looking out, looking in, looking over — the great volcano “Tungurahua” (translates in kichwa: “Throat of Fire”) and the city of Baños de Agua Santa, which rests below… “If you don’t build your dreams… (Si tú no construyes tus propios sueños…) Someone will hire you to build theirs…” (Alguien te va a contratar a ti […]
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Foto del Día: “If You Don’t Build Your Dreams… ” (Baños, Ecuador)
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Foto del Día: Usted Está Aquí y Ahora… Take The Leap!!! (Baños, Ecuador)
(Click on the thumbnails below to view images in a gallery) You are here and now…(Usted está aquí y ahora…) Inhale slow…(Inhala lentamente…) Close your eyes…(Cierra los ojos…) Take that leap!!! (¡¡¡Da un salto!!!) EANTF.
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Foto del Día: I Just Want To Live… (Street Poemas – Quito, Ecuador)
Solo quiero vivir… (I just want to live…) Quiero vivir mucho para amarte siempre… (I want to live long to love you forever…) ¿Amaste a alguien hoy? (Did you love someone today?) EANTF.
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Foto del Día: Una Oda al “Llapingacho” – Traditional Cuisine from the Ecuadorian Highlands
Just a little Photo-Ode to probably what is one of the greatest “comidas típicas” (traditional foods) of the Americas, namely the highland regions of Ecuador — “El llapingacho:” Fried mashed potato pancakes stuffed with cheese (Se me hace agua la boca!!! It makes my mouth water!!!) A typical plate of Llapingacho is usually served with: Chorizo […]
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Foto del Día: Get It While It’s Hot – Guinea Pig a la Plancha!!! (Baños, Ecuador)
What you see there on that “plancha” or “parilla” (grill) is called “Cuy,” also known as Guinea Pig. For those living in the U.S. of A, these images might be a little hard to accept, as we like to keep cuy as pets — Not Eat Them!!! However, in the Andean regions of Ecuador, […]
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Foto del Día: Experiments in Fotografía Callejera at “Latitud 0” – Quito, Ecuador
The results of a ‘lil experimenting with fotografía callejera (street photography) at “latitud 0” — pursuing honest shots of vendedores ambulantes (traveling merchants) ’round the city center of Quito, Ecuador. EANTF.
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Foto del Día: Believe – Grow – Create (Yourself)… Not Metaphorically but Literally in Cuenca, Ecuador
Believe (Creer)… Grow (Crecer)… Create (Yourself) (Crearse)… Not Metaphorically But Literally!!! (No Metafórico Sino Literal!!!) Just a little positivity from the streets of Cuenca, Ecuador… EANTF
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Foto del Día: Wake Up!!! Today Is The Day – Cuenca, Ecuador
Wake Up — Today is the Day!!! EANTF.
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Foto del Día: Friday Portrait Series – “Los Guaguas” Jugando y El Breaker Miguel Bailando – Quito, Ecuador
Children almost always provide amazing portrait opportunities. They never hold anything back — I don’t think they know how to! — which can usually result in some real honest and authentic expression in photos. One fine september day of last year I happened to stumble upon hip hop festival called “Alfaro Vive,” a most […]
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Foto del Día: Enfrentamiento Hecho Cuernazo en La Plaza de Toros – Quito, Ecuador
Ooooooooooo — Que Dolor!!! Just looking at the way el Torero has fallen — directly onto his neck and head — brings me thoughts of great pain and anguish. I guess that’s what he gets for challenging a beast of beasts – El Gran Toro — to “una corrida” or bullfight. And this […]
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