Posts Tagged ‘mexico’
$1 Peso
Trying to cram some skill and ideas into a wedding I will be shooting in September. Also looking at cost of some gear and how I wish it could all go down for one peso into my camera bag. Anyhow, the best to all of you as the week continues to roll by; can't believe it's only Tuesday --got a long one ahead for me.
The Coming Splash
At Six Flags, Mexico last Sunday.
Shoe Shine
Shoe shine in a municipal square in a small town somewhere in the state of Morelos.
The Old Man and His Magazine
Just got back from work a moment ago and it is 01:24 hrs. Got some stuff I shot this weekend but with no time to either look at them or see what I like, I decided to post this image taken back in 2008. The gentleman in this image was sitting contemplating a magazine when I saw him one Sunday in rural Mexico. He is in charge of maintaining the area where we have our weekend home –which I have been unable to get to for about a year now. He was relaxingin his front yard when I asked if I could take some photos of him while he, my mother-in-law, and I chatted away about the area and his past.
When Sadness Strikes Paradise
Schedule in recent two months has kept on a 12-hour per day cycle of continuous activity. For me it's work first then fun, but it seems like that fun is so, so out of reach. Here's something from my visit --last year-- to the beach of Cazones on the coast of Veracruz, Mexico.
Stepping Up
Another something exhibited at the National Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City.
Stepping
Seen in Taxco, Guerrero - Mexico
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Seen in Taxco, Guerrero - Mexico
Nocturnal Journey
An evening walk in Temixco, Morelos.
A Ride
Chasing my son on the bike earlier this week.
Caught in the Field of View
A resident of Taxco walks into my field of view until he notices that I decided to include him in the composition. The vendor to the left simply laughed.
Girls and a Beetle
Seen in Taxco, Guerrero - Mexico.
Rural Wonderings – Morelos, Mexico
Stopped for some refreshments during a drive to a small town outside of Temixco, Morelos when we ran into this fella.
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Temixco in Morelos, Mexico @ night
El Callejón de los Pensadores (The Alleyway of the Thinkers)
Spent a day in Taxco last weekend. This was seen as my wife and I walked along the very narrow and crowded alleys.
Wheels
A moment at Cazones, Veracruz. Liked this old wagon sitting at the porch of my wife's cousin's beach house.
Mario
We laughed and cried together that day.
Making the World Turn
This little one is the reason I make the effort to get out of bed each day.
Eat Me
From a day of crab fishing in Cazones, Veracruz. The locals go out into the wee hours of the night to catch more mature critters like this one. Sadly, they've been depleting the population to the extent that its become nearly impossible to run into abundant catches. Seeing the fishermen go out into the evening with only the silhouette of them and their nets being cast into the waters with billowy clouds against a full moon is a sight to behold. Hard to fathom seeing that come to an end someday in the near future.
SRE (Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores), Centro Historico – Mexico City
Another take at this complex from a different angle and in black and white. I'm behind on my photos with all the work and the efforts to close the year at work. My drive has been gathering images recently shot, but no time to look at them. This one was set aside for posting about a month ago; for several reasons I was reluctant to post. I was surprised the SRE had the fountain you see in the image operating; we are suffering the consequences of poor water policies and a major drought which has placed Mexico City on the verge of severe crisis in this regard too. Thought the flu outbreak was enough.
From the Roof
A view from the roof of Mexico City's major Catholic Temple at the Zocalo. A structure built right on top of the prior ancient and prehispanic Templo Mayor of the Aztecs. This area once housed the political and religious center of the once glorious Aztec empire.
Synchronicity
They can "...granted freedom of intellect because they have no intellect." (from George Orwell's 1984). Does an open society truly lead to the sincere pursuit of truth and transparency? Don't people in the end pervert facts to fit their skewed understanding of reality or world view? The more I see the state of affairs in modern democratic societies, the more convinced I become that the freedom to think does not guarantee truth to reign and flourish. The heart of man is prone to self-deception; in the end, most people believe what they want to believe independent of the facts and truths that could truly break the shackles of ignorance. How else could men like Benito Mussolini, Hitler, and the rising present day haters of equality and egalitarian democratic principles (Even in countries like the United States, and I'm not talking about Obama.) come to power and grow in popularity.
The Evening Walker
Seen on corner of Brazil and Francisco I. Madero from the Zocalo, Mexico City. Grainy due to the need of high ISO, but it takes me back to film back in the late 80s when I had started experimenting with photography.
Waiting at the Gate – Temixco, Morelos
Another shot taken at night in Temxico , Morelos
