Tag: colombia
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360 | On the Road Together :: Cartagena, Colombia, 2015
After being roommates for many years, Elaine and I have fully acknowledged our differences. I’m used to checking into a hostel with no particular itinerary in mind, and she’s well, probably the opposite of that. I have to admit I was a bit nervous when we first decided to take a trip to a developing…
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291 | Museums :: Bogota, Colombia, 2015
Botero’s style is so humorous and memorable, and really lit up our day!
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215 | Soldiers :: Bogota, Colombia, 2014
On our first day in Bogota, we drove through the city to go to a tourist spot and saw dozens of uniformed soldiers with machine guns in front of random buildings. It was actually quite a scary sight and I did not feel comfortable taking photos of them. But this guard in front of the…
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162 | Self Portraits :: Bogota, Colombia, 2015
I love taking reflection photos of myself in museums, especially modern museums. Often times you can get a composition like this one, which seems almost surreal (and quite creepy) in its blend of the art and the viewer.
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137 | Statues :: Medellin, Colombia, 2015
Fernando Botero made a name for himself with his exaggerated portraits, depicting people and animals in extreme disproportions. His “fat” statues can be seen all over Medellin, but mostly concentrated in Plaza Botero, right outside Museo de Antioquia where some of his most famous paintings reside. You can even find one depicting the bloody death of…
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098 | Masks :: Bogota, Colombia, 2015
I always found masks at museums haunting, as if they bear a spirit that’s waiting to communicate with the willing stranger.
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237 | Windows :: Cartagena, Colombia, 2015
I love places that look like they were forgotten by time. Or, perhaps they just didn’t care to keep up with the passage of time. Cartagena sure was one of those places, where every corner you turn, you might find one such alley, or door, or window. I often stopped by one such relic and…
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054 | Strangers :: Cartagena, Colombia, 2015
My last stranger hails from Cartagena, Colombia. I’m not a great photographer and my project is more about the stories than the photos themselves, but this is one I’m quite fond of from the photography perspective. The street vendor just happens to be in the perfect place at the perfect time and wearing the perfect…