Subscribe via RSSDía de la Paz
On January 28th, schools across Spain celebrated Día de la Paz, or Peace Day. Perhaps its closest comparison in the United States is Martin Luther King Day, which occurs around the same time. Children focus on messages of anti-violence and anti-racism and celebrate with performances, readings, and a flotilla of white balloons. My school, CEPR [...]
Might As Well Jump
Last weekend my roommates and I took a trip to Seville. We took a little time to go to Plaza España, one of the city’s landmarks from the 1929 exhibition, and try out some mid-air photographs. Here are the results…
Feria San Lucas, Jaén
This is a HUGE festival here… It runs for a little over a week, all day and all night. Buses from all over the province stop at the fairground itself, which is just acres and acres of games, rides, food, and dance clubs. We went out on Saturday, saw the parade and then went out [...]
Farewell, New York City
After 7 years (and lots of really good stories), I’m finally leaving New York City.
Jazz Age Festival @ Governor’s Island
The day I was out on Governor’s Island to take photographs of Paul and Contessa happened to be the same day of the Jazz Age Festival – at least that’s what I think it was called. My friends and I spent pretty much the whole day on the Island picnicing, playing ultimate frisbee, biking, using [...]
Paul & Contessa
Today, something completely different. These are my friends Paul and Contessa, who, after seeing me carry my camera everywhere with me, asked me if I could take some photos of them for their Save the Date cards. We spent some time wandering around Governor’s Island taking photos. With their permission, I’ve posted some of the [...]
Siren Festival 2008!
On July 19, most of the music-loving population of the New York City Metropolitan area descended on Coney Island for some fun in the sun: Siren Festival 2008. Each year for the past eight years, the Village Voice newspaper has thrown this all-day party in Coney Island. For free.
Yes, just one of many reasons why [...]
