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Category Archives: Argentina
Flashback – Another one from the archives
The year: 2010
The idea: portraits of attendees at the 6th annual Tatto Show at Hotel Bauen
The location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Without further ado it is time to meet some of the locals:
One from the archives
I am horrible at archiving.
I’ve neglected it over the past year, or two-ish. So, with time on my hands I am reorganizing the archives and updating them. I found this photo just now and still love it. Sometimes photos need to grow on me and other times I like them right away, but later I don’t care much for them. However, there are the occasional photographs that stick.
This is a screen used to print T-shirts. I guess I like it so much because I find dark humor in something so dirty yet it is for the Ministerio de Salud de La Nación (Argentina Health Ministry). This photo was taken in 2008 at the Comedor Los Pibes. They would often produce T-shirts for national government organizations and for their own group to wear during political rallies.
Muestra fin de año Bancalari!
Más información y el mapa, haz clic: Muestra fin de año.
Photo Gallery: NO a la violencia contra la mujer
Today is the 25th of November and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Below is a short photo gallery of images from the event in front of the Obelisco in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Interesting choice, no? Very phallic symbol dominating the city)
In one photo there are 9 hangers with clothing and names draped from them, representing women who’ve been killed in domestic violence or familial violence. In total there were 262 hangers – empty clothing blowing in the wind – on display, for the 262 women killed in 2010.
Basta, says the sheet covered in hand prints and signatures of women and men. Basta – Enough. My handprint is among them.
Click on a photo to see it larger and read the description.
Fotogalería: La celebración el la Plaza de Mayo, CFK reelecta
The president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is reelected to her second term in office with more than 53% of the popular vote. Residents turn out in mass to celebrate in the Plaza de Mayo in front of the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 23, 2011. Photos taken for Argentina Elections.
A Slice of Awesomeness
Awesome, or as the New Englander in me would say, Wicked Awesome. That was my Tuesday night. I shared a milanesa with fritas, hung out with a friend and listened to swing by a bunch of older, weathered, totally awesome, local musicians at the Bar Palacio in Chacaritas. The place was filled with just energy and happiness. Good friends, good music and I’m pretty sure I spied a few good shots of whisky here and there.
We should all be so lucky to reach this age and have a talent and passion like these guys.
Here is one song I recorded (remember folks Cate = still photographer; Cate ≠ videographer) and there are a few pics below.
BA Marathon 2011
I didn’t run the Buenos Aires marathon this year. I feel kind of sad about that actually. Watching the runners go by me at kilometer 37, some struggling, others trotting by tall and confident. I can’t explain the energy that comes from being in a herd of runners. It is energy all aimed at the same goal. The Finish. Time is rather inconsequential for most. The goal is the finish. It is simply amazing because I know of no other ‘thing’ that focuses so much energy on one collective goal. I wish I knew how to keep that feeling present in my daily work. It is too easy to get lost on the course then. I need to be surrounded by marathon runners, right.
Getting to 42k is different for each person. My little sister, for example, can cruise most of the course, but I can’t imagine what it takes her to finish as fast as she does (she smokes it). What mind games she plays. I know my own though. I was trying to figure out one day how to explain what it feels like toward the end of a marathon. When you’re close enough, but still far enough and there is nothing but a head game left. So today when I was out waiting for the lead woman to pass us at kilometer 37, I shot the photo below. This is what kilometer 37 feels like: lots of road. Still 5k to go, 37k down. A race in a race and the only race that matter is the one between your feet and your head.
Hmmmm, Chicago 2012? Sounds good. And my respect and congratulations to all of the runners.
The Long Road
POV: Five minutes in the life of a street
Five minutes in the life of a street in Bancalari, Partido de Tigre, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bancalari, where?
I am very grateful, in the years I’ve lived in Buenos Aires, that my knowledge of the area is not just limited to the more touristy sections of Capital. In fact, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know some of the provincia as well. Not just Tigre or Mar de La Plata, etc… but also areas such as Moron, Pilar, Cassanova, Merlo, and now Bancalari. Granted the provincia is a big place, so my list of ‘where I’ve been’ pales in comparison to ‘where I have yet to go.’
Most recently I ended up in Bancalari, just over an hour on the 15 semi rapido from my apartment, for the purpose of teaching with the group Ojo de Pez. Yep, someone was crazy enough to put me in charge of a class. And a class full of 13-16y.o. more or less. It is awesome. Challenging, frustrating (on my part when my Spanish fails), and exciting. It is a good thing I like teenagers. They’re nuts. Nutty-interesting, that is. I have yet to meet a teenager I didn’t find interesting, but unfortunately I’ve met plenty of boring adults. They are developing their own visions and voices. Hormones are all over the place and you can just watch as their personalities form right in front of you. I am often reminded at the pointedness with which teenagers can see the world.
While we’ve begun photographing in class and the teens have taken the cameras home, I only have one exercise to post here.. The first experience was to search out shapes, forms, colors, shadows, etc.. and the purpose of the exercise was to accomplish three things: 1. use the cameras, 2. focus properly 3. begin to look and notice the world around us and for the sake of the photograph, organize it.
I have to say I’m rather proud of them. I may not have any children, but every Thursday from now until the end of December I have about 15 teenagers.
Check out the slideshow below and also Ojo de Pez on Flickr to keep up with the other workshops in Centro Conviven, Cassanova and the other schools.
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