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A Hundred Places I Went to Before I Died–Kindle Edition

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Publishing a book of color images for Kindle seemed idiotic to me so I never released a digital version of “A Hundred Places I Went to Before I Died” until this week. I did it as a prep project for my new book “Zombie Nights” to understand the difficulties in converting an 8.5 inch square book into a Kindle format. Zombie Nights will include over 50, mostly monochrome images and the square format makes sense for books containing both vertical and horizontal images. In addition the popularity of the Kindle Fire devices makes a book of color images not seem so idiotic.

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A Hundred I Went To Before I Died

A Hundred I Went To Before I Died

Sunset Silhouettes

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I love taking pictures at sunset. It used to be that I was happy with just the beustiful color of the sky. As I matured as a photographer I began to feel the boredom of the empty sky.

Recently I have become fascinated with silhouettes against the setting sun. The forms add texture and movement to a static skyscape. This image was captured on the docks at Las Islas in Cancun Mexico.

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Sunset Silhouettes

The Hat Guy

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It’s fun to watch the street peddlers and hucksters in Mexico. Each one has their own unique shtick. They are all pretty harmless and not agressive like they are in Waikiki. They won’t chase you down the street.

There are the pretty girls in tight dresses that flirt with you. The young men that act like you know them and that you are their best friends. People who are giving stuff away for free or so they say. Then there is this guy, the hat guy who is so happy he just can’t stand it!

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The Hat Guy

Laundry Day

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Driving through Isla Mujeres I noticed a number of houses with laundry blowing in the wind. This house had pink flamingos, laundry drying and Christmas lights. Coming from Pittsburgh I found this combination fascinating.

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Laundry Day

Huckster

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Hucksters come in all different shapes and sizes on the Mayan Riviera. Most are men calling out ” Hey take a look?” “Almost Free”. Resturants take a lower key approach and with menus in hand attempt to lead you in to their establishment. This young lady was not at all abrasive and the food was pretty good with a nice sunset view.

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Huckster

At Peace by the Sea

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While we drove our little golf cart around Isla Mujeres we were never far from the Carribean Sea. We eventually left the town area and went down a little hill headed towards South Point and stumbled on this small cemetery right by the sea.

It was beautiful and quiet and the most colorful cemetery we have ever seen. I have never seen a burial ground quite like this and it had made me want to research other modern Mexican cemeteries.

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Cemetery on the Beach

In Flight

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If you have followed this blog at all you probably know that I love pelicans. For every pelican picture I publish there are fifty I don’t. Their method of fishing makes them balletic when hitting the water. It is different each time. They are also large birds and beautiful in flight. This is a Mexican brown pelican in flight over the beach in Cancun.

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In Flight

In Flight

Skippy the Pelican

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I photographed this pelican on Isla Mujeres on the dock near the turtle farm. All he wanted to do was sit on the post at the end of the pier. However, the kids would run out to the edge of the pier which made him nervous and he would jump into the little harbor and wait until they left. He would then skip along the water and fly back up to his post. I saw him do this a few times before I finally got a picture of him skipping on the water.

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A Skipping Pelican

Self Kiss

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I have been working on a concept book for a while, “Just a Kiss” and collecting candid images of people kissing in public from around the world. I still need many more before it will ever become a book. This is the newest one taken two weeks ago in Cancun Mexico. I think it is a good comment on today’s narcissistic society where some people need to photograph every thing they do.

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Self Kiss

Self Kiss

Laguna Mar Sunrise

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We survived our relocation to Pittsburgh by leaving for Mexico for two weeks after our move. I highly recommend this strategy. We coupled two weeks at the resort with spa treatments and totally revivified our minds and bodies. I am now ready for the new challenges of exploring our old home town and writing a sequel to DreamMap but not before writing Zombie Nights which is the true story of my two nights on location with Dawn of the Dead with over 50 behind the scenes photos. Until then, enjoy this Mexican sunrise on the beach on LagunaMar in the Mayan Riviera.

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Lagunamars at sunrise

Lagunamars at sunrise