Sea Point Promenade
Sometimes you see the strangest dressed people on the Sea Point promenade.Photograph by Barry Christianson. @thesestreetsza #thesestreetsza#shootingcapetown #shootingsouthafrica #capetown #southafrica #seapoint
Month: February 2015
Signal Hill
Conversations at sunset on Signal hill.Its been a popular activity in Cape Town for decades. Nowadays tou buses arrive 30 minutes before sunset, unload droves of tourists and take them all back in 30 minutes after.You can still miss the crowds if you walk just a little farther though.My name is Barry Christianson and I’ll …
Vasantha Yogananthan – A Myth of Two Souls
Vasantha Yogananthan A Myth of Two Souls [ EPF 2014 SHORTLIST ] My project aims to photograph the ‘Indian soul’ and capture the distinctive nature of this continent country, guided by the epic of the Ramayana as a common thread. My objective is to produce pictures devoided of any staging, that will reflect the imaginary …
Marcela
Rio. Marcela, a key character in my book (based on a true story), celebrates Yemenja( goddess of the sea) by throwing a rose to drift out forever. I ran into Marcela by chance today on a “cold rainy day”, 75 F, and nobody else on the beach and the light was magic for b&w. #rio #copacabana #Yemenja #leica #monochrom#beachgames
Giordano
Rio. Giordano is the Father in a Tijuca neighborhood Candomblé Terreiro (sacred place). His “family” gathered here for a 4 hour ritual. #rio #Candomblé#religion #ritual #burnmagazine #beachgames
Ben
One of the most creative and kindest people I know, my little brother Ben, here back in Texas. Today I Skyped with my best friend and it reminds me of how much I miss friends and family. I think most photojournalists can relate to that feeling of missing home.Photo by @davillasana for Burn Diary, Day …
Mora
Rio. Ipanema. Mora Bendesky, 28, had her due date yesterday. That means by the time this is published there may be a new baby boy in the Bendesky family. I hope she lets me know. #Rio #ipanema
Pigeons and Roses
For my last day on Burn Diary, I’ll be posting pictures from my personal life. This is what I see every morning when I wake up and many times it’s the racket that the pigeons make that gets me up early! Here is one of them, though not exactly the picture I wanted. After sitting …
Mica
Rio. Ipanema. Mica is the black Labrador, owned by water polo star Cissa Canettii @caopanheirolabra , here launching from Cissa’s paddle board. #rio #ipanema#beachgames #burnmagazine #dogs#labradorretriever
Friends
While working one evening, a friend stops to talk to Danuska. “[Sex work] is a complete social world. There is a network, friends, enemies, the family is there. Your real family rejects you so your family is also there,” said Ximena Salazar, an anthropologist at Lima’s Cayetano University.Photo by @davillasana for Burn Diary, Day 6.#burndiary …