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RIP Sandro de America
Roberto Sánchez (August 19, 1945 – January 4, 2010), better known by his artist names Sandro/Sandro de América ("Sandro of America" in Spanish) or Gitano (gypsy), was an Argentine singer and actor. »
Defining Moments – A Portrait of my Mother.
A portrait of my mother from a couple years ago. The story behind why my family fled Argentina. »
Gracias Dios. Por el futbol, por Maradona, por estas lagrimas. . .
Argentina beats Uruguay 1-0 to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. »
Another article about Floggers and Cumbio
Christian Science Monitor article on Cumbio, Argentine Flogger. Photo by Emiliano Granado »
Floggers take over the world!
As I mentioned in a previous post, I had the opportunity to photograph Argentine micro-celebrity/internet sensation Cumbio a couple months ago. You can consider Cumbio the ambassador-of-sorts for thousands of adolescents that connect with each other through fotolog.com. Fotolog is like a rudimentary Facebook or Myspace that had a flash of popularity in the... »
Favorite photograph of the day
River 2 – Boca 0 For those that don’t know, Sunday was the biggest day in Argentine sports. The two most popular teams, and hated rivals, played the superclasico. My team, River Plate, came out on top. »
Calle 13 is killing it!
Can someone PLEASE give me an assignment to document these guys? I’ve always admired and been jealous of the early photographs of new musical movements or subcultures. There is a rawness to the culture that carries through to the images. No studio strobes, zero production value, no posing. This is the look that helps define... »