A few weeks ago, we made a trip to Bogotá to renew my visa. Actually, I was attempting to get a resident visa, but did not have one necessary document that I need from the U.S., so instead, I was granted a new 3-year migrante cónyuge visa with only 5 minutes to spare before the office closed on a Friday when my then-current visa was expiring on Sunday. Happy ending to a crazy day running back and forth between immigration, banks, and Internet cafes. I’ll deal with the residen

About a year and a half ago, we bought a Washington Orange potted tree (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) to add to our indoor container garden. (In its pot, it’s now about 5-feet tall.) Once we got it home, it went through several blooming cycles, although the the fruits never grew more than a centimeter or so before falling off. Then, there was one, one orange that was hanging on… I posted this image on Instagram the day after the 2016 election and the orange was suddenly embued

This was my third time on horseback. The first two were little 20-minutes jaunts outside Parque Arvi. For this ride, Juan & I (and excellent guide, Carlos) rode for 2-hours through back paths and roads and along the flood plane of and through Río Tonusco in Santa Fe de Antioquia. With my bulky (and outdated) Canon 50D strapped around my neck and shoulder, we set off. Lessons: Need a smaller and more versatile camera for field work Manual settings are nearly impossible to adju

We traveled to the Colombian coast last week — the second year of a new tradition of traveling for the holidays. Here are some highlights… First stop: Caratagena de Indias Equatorial sunset Links to information on some of the sites above: Muelle de los Pegasos: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/colombia/cartagena/attractions/muelle-de-los-pegasos/a/poi-sig/454787/363310 Castillo San Felipe de Barajas — a remarkable structure. Unfortunately we saw it at night after the facility clo

Here are images from our friend’s country house/farm/finca about an hour and a half south-west of Medellín in a place called Nicanor. To get there you have to take what first appears to be an unpaved mountain road. You soon realized, however, that it is actually an old railroad bed that crawls along the edge of the mountain. Past the finca, you come to a couple of old buildings, which serve as the bus station now, but were previously the railroad station. (Incidentally, we ha

On Sunday, the 4th of September, my friend Luz & I returned to a homestead about an hour and a half outside Medellín in a town called El Carmen de Viboral, although we saw no sign of a town where we were. Screenshot from Lightroom Map module, which locates the sites of certain photographs. The Temazcal ceremony took place somewhere under that red star. Luz had been there before for a workshop on home-building, using clay harvested from the land, mixed with manure and grass. T

I assembled a  photo/video essay documenting moments from my journey from Medellín, Colombia to New York, where I will be for 6-weeks, including images from my first few days back in NY. See below: My plane arriving in Medellín Florida coast Sunset as we leave Miami Colombian-style brunch for my family, in progress. (In the image: pineapple, papaya, mango, quesito, chocolate, plantains — for patacones; not shown, three varieties of arepas — regular, chocolo, and mote, chorizo

From my manoeuvres around town… #nogps #analogwayfinding #Medellin #travel #wayfinding #maps #Colombia

We arrived in Bogotá on the 22nd of December and managed to get all of our chores (getting my visa and going to the American Embassy to get a document notarized) done on the first day of our visit. This meant we had three days dedicated to exploring the city. Of course, for a city of this size (around 7-8 million people and 613 square miles) that not nearly enough time, but we managed to scratch the surface while leaving more to see on our next visit. #Christmas2015 #photogra

For the past decade or more, I have been connected to one institution or another that provided access to tools, equipment, and software that I used for the production of my work. Now, as an independent artist, I am looking for new resources and means of production. I have yet to establish a dedicated studio since moving to Colombia, but I hope to do so within the next 6-months or so. In the meantime, I will work where I can. One of the most significant changes is the technolo

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I arrived with Saffi last Sunday. We have relocated here for the indefinite future. So much is uncertain, but I’m thrilled to be back with my partner, to have arrived safely with our cat, and to have a charming new apartment in which we can be at home. Landfall: Colombia, South America #Colombia #Medellin #relocation #travel