Category: Photography
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A product of time, labor and love
The over ground cemeteries, like the ones here in Galicia, create unintended corridors of light and dark punctuated by pruned foliage. Not that I am a graveyard junky who spends his time mooching from cemetery to cemetery, but they are always an interesting window into their communities. It is in this way that, though structurally…
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Last light
As the dead rest their heels the sound of kids screaming and laughing can be heard over the drone of SpongeBob SquarePants’ bouncy castle air pump.
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Watching the dog fetch a ball in El Río Tea
Saturday photowalk with my son, exploring the rivers that pass through Ponteareas. It’s very easy to take the clean waters of Galicia for granted but they are remarkable when compared to the filth of 1970s Irish waters of my childhood.
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Fairy trees on the Camino Real, Esgos
Probably not fairy trees but if they were in Ireland they would have a range of myths around them and how they appear to be dancing together.
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Cow with an umbrella,sheltering from the rain
The owners of this cow always make an effort to keep it prepared for the often extreme weather that takes place in Orense. This photograph is from my diary/sketchbook.
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Project work, Immigrant Trees
With my back to the last subject of my previous project I look out on the subject of my next. A small crop of eucalyptus trees by the side of the road that leads from the village to the chapel on the mountain. Photograph is from my diary/sketchbook.
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Camilo’s Tractor, Loña Do Monte.
Loña Do Monte in the mountains east of Orense in the Ribeira Sacra area is the source of inspiration for most of my current projects. Black and White photographs such as this one made on old film cameras are from my diary/sketchbook.
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Could I Be Buried Here?
You watch your life unfold before you from start to finish, would you change anything? Worn out, after a thirty-year career as a migrant artist in animation, design and academia, I moved to Spain with my wife to recuperate and reflect on the events that had led to this moment. Nested in the mountains of…
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Immersive Photographic Realities
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Photography, since its inception, has served as a pivotal medium for capturing and preserving human experiences, from historical events to artistic expressions that showcase the human condition. The medium not only depicts reality but also manipulates perceptions through the photographer’s control over time, framing, and exposure. In contemporary practices, photography intertwines with digital technology, where…
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The Daughters of Holy Mary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Watching events unfold while out for a walk with our baby in his pram led to a slight sprint as I saw this group of nuns walking down the hill from the direction of Plaza Maior toward Rua de Progresso. The color of their robes reminded me of the canopies outside the cafe La Coruñesa…
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Universal man
As I was passing the cathedral there was a few groups of men chatting and waiting for it to open, while this guy was sitting alone with just his thoughts. He could have been anywhere across Europe at anytime over the last 100+ years appearing in every black and white photography book ever made, but…
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Estación Termal As Burgas
Orense’s hot springs flow at over 60C (140F), these public baths occupy the site of a Roman settlement “Aquis Aurienses”(Golden waters) from which the province gets its name.