The Magic of the Cities.
Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Casa del Poeta / House of The Poet
House of the poet, Ramon Lopez Velarde (Lives here from 1918-1921)
In Memoriam.
http://www.cuauhtemoc.df.gob.mx/turismo/museos/lopez_velarde.html
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Monday, December 11, 2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Friday, December 8, 2006
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Dialogo de bancas / Dialogue of the bench
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Dialogo de bancas / Dialogue of the bench
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Dialogo de Bancas / Dialogue of the bench
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2006/12/04/index.php?section=cultura&article=a11n1cul
Monday, December 4, 2006
Sunday, December 3, 2006
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Tina Modotti's House
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_modotti
She was a photographer, model, silent film actress, and leftist who once playfully described her profession as "men." She acted in several silent movies in the early 1920s and later became a model for prominent photographers and artists of the time.
… Modotti is thought to have been introduced to photography as a young girl in Italy, where her uncle, Pietro Modotti, maintained a photography studio. Years later in the U.S., her father opened a similar studio in San Francisco, where her interest undoubtedly developed further. However, it was her relationship with Edward Weston that was to allow her to gravitate upward to become a world class photographer. Mexican photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo divided Modotti’s career as a photographer into two distinct categories: "Romantic" and "Revolutionary." The former period includes her time spent as Weston’s darkroom assistant, office manager and, finally, creative partner. Together they opened a portrait studio in Mexico City and were commissioned to travel around Mexico taking photographs for Anita Bremmer’s book, "Idols Behind Altars." During this time she also became the photographer of choice for the blossoming Mexican mural movement, documenting the works of JosĆ© Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera. Many of her pictures of flowers originate from that time.
Friday, December 1, 2006
Happy Childhood
Taking a photo of a person from the waist down.
If you want to see this theme all over the world click on any of the participating sites below:
Sharon, CT, USA | Porto, Portugal | Albuquerque, NM, USA | London, UK | Seattle, WA, USA | Edinburgh, UK | Stayton, OR, USA | Greenville, SC, USA | Budapest, Hungary | Antigua, Guatemala | Alexandria, VA, USA | Manila, Philippines | Twin Cities, MN, USA | Szentes, Hungary | Paris, France | Portsmouth, UK | Ryde, UK | Sydney, Australia | Oulu, Finland | Singapore | Santiago, Chile | Melbourne, Australia | Dubai, UAE | Bandung, Indonesia | Copenhagen, Denmark | Sequim, WA, USA | Singapore | Tenerife, Spain | Tuzla, B&H | Jakarta, Indonesia | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Brussels, Belgium | Stavanger, Norway | Aliso Viejo, CA, USA | Oshawa, ON, Canada | Vantaa, Finland | Trier, Germany | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK | Hong Kong | Shang Hai, China | San Diego, CA, USA | Sydney, Australia | St Paul, MN, USA
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Pueblo Desesperado / Desperate People
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Poster para Lila Downs
Poster for Lila Downs, made from a picture I took of one of her street posters. She is an extraordinary Mexican folk singer.
http://www.liladowns.com