Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. El Batey bar and pool hall is an after hours hang open til 7am. I always try to get into any bar scene long before it gets super crowded. That way I can befriend the bartenders and the owner etc so I can work without any problems. Good relations with …
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Late night rainy night adios. I always hate goodbyes. Whenever I’m working on any new photo essay I of course make new friends. Many thanks especially to my Boricua amigos Alvaro, Payola, and Li for making so many pictures possible. I will be back soon. Abrazos. #sanjuan #fujifilm #beachgames #puertorico
Somewhere between San Juan and Jobos, Puerto Rico. Dasha just arrived from Ukraine to work on BeachGames and do my tech stuff and doing the same at my Miami Street Photography workshop next week in Miami. Yes I’m driving and grooving on Dasha’s soundtrack along with Payola @payolaisabel my fixer here in PR. We are …
El barrio La Perla. San Juan, Puerto Rico. This skate bowl and sometime swimming pool was built in 2005. The sweet beauty of this bowl is that it’s right on the beach. Matter of fact this barrio occupies the best waterfront location in San Juan yet has avoided tourist development. The locals want to stay …
Piñones, Puerto Rico. This is one of my favorite places to shoot in San Juan. When I find a fave spot I return again and again. I shot here years ago for my book “Divided Soul” and just returned yesterday for this picture. No way to plan something like this, yet the right mood is …
Sunrise Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. I like to shoot all the time including while I’m having my morning coffee, texting friends, and trying to figure out what to shoot.The eye needs its morning exercise. #iphone #sanjuan #puertorico #islaverde
I’ve just arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico. For the next two weeks I will be posting from here before heading to Miami. Yes, working on BeachGames. I have an odd little rule for myself. I shoot the very first thing I see when I arrive to a new location. Right off. I don’t weigh …
Rio de Janeiro. Copacabana Palace hotel. From my book (Based on a True Story)#carnaval #brazil #rio #copacabana
Rio de Janeiro. Party town? Well yes for some. After three years of multiple visits to Rio I integrated into many social gatherings. This one a Carnaval party with lots of beautiful people at the Copacabana Palace hotel where I too wore black tie. This one went on til sunrise , or rather it is …
