, explore. On the way, we came across a dirt road that said “El Yeco,” so we naturally turned onto it, because that’s what you’re supposed to do; you see an unmarked road, you explore. The result: A mystical view while perched high above rocky beaches. Continue reading Into the mystic
Monday Memories – Clint Montgomery
Spoiler alert: This post is sad.
Soon after my brother died, I began to fear time. Everyone reassured me that only time could heal the pain, so I went along with it. But deep down, it was my enemy, each day taking me further away from my only brother. I feared I would forget him….
And here we are, 11 years later. I realize that I never had anything to fear. He will never be forgotten. It’s as John Steinbeck said in To a God Unknown:
“Life cannot be cut off quickly. One cannot be dead until the things he changed are dead. His effect is the only evidence of his life. While there remains even a plaintive memory, a person cannot be cut off, dead. And he thought, ‘It’s a long slow process for a human to die. We kill a cow, and it is dead as soon as the meat is eaten, but a man’s life dies as a commotion in a still pool dies, in little waves, spreading and growing back toward stillness.’” Continue reading Monday Memories – Clint Montgomery
Riot Art
So this is the last from quite an interesting experience. I give you: Riot Art.
Best wish for you Good time
So life has been super busy. Are you aware that it’s almost April?! I’ve got some amazing phlogs coming soon, but for now I leave you with my new favorite hobby: Searching for gift bags that make no sense in English. (See: Because Bad Translations Are Funny.)
I want to ‘Go with Oh’ to Barcelona!
I truly love blogging. If I could do it as a full-time job, have no doubt, I would. So that is why I’m entering this contest, because I feel my “phlogs” (photo blogs) have a lot to offer and would fit perfectly with ‘Go with Oh’s’ style.
Now, I would go anywhere the wind takes me, but I choose Barcelona because of my fluency in Spanish, which I feel would really help me go beyond your typical tourist experience, giving insight into a city in which I yearn to know. Continue reading I want to ‘Go with Oh’ to Barcelona!