Engenho do Seu Zepa, Viçosa do Ceará • Brasil

These are some images from a project I have been working since 2003 in my homegrounds in the mountains of northeastern Brasil. Here are images from one of the last family owned engenhos left in the state. Engenhos date back to the times of Portuguese colonization. Back then they were worked by enslaved Africans. This particular engenho is three-generations old. They treat the yucca to make two types of flour and the sugar cane to make rapadura - a fundamental element in the local cuisine.

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The Farmer Series

Mulvaney's B & L commissed me to produce this photo essay about local food producers in the Sacramento region. For six months, I met with the people who provide this lovely farm-to-table restaurant with their ingredients, grown right in the Sacramento Valley. This was for me a marvelous undertaking. Being deeply concerned about the present state of our food culture, I was delighted to meet the people who have chosen the difficult task of producing food in their own terms in a time when cheap (and, consequently, low quality) is king.

The result are ten images, created on black and white film, then developed by hand, and finally printed on archival watercolor paper. They are on permanent display at Next Door - the area of the restaurant designated for private events.


The photo essay can be seen here.
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Mapurunga Photography in the LA Times

The LA Times published this portrait from Nra & Marty's wedding in their section entitled Together, dated April 25th 2010. The article features couples willing to "set aside quaint archaic wedding customs" and choosing a more alternative interpretations of the traditions that best fit their personal style.

This wedding featured event coordination by Kristin Banta, at kristinbanta.com and flowers by Flowerwild, at flowerwild.com.

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happiness is in the air in the Mickiewicz family...

Hi honey,

Oh, don't even know how to begin to let you know how much we love the wedding photos. They are stunning and beautiful. You captured the eveing perfectly. Can't thank you enough. You are simply amazing. Kiera is over the moon about them. She called with such excitement and happiness. So much to sort though and decide. It will be hard. Hope this finds you happy and healthy.
Thanks so much Janine!

Love,
Erin Mickiewicz

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Toni Bruna's website

Toni Bruna's website is in the works. This past March I flew to Trieste to create the images that fill the beautifully designed site: http://www.tonibruna.com

The man in charge of creating this site is the great Chilean designer José Cortés, whose work can be viewed here: http://www.inamible.com/

testing the Canon G11, my new point and shoot

Las bellas chicas coloreadas del máster en producción artística de la Universidad de Barcelona

El beso de los coches

La primavera ha llegado al edifício de la facultad de física de la UB

Overall I am much happier with the new Canon G11 than with the old Leica D-Lux. However, as with all little digital cameras, the G11 has a little delay and does not like low light situations. Well, as they say in Barcelona, "asi es," or, that's how it is. Nothing can be done about it, such is the reality with the digital imagery technology...

I do recommend this camera. It's small enough and camera enough to always have it with me in my bag anytime I need it. The large cameras (7D, 5D) are just too bulky and heavy to have around all the time, especially since I have back pain.

My favorite feature on the G11 is the video. It works quite nicely, I like the quality even though it's such a tiny camera. Well, that is, of couse, taking light in consideration. In low light situations it's not even worth taking out the camera most of the time, as the result will be a mushy dark soup of pixels.

transgressive theology...

John Mabry is the name of the pastor who married Kiera and Bradford. He was funny. I heard belly laughs loud and clear during the ceremony. I laughed myself even!

I liked John's ceremony, his sense of humor, and his energy. And, besides, he stepped outside the church box (if I may call it that), by choosing to follow a more alternative interpretation of the bible and the teachings of Jesus.

Well, check it out for yourself. Here is his blog: http://johnrmabry.wordpress.com/
And here is the link to his church: www.gracenorthchurch.org

He is based out of the Bay Area and happy to travel, as he did for Kiera and Bradford's wedding two days ago.