Category: Impromptu
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Una tarde soleada en Bristol
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Linea amarilla
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Conversation with street performer
During the August Feria and Christmastime Calle Larios has many street performers. He seems to be taking a break. I am curious about what they are discussing and who the woman is.
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Pelando naranjas
Cada 28 de diciembre las bandas de verdiales se reúnen en Puerto De la Torre en Málaga para competir y pasar lo bien.
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My brother Ramón.
Ramon calls me “hermano” because of our shared faith. I’ve told him some of my personal burdens, and he always has an encouraging word. Our family has strong connections, so when I caught him with the sun on his face as he waited for his grandson by the school gate, I knew he was genuinely…
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Woman with bicycle
She and her husband travel around Europe on bicycles, returning home to earn enough money to leave again. I encountered them at a Christmas fair in Rincón de la Victoria, near Málaga, just back from a trip through France.
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Old man with cane/ Málaga, Spain
I was embarrassed to ask this man to take his picture. His face was half paralyzed as if from a stroke, but he was willing and even looked off to one side when I asked. A few weeks later I returned with a print to give as thanks. This time a woman approached me and asked what…
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Flea market – West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma
Just outside Siloam Springs on my way to Tulsa I happened upon a flea market and stopped to look for treasure. I dream of discovering a classic camera hidden among the junk. This vendor was adjusting her CD player, treating the customers to Mexican ballads.
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Used book fair / Feria de libros usados
Sunday morning on Cuesta Moyano, near Madrid’s Parque El Retiro, used book dealers display their treasures. Onlookers gather as the dealer opens boxes of books recently purchased from some estate, eager to find a rare edition or at least something that will sell. Los domingos por la mañana en Cuesta Moyano, cerce del Parque El Retiro…
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José, Virginia and Mely
Sunday afternoons the sounds of laughter drift over our next-door neighbor’s wall – deep hearty laughter, the sounds of friends enjoying pleasant conversation and probably good wine. José and Virginia and his mom Mely run a small neighborhood grocery store just down the hill. José is a bricklayer by trade, but jobs are scarce. Mely’s husband died a few years ago, so…
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