The yearly celebration of Jesus del Gran Poder gathers over 40,000 participants/dancers every year in May/June in La Paz, Bolivia. It is now considered part of UNESCO's Cultural Heritage. I have published a book about this celebration and you can view the digital version here: Gran Poder
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Pomegranate
This are not a painting.
I feel obliged to explain verbally these images:
The original still life photograph is lifted, raised to another level, to another interpretation, a new reality. A curator placed this final interpretation in the realm of Magic Realism, a term which is commonly applied to literature, specifically Latin American fiction.
And thus attempting to bridge the gap between traditional photography and traditional painting (the repetition of 'traditional' is intended)
Cabo de Gata: the dry lands
Continuing with a portrayal of the geography of Cabo de Gata, Algeria, Andalusia.
The Morning
Inspired by Philippe Otto Runge.
The Self abroad
While on holiday...
Inspired by Matt Mawson's surreal visual expression. ( @mattmawson )
Decay II
Discovering the inside of a fruit that had been kept far too long
Unicorn running through Laguna Negra
Project mixing picture and digital colorization. basis picture from Javier Molina. including an unicorn running through a virgin landscape
Returning to La Paz - Imágenes Paceñas
'Returning to La Paz' is an hommage to Javier Molina's birth place. After living in the USA for a number of years the Bolivian photographer returned to La Paz in the early 1970s. Living abroad gave him a perspective that allowed him to see the city with new eyes.
All images with either Fujifilm, Kodak or Ilford film
Andean Landscapes - 32 images
A selection of 32 photographs for Pachamama - Honouring Mother Earth event
Aubergines in Autumn
Aubergines, a humble Autumn vegetable/fruit, Chinese lanterns and a mauve vase....
Grain Fort and cause-way
A reconstruction of the fort and its cause-way, as the tide comes in...