7 de Setembro Parade

Old style Military Jeeps in the Parade

Brazilian Army Gunnery Sargent Manning a 50 Caliber Machine Gun 

The Crowd Showing Support For their Military. Or Maybe Just Testing their Camera Phones

Well, I arrived a little late for the start of the 7 de Setembro Parade (Independence Day Parade) in the Capital City of Brasilia. This year it was a little harder to get a good position for photos due to the fact the local government had erected a barrier around the parade especially in the area where the president was to add an extra layer of security for her The pararde itself went off without a hitch. However after the parade was quite a different story more on this in my next post.

Dog Art

Looks like a Long Haired Dachshund  to me.

Maybe A Newfoundland?

While driving through an unfamiliar part of town the other day I came across these Murals on a wall of several dogs. Being a big dog lover that I am, I decided to take a closer look at theses Murals and take a few quick photos of them. What I didn't notice at first glance from the road or even when I was walking up to the dogs was that It is an advertisement for a dogie park, however the park is in such bad shape I thought it was an abandon lot with a fence around it. Living in a city that loves dogs, Brasilia, it's a shame the park isn't better maintained. At least the Murals look good.

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Ana, a little girl from the State of Peten, Guatemala 

Sometimes as a photographer I always wonder what happens to the thousands of people I have photographed over the years. Are they well, happy, etc. Life is hard living in a third world country where your government makes sure you'll always be poor and uneducated. Thank God for the men and women who travel to these countries trying to make a difference with Food, Medical supplies and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  

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Little Girl in Yellow Los Octoes, Guatemala 

Curious little girl with a bright yellow shirt observing me while I was photographing a group of kids to her right. I couldn't help but snap this shot of her while she was watching my every move during the photo shoot.

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Rosa and Pedro, Los Ocotes, Guatemala 

In my many travels around the world I love to photograph kids and young people. It has been my experience that in poorer counties kids are always so humble and most often very funny with all their different facial expressions. These two siblings were a little on the shy side but nonetheless fun to work with to get them to pose for me. God bless them.

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Changing of the Guard, Athens Greece 

Well, with Greece in the news lately I thought I'd post one of my award wining photos from there and hope that they can solve their financially woes. What happen in Greece should be a lesson to us all. It's simple. Basically, in socialism you eventual run out of other peoples money. I still think that looks like a dress hes wearing.

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Tango in San Telmo, Pablo & Inez 

This is one of my favorite photos that I have taken over the years. It was my first trip trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina and this was the last day I was there. I had been to this area of the city, San Telmo, on Sunday and it was lively very festive and pack with people. On this day which was now Thursday, I was walking around the city and decided to cut through San Telmo on my way back to the Hotel. I saw this couple gently dancing and stop to watch them as they were very elegant compared to most of the tango dancers you see on the streets. I almost got lost in the moment before I raised my camera and took a couple of images of them. As soon as I stopped they just walked away and left the park and I thought, wow, I took those photos just in time before they disappeared.  A few years later I learned their names on another trip I took to Argentina.