Archive | September, 2007

25 September 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Fruit & Vegetable Truck

Since it rained Tuesday, I had to postpone taking pictures of/for my new Bolivian friends and their fruit and vegetable truck. Friday proved to be a beautiful, sunny day with no precipitation in sight. What extremely difficult conditions for shooting photos! First of all, noon is the most difficult time to photograph because of the [...]

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23 September 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Volunteer & Job Response

Well, after several failed attempts in May, it seems there is an organization in Buenos Aires that not only wants, but responds to volunteers. On Thursday, someone actually replied to my email! Carla from Uniendo Caminos (Uniting Paths) was glad to receive my inquiry and more than happy to set up a time to see [...]

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23 September 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Afternoon in Puerto Madero

Thursday I set out with the purpose of taking pictures of the Colombian ship Pablo had told me about the day before. I arrived to dock 3 in Puerto Madero and did indeed find a ship. However, it did seem a bit puzzling that it had Argentine flags and not a single Colombian flag. Not [...]

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23 September 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Meeting Pablo at Plaza Güemes

It finally quit raining! So, before heading to class Wednesday afternoon, I returned to my old stomping grounds of Palermo to take a few shots of the beautiful Basilica del Espiritu Santo as well as the surrounding Plaza Güemes.
After capturing some pictures of the church, I settled down on a park bench to alleviate my [...]

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19 September 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Poor Maria

There are times in life where you just don’t know what to tell someone. Tonight was another one of those times as I listened in disbelief to yet another chapter in the drama that is Maria’s year of 2007. As you may recall, she already had a tough experience with a carjacking back in February.
Saturday [...]

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