Desde La Habana {Imágenes y Son}

  ‘Habana is very much like a rose,’ said Fico Fellove in the movie The Lost City, ‘it has petals and it has thorns…so it depends on how you grab it. But in the end it always grabs you.’ “One of the most beautiful cities in the world. You see it with your heart.” Enrique [...]

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Winter Venice

In the winter, Venice is like an abandoned theatre. The play is finished, but the echoes remain. Arbit Blatas To build a city where it is impossible to build a city is madness in itself, but to build there one of the most elegant and grandest of cities is the madness of genius. Alexander Herzen [...]

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Nostalgia, or The Last American Tailor

San Diego, December 14, 2011.

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Confession of a Lurker | Entry for ONE LIFE International Photography Competition

I decided to participate ( characteristically last-minute) to ONE LIFE, an international photography competition, in the ‘City Imagery’ category. Click here (or on the image above) to see the entry at a higher resolution and, if you like what you see, vote and share my photograph. The prize is $10,000 or a trip around the world. [...]

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Reading Tea Leaves (and Fortune Cookies)

Well, this is no good! August is almost here and once again balmy summer days flew by with traveling, urban escapades and some R&R…while the postings have been mighty sparse. I have been a curious tourist in my own city and state, and, in between summer courses,  the roamings included a visit to Joshua Tree National Park, Much [...]

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San Diego ArtWalk April 30/May 1

Here are couple of my favorite artists from this past weekend’s ArtWalk. Danny Hughes Studio See Danny’s spirit-infused art here. Andrew Mosedale  See Andrew Mosedale’s Fine Photography for the Eclectic Eye. Amazon Fine Arts|Mario Cespedes Amazon Fine Arts Gallery

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