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August 18 2010 We’re approaching an era of stability in our lives. There is one roof and only one city. We’re taking the same trips and creating memories together. I found my tripod last week in a garage housing decades-worth of belongings I’ve left behind and mostly forgotten. This was the first time I’d used it [...] August 17 2010 Rochelle (far right) is back home in the Bay after living in South Africa for six months, and then briefly hanging in Los Angeles. Revaz and Laura (middle) are both in the Bay on their way to Portland. Laura will then leave to Kenya for a year where she’ll be based with human [...] August 16 2010 It’s hard to have NorCal love coming from SoCal living. But the city’s colorful secrets make me wonder if there’s a possibility of living here in the near future. August 13 2010 I started my day off here and didn’t do much else. August 10 2010 Arts District Los Angeles, formerly known as the Warehouse District, reminds me of an underdeveloped DUMBO. Unused rail lines lead to fences. Buildings are covered in well-known stencil art. The sidewalks are mangled by the remnants of construction work either left unfinished or postponed. There’s even a nice view of Downtown from the [...] August 8 2010 I’m not inspired by fruit, flowers or vegetables. In fact, I get really frustrated at farmers markets because I can’t try most of the produce. I’m allergic to birch pollen, so nectarines, pears, peaches, apples, and kiwi – items always left out in volumes for sampling – are never for me. I’m left [...] August 6 2010 I don’t know much about Culver City, Ca. My time in the area revolved around the Samy’s Camera just west of this shot. I hear galleries have opened (and closed) over the last few years, the rents are alright and there’s a “scene.” I’ve only ever visited the city three times and I’m [...] August 5 2010 The interior needs lots of work, but you couldn’t tell from the polished exterior. The Chevrolet DeLuxe is Pancho‘s new ride. August 3 2010 This is Southern California. August 1 2010 There was a lot of fantasy involved before our move. What would our place look like? What adventures would be waiting? What memories would be photographed and preserved? I remember thinking it wasn’t a good idea to dream. I’ve had a turbulent relationship with Los Angeles over the years and my absence hadn’t [...] July 29 2010 I would have preferred a cholo, but palm trees will do. July 28 2010 Oso moved out to DF last month just in time to see us leave. It’s natural to wonder what Mexico City would have been like with my fiancee and a really good friend living in the city. It took a visit from David to enlighten my coffee ordering. Before him, it was puro [...] July 27 2010 Anna ran the office from our living room and started with five permanent employees when she first started her job in Mexico City. Two years later, the office she built is bustling with over 100 local employees. Above, a few of her chamba-mates come out to salute her one last time. July 26 2010 The green VW beetle. Once a constant around the streets of Mexico City, the vehicles are sparse now, headed for extinction in 2012. The notorious green beetles, or “el vocho”, were transformed into maroon/gold in 2009 and are now sprinkled randomly throughout the city. Above, a green bug in Roma. July 25 2010 The most fascinated illustrations at the Mexico City Museum involve the canals and waterways once dominant in Mexico City. How this city became the second most populated in the world – on a base considered mush – is still something that boggles my mind. None of this is forgotten in the hundreds of [...] July 24 2010 There is still lots to pack. If we could, we’d take this apartment with us to Los Angeles. July 23 2010 Last weekend in Mexico City/Dreaming of Los Angeles. July 22 2010 By normal standards of street beauty, Juan de la Barrera would be considered extraordinary. Arching branches cover the sidewalks overhead with intense green foliage. The houses are weathered with character. Its birds can be heard chirping because silence isn’t unordinary. It feels like a neighborhood in a giant city. Five minutes into my [...] July 22 2010 We were on our way to pick up moving boxes and I spotted them. A young man enjoying the few hours before the 5:30pm rains with his lady friend. She never moved, but he turned to look at me the moment I took the first photograph. This is when I feel the most [...] |
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