Happy bday Mom
Happy Birthday Mom ❤ Maryanna Harvey 1919-2013. The single greatest influence on my life. Non judgmental. Inspiration to all she met. Our family glue. Her last words, ” we never have to say goodbye”. I love you forever Mom.
Oaxaca
Oaxaca, Mexico. Retro. I’ve spent many weeks in Oaxaca state and city and will spend more time shooting there very soon. My piece in NatGeo “Song of Oaxaca” will also be the book title. For years I’ve been thinking of this book. Other books jumped in front. Cuba, HipHop, Rio, Haenyeo, Tell It Like It …
Guatemala highlands
Guatemala highlands. Formidable mountain ranges prevented the Spanish from too much incursion into the Maya highlands in their conquest of the Americas. Personally I’ve never witnessed a culture more resistant to extinction than the Maya. They’ve hung on to their various languages, their agrarian roots, and distinct dress, which varies from one town to another. …
Guanajuato
One thing I’ve been forced to learn how to do is to focus,compose, and shoot while under the heavy influence of alcohol. Here in Guanajuato, Mexico it’s like 6am and I’ve just taken my last of heaven knows how many shots of tequila and I’m literally flat on my back by the campfire. It’s just …
Retro
Retro. My first major story outside the U.S. for NatGeo was a 56 page essay on the Maya culture in both Guatamala and Mexico. This story changed me forever and I have remained attached to all the Spanish cultures ever since. This from Solola overlooking Lake Atitlan in the Guatamala highlands. #guatamala #maya #lakeatitlan
Goodbye
Dasha has been a terrific subject/story for me the last three weeks. Yet she’s here to work . She helped run a workshop in New York. She got more pictures into my Magnum archive than anyone prior. A fanatic worker. Thanks Dasha for the pictures and mostly for the good vibes . Last night’s rooftop …
Back in NY
I’m back in New York and shooting around my building. A never ending source. A small town in a big city. I’m shooting everyone and everything knowing full well my apartment building does not have a long future. All must pass. Today in New York was the most spectacular weather in a city of extreme …
I can’t leave
I’ve been shooting at home all week. Fact is I can’t leave. No choice but to shoot here if I have time to shoot at all. I’ve hard drives to organize, travel plans to make, tax prep to do (yuk), house repairs to make and endless errands to run. Normal at home stuff to do. …
Dasha
When I’m at home, as now, trying to organize hard drives and planning future shoots, I continue to at least photograph something every day. In this case Dasha, who is spending most of her day trying to work on my drives, doubles as a model for my ongoing BeachGames book. Working on an esoteric and …