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About me
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At this moment in my life I like to take photographs and I also like not taking them. As shocking or contradictory as it may seem, I enjoy capturing the moment some times, and others I just let life flow: I become one with the moment.
My personal philosophy: "There is no point in stressing myself for the sake of taking all possible pictures I could in my lifetime. Taking pictures is an important part of a more important event taking place, namely 'LIFE'. So, when taking pictures, I will focus on that. When not taking pictures, I will focus on not-taking-pictures-but-doing-whatever-I-am-doing. Let's enjoy the slice of experiences we are given during this existence, 'cause we can't eat all the cake." Or as we say in my country "no se puede chiflar y comer pinole" (it is impossible to whistle and eat corn flour at the same time).
If you want to talk with me about photography I'd love to, if you want to talk with me about non-photography it's fine, if you want to talk with me about this ephemeral life, I'd be pleased to, and if you, after reading this, can enjoy life more than before, I will believe all this effort was worth it.-
Gender
Male
Lives in
Mexico
Member since
September 11, 2011
Languages I speak
español (Spanish) & English
Interests
Zen, photography (of course!), environmentally-friendly lifestyles, middle East music, and everything that can lead our lifes in the way of happiness (notice I did not write "the way TO", but "the way of OF").
Favorite books
"tao te ching" by Lao Tse, "le petit prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "in pursuit of the sublime" by 1X.com, "the art of photography" by Bruce Barnbaum, "The photographer's eye" by Michael Freeman.
Favorite music
all records by Ravi Shankar (who is a sitar virtuoso), zen meditation music, Facundo Cabral, John Coltrane, Vangelis, plus folklore and electronic (mainly Paul van Dyk and DJ Sasha).
Favorite movies
"wall-E", "rataouille", "Gandhi", "kung fu panda", "remember the titans", "modern times" and most Charles Chaplin's movies, as well as Cantinflas', whom is remembered as the best mexican comic actor.
Inspiration
all the beauty in this world that unveils before my eyes, sometimes in the least expected places.
Favorite quotes
"art is not duplication of reality; it is the expression of imagination".
"shoot only cameras. kill only time. take only photographs. leave only footprints".
"there is no way to happiness: happiness is the way".
"an eye for an eye makes the world blind".
"if there is equilibrium, burnout won't happen".
"if your words are no better than silence, then, stay quiet".
Photo equipment
I believe that photo equipment does not matters unless one has the adequate skills to get the most out of it and go beyond high-quality snapshots. So, it is enough for the moment to say that my choice is Nikon for DSLR, and Canon for compact point-and-shoot. A bunch of light modifiers (backdrops, reflector disks, softboxes) and some cheap CFL and some cheap speedlites. All those will either decay or be replaced, but the one thing that should never decay is: ONE'S CREATIVITY. Let's cultivate and express it!
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