Just so you know, the sky this day was a brilliant blue. He’s standing on a bridge, enveloped by a cloud of tear gas, mayhem on either end. He is either a champion or crazy, or maybe a bit of both. Continue reading The photographer I’ll never have the balls to be.
Walking to my English class at 7:45 this morning, I could already feel it. Police on every corner, the tension, the “march.”
I’ve never actually published this photo before, but came across it recently and I thought it was pretty cool.
A fish-eye lens is a fun thing to have in your kit. Though it is by no means a primary lens, it does always seem to pull through and give you great, unique shots. Continue reading A 180˚ view
Wait, what was I thinking? My photographic tendency is clearly cute old men…
I recently watched a video by photojournalist Will Yurman, who several years back started “A day A photo,” a project dedicated to shooting and publishing a photo on his site every single day, 365 days a year. (Or in this case 366…maybe, it is 2012…ha). He talked about how fun it was to periodically go back through the images and make visual connections. He finds it interesting that we as photographers seem to see the same thing over and over again.
So that got me thinking, what do I see and shoot over and over again? What is my tendency as a photographer?
Looking back through my photos, the answer became quite obvious.
I’m posting this for today’s memory because lately, I’ve had a real itch to leave the concrete jungle behind for a hot second, breathe deep and run around in the mountains. Soon….
Continue reading Monday Memories – Breathe, breathe in the air… So let me start with excuses. It was dark, my telephoto lens only goes to a 4.0 aperture, hence a maximum shutter speed of 200 and a ridiculously high ISO, and lastly, I’m simply out of practice. (For all non-camera folk: It was dark and I didn’t have proper equipment.) Back in the day when I was shooting college sports at least once a week, I was much better at anticipating “the shot,” not like this time, where I got the moment right before kicking or right after kicking, but never foot-to-ball contact. It was still fun and I’d love to try it again.
So apart from taking photos, I also love making jewelry. I’ve been making my own creations for years now, and I’d like to share a few of my favorites. Continue reading Pliers, wires and beads…
As every day here has been at least in the high eighties since I can remember, I take a reprieve from the dog days of summer via photos I shot two years ago at my lovely home in West Virginia. I’ll never forget that by that point in my life, due to changing hemispheres so often, it was my third consecutive winter, only to be followed by another upon my “permanent” return to Chile. Oh how I wanted to feel the heat of the very sun heating me now.
So, it may be hot, but I can’t complain.
You think that one’s good? Continue reading Because bad translations are funny
Though this never actually made it in a phlog, I took it while interning at The Santiago Times in 2009. In fact, it was my first assignment for them.
I think it’s fairly obvious why we call him “whale dog.”
I’ve never seen this guy move outside of a 100 meter radius from where he ALWAYS is, his home. I’ve lived in this area for more than a year now and it never fails, when I pass by, there he is, in all his whale dog glory. Continue reading Whale Dog
So there’s this really cool chick I know who makes great clothes and who let me photograph her wearing those great clothes a while back. And that’s what this phlog is about: Abi Wilkinson and her great clothes. Continue reading Abi Wilkinson
It is the heart of summer here in Chile, and there is no better place to be than la playa, the beach.
So that is exactly where I spent my weekend: Algarrobo. Continue reading La Playa
On January 26, 2012, a fire swept through a historical area of Valparaíso, damaging ten commercial locales and injuring several people.
One of those affected was the Escuela de Samba Valparaíso, a school dedicated to the art of percussion. More than 60 large drums, various musical instruments and costumes, totaling around $6 million Chilean Pesos ($12,000 USD), were lost. It is as the school’s director Ronny Mancilla says, a real tragedy. Continue reading The Beat Goes On…
I found some writings from when I was in Vietnam. I liked this one and thought it’d be a nice change, from South America to Southeast Asia.
Continue reading Monday Memories – Chicken feet & bird placenta
Playing a very intimate acoustic session in a funky little bar in Bellavista last night, Perota Chingo has won my heart. Their voices are amazing and when the two girls harmonize, well, it’s pure melodious balance.
Chile lindo. Beautiful Chile. Continue reading Reserva Nacional Río de los Cipreses
And then right across the river from La Vega Central, there’s Mercado Central, the place in the city for fresh seafood.
A continuation of last week’s Monday Memory, Eleven days in the Lakes District (Part 1).
Day 6:
Woke up refreshed with Skip on the porch. We hiked around the Chiloé National Park for a bit, and of course our partner tagged along. Continue reading Monday Memories – Eleven days in the Lakes District (Part 2)
2012. My year. Or so I’ve decided.
(No need to catch the rare Flowering Desert, just walk around, like in Valpo, and exotic flowers are everywhere in Chile!)
