So I won a third place award for a sports feature picture in this year’s College Photographer of the Year competition. Lots of threes. Third place, third time I have entered. It reminds me of one of my favorite Simpsons quotes when the Olympics Commissioner is talking to the town in the episode where Bart loses the Olympics for Springfield. “People, people, please! You’re forgetting what the Olympics are all about: giving out medals of beautiful gold, so-so silver and shameful bronze.” No really, I am proud of myself, but that was the first thing I thought of when I was told I won the award. I might love the Simpsons as much as photography. Check it out:
http://www.cpoy.org/index.php?s=WinningImages&yr=64&c=185#3.0
Richard Sennot, the editor of the “Full Frame” section of the globalpost.com’s website was kind enough to publish an essay of my work from the El Cisne pilgrimage. The first time (so far, hopefully) that its been published other than here on this blog. Check it out if you have a minute.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/full-frame/091111/full-frame-following-the-virgin-el-cisne
Five months and finally got something published. Global Post.com ran a small feature that Sara Shahriari and I did in Ecuador on Panama hats. You may have seen the pictures from earlier posts here. But then again I am not even sure anyone is looking at this blog and I am probably just typing to myself. Anywhoo, check it out if you have a minute (or four to be exact).
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/the-americas/091008/panama-hats-ecuador
So about two weeks ago, Sara and I were returning from a trip out to the campo as the trufi (mini vans that get you around town) was passing through El Alto, I looked over and saw this very well defined funnel cloud heading our direction. No one seemed to bothered by this but me. I tried to explain to our fellow passengers that tornadoes are very dangerous and can do a lot of damage. The guy responded to me, “Va a llover” (Its going to rain.) Thanks weatherman.
