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High Line, Manhattan. I always try to walk over the High Line and feel the city. I love all kind of arts, but the architecture and locations blow my mind. Locations inspire me when I begin a screenplay. I imagine what could be happening on it and how the character would move around that space. …
Chinatown, Manhattan. It was cold. We walked around looking for a restaurant to eat. Suddenly we listened to the beautiful voice of a woman signing, but we saw nothing around. The sound of the lady that we keept listening was in between of some clasic sound s that characterize the city (car honks, cars and …
Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The bar, Caribbean Social Club, has a lot of Puerto Rican food, for all the people hanging out there. This guy ate after a lot of drinks. I grew up in Puerto Rico and that is my base for the moment. This diary is part of my trip around New York, the city …
Puerto Ricans will always make a party no matter where they are, and sometimes, when the night gets really long, the Reggeaton music will sometimes be present. Women dance very close to the man with this music, they move with pure sensuality. The ‘Reggeaton' was born during the 90’s, coming from the ‘caserios’ (housing projects), …
A long time ago, every afternoon per week, I would always go with my father to eat at La Bombonera in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. That place was special. My father (a classical music composer) used to gather with other artists and friends (at that time, for me, they were more or les boring …
Late last night, the bar turned on the light. We were the last to be in there. The music felt good, but sudenly the sound was different. The wind was the only thing we were listening on the street. I went up my gaze and saw that image I’ve never seen before in my life. …
In the middle of winter she stopped on the street. The wind made the weather colder but she took the mirror to look at herself. The sun was out but the little light in the sky illuminated a little bit. Her face and hands were freezing. She is the new generation of Puerto Rican immigrants …
Hi everyone, here’s Alvaro Aponte Centeno @alvarosski taking over burn diary for the next days. On my journey as a writer and emerging film director, I have found in photography a tool to create and discover other stories. It has helped me to capture moments, places and atmospheres that I use as an inspiration to …
A portrait of a beautiful woman as a farewell in my last post. Thank you very much for this opportunity and your support. Both are indispensable for growth, specially for a project that I’m working on in my home country, Bolivia @mariadanielbalcazar for @burndiary #documentary #portrait #photojournalism
Illimani, the guardián of the City of La Paz, welcomed me yesterday just after sunset Global warming, however, theatens the majestic beauty of this mountain at 6,438m (21,122ft) , as its snow withdraw. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary #Bolivia #losandes #climatechange #bnw #documentary #bn #bw #byn
