Albacete, Spain – 2007 While in Spain my brother and I, being perpetual outsiders, managed to fit right in with a tight-knit community of Bolivian immigrants. Due to the fact that I owned a piece of technology called a camera, I was unknowingly volunteered as the Godfather of Photography for our friend’s wedding. When I found this out I was a bit irked. I don’t like weddings. I don’t like celebrating marriage. I don’t even like seeing two people happy together. Sickening, really. Since you asked, here’s the top few reasons I dislike photographing weddings: I don’t believe in marriage and I don’t want to document an event that celebrates and reinforces such an antiquated tradition. I’d be happy to take pictures of your Joint Tax-Filing Status Celebration as long as we approach it in an artistic manner, with me…
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Berlin, Germany – 2013 After fleeing Rotterdam I wound up in Berlin, staying with a friend of a friend, who quickly became my own friend. Berlin was a great place to keep my mind busy while recovering from the self-inflicted…
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Bremen and Northwestern Germany – 2006/2007 My first international trip was with a girlfriend to see her family and spend New Year’s in Germany, where her father was working. This was the first of three times I willingly visited Europe…
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Paris, France – 2007 Once upon a time I happened to be in Europe and, surprisingly, I was with my girlfriend (not anymore), so going to Paris seemed like the trite, romantic thing to do. And it was. I found…
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Alcalá de Júcar, Spain – 2007 Some friends and I took a daytrip to this goofy city Alcalá de Júcar to explore and make good choices in general. We wandered through the city and I felt I was having a…
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Alicante, Spain – 2007 Years ago I went to visit my brother Andrew in Spain, where he went to teach English and practice drinking. My bro and his clan decided we were going to take a daytrip from our smallish…
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