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.
Foto del Día: I Just Want To Live… (Street Poemas – Quito, Ecuador)
Foto del Día: Friday Portrait Series – Exploring the Dungeons of “El Castillo de San Felipe” in Cartagena (w/Alanna)
Subterranean portraits of my friend/traveler/fellow Brooklynite, Alanna, with whom I dug deep into the dungeons and underground passage ways of the mighty “Castillo de San Felipe” of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia for the first time in 2010. EANTF.
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 […]
Foto del Día: Origins of “El Dorado” – Ancient Artworks and Pre-Hispanic Gold at El Museo del Oro (Bogotá, Colombia)
Word around the campfire is that the legend of “El Dorado,” what was believed by many conquistadores and explorers to be a lost city and vast kingdom of GOLD in the “New World” — has its origins in what is now modern day Colombia. Legend has it (depicted in the second photo above) that when the […]
Foto del Día: Vigilando La Ciudad de Cali, Colombia – El Monumento Cristo Rey
Similar to the “Cristo Redentor” of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “El Monumento Cristo Rey” of Colombia looks over (vigilar) the city of Santiago de Cali with open arms… EANTF.
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.
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
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 […]
Foto del Día: Buscando Luz en La Catedral de Sal – Zipaquirá, Colombia
Just a few images from La Catedral de Sal de Zipaquirá, Colombia – a giant roman catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine over 2oo meters underground. Amazing shadows. Amazing textures. Very fun to photograph.
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 […]