Atacama Desert
The Atacama desert is the driest place on the planet. Hemmed in by the Andes to the east and coastal mountains to the west, some parts of the region have never recorded a single drop of rain. Spanish explorers […]
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Santiago, Chile
View from the Cerro Santa Lucia | GPS Map After flying in to Santiago airport, I spent a couple of days in the city collecting some in-country travel information (the Turistel road guide was indispensible for driving) and other useful items (a SIM card for my cell phone that gave […]
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Walt Disney Concert Hall LA
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The Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA is one of my all time favorite buildings. I’ve been there a few times before, but it’s always fascinating to wander around the outside of the building, especially just before sunset as the metal reflect the changing light and color in the […]
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Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 11:34 PM
My work will be featured in the next show at Nevin Kelly Gallery on U street — Double Vision: The Photographic Work of Yanina Manolova and Mark Parascandola. The opening reception will be Thursday, February 15, from 6 – 9 pm.
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Fraser Gallery
My photograph Cabo de Gata was accepted for the Fraser Gallery 6th Annual International Photography Competition. The show will be up from February 9 – March 3, 2007 with an opening reception and awards ceremony on Friday February 9 from 6 to 9 pm. The scene is from the Cabo […]
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It was 40 Years Ago Today …
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1966 was a tumultuous year for the Beatles. They had endured the kicks and punches of angry mobs during their disastrous visit to the Philippines and the outcry over John’s offhanded “more popular than Jesus” remark. It was the year the group renounced performing live after more than four years […]
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Cortijo Del Fraile
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Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding was inspired by a true story that appeared in a Spanish newspaper in 1928. A bride-to-be ran off with another man (her cousin) the night before the wedding, but the groom’s brother discovered the couple and shot and killed the lover. The bride-to-be lived on […]
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