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Seamless / Sin Costuras

A seamless elegance lies in carefully rehearsed movements, even if those are as mundane as brushing your own teeth.

beauty, belleza, consciousness, dance, dancing, essay, inspiration, music, photography, salsa

Latin Jazz/ Jazz Latin

Latin Jazz takes the sophistication of Jazz and blends it with Afro-Cuban rhythmic patterns.

arts, city, jazz, L.A., latin jazz, los angeles, music, musica, photography, poncho sanchez, rhythm, salsa

A match made in heaven / Un matrimonio hecho en el cielo 

Jazz was created by city dwellers. Thus, it does not come as a surprise that city dwellers love Jazz.

city, food, inspiration, jazz, los angeles, love, miles davis, movies, music, new orleans, paris, photography, writing

What does an outstanding Toastmaster look like? 

I wrote this little -but heartfelt- three-minutes tribute to a dear fellow Toastmaster, Hilary, of the Bartlesville Club in Oklahoma in January 2014. I keep exceptional memories of my Toastmasters friends.

bartlesville, inspiration, love, memories, movies, music, Oklahoma, philosophy, speech, thoughts, toastmasters, Tulsa
Golden Gate Bridge iluminated by a low winter sun, San Francisco

Where does my hippie come from? / De dónde viene mi hippie?

“C’est une maison bleue. Adossée à la colline. On y vient à pied, on ne frappe pas ceux qui vivent là, on jeté la clé” Máxime Leforestier (‘San Francisco’)

aphotographicmemory, counterculture, fotografia, hippie, leforestier, maison, media, music, photography, san francisco, street photography

To play or to remain silent/ Tocar o permanecer en silencio

“Use what talent you possess: the woods would be silent if no birds sang except those that sang best”. Henry Van Dyke.

aphotographicmemory, artes, arts, davis, east, music, musica, photography, pleasure, reflection, street photography, talents, west

A guitar that was a violin / Una guitarra que fué violín

Península Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California (September 2014). Aprecio mucho la música, pero nunca tuve la valentía de aprender a … More

guitar, guitarra, immigration, language, lenguaje, los angeles, maternidad, motherhood, music, musica, photography

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This blog combines personal photography and personal writing....memories, random thoughts, sketchy ideas. It is published every two weeks. Most texts and photos are authored by Constantino, unless indicated otherwise. Original photos and texts are copyrighted material.

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