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Scenes: Barcelona

Posted on April 20, 2014

Scene 7: Barcelona, Spain 410. Barcelona, Spain. “Occupy and Resist” 411. Barcelona, Spain. Cat occupying and possibly resisting. 412. Barcelona, Spain. The view from Park Guell. 413. Barcelona, Spain. Alice in Wonderland-esque walkway in Antoni Gaudi’s Park Guell. 414. Barcelona, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barcelona, Casa Mila, Gaudi, graffiti, MACBA, Park Guell, Photography, Sagrada Familia, skateboarding, spain | Leave a comment

The Greatest City in America?

Posted on March 29, 2014

When it comes to death by gun, Detroit and New Orleans remain the two most murderous cities in America. The good news of 2013, however, is that in comparison to the year prior, both of these cities saw a significant … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Baltimore, drugs, graffiti, gun violence, gun-homicide, Maryland, new jersey, newark, Photography, RIP, The Wire | Leave a comment

Scenes: Paris

Posted on February 11, 2014

Scene 6: Paris, France 383. Paris, France. No hand-holding allowed in Paris, apparently. Especially not between parents and children. 384. Paris, France. Notre-Dame. 385. Paris, France. The view from Notre-Dame, 1. 386. Paris, France. The view from Notre-Dame, 2. 387. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Eiffel Tower, france, Louvre, Moulin Rouge, Notre-Dame, paris, Photography, Rodin | Leave a comment

Beautify All Things

Posted on January 26, 2014

“That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.” The above words were spoken by a young man who, in 1831, managed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abandoned buildings, American Visionary Art Museum, art, Baltimore, Edgar Allan Poe, Maryland, murals, Photography | Leave a comment

Scenes: Lisbon

Posted on December 15, 2013

Scene 5: Lisbon, Portugal 359. Lisbon, Portugal. Che Guevara’s silhouette accompanied by the line, “Too much conscious kills action.” 360. Lisbon, Portugal. Finite real estate. 361. Lisbon, Portugal. 362. Lisbon, Portugal. Welcome to one of the most unfortunate realities of travel … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Belem Tower, graffiti, lisbon, Monument to the Discoveries, Photography, portugal, praca do comercio | Leave a comment

Silencio en la Calle

Posted on December 8, 2013

One fine day in September of 1973, a right-wing military junta overthrew the government of democratically elected Chilean President Salvador Allende. With swift efficiency, leaders in the Chilean military used their nation’s Air Force to bomb the presidential palace – … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Argentina, Augusto Pinochet, Buenos Aires, Chile, Deceparecidos, El Palacio de la Moneda, graffiti, museo de la memoria y los derechos humanos, Patagonia, Photography, political prisoners, Santiago, terrorism, Ushuaia | 1 Comment

Scenes: Scotland

Posted on November 10, 2013

Scene 4: Scotland 342. Glasgow, Scotland. 343. Glasgow, Scotland. A disproportionate number of the nicest people I’ve met in my life reside in Scotland. Friends and I stopped in this cafe for breakfast and shelter from the seemingly ceaseless rain … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bagpipes, Cemetery, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Photography, Scotland | Leave a comment