Photography Friday- Mono Andes

19 Mar, 2010 by in Uncategorized 4 comments

Today’s Photography Friday is from Mono Andes. He is a photographer in Chile who has been capturing images form the earthquake and asking for aid for the people he meets. He also has an amazing photostream of South America and the Andes. Mono’s black and white photos remind me a lot of Ansel Adams.
He has offered to giveaway a photo of choice to one of our blog readers in return for donations to Chile earthquake relief. Here is his profile…
La realidad es mejor. Nada de potoshop y esas cosas…

Allá afuera está mejor la cosa que acá, se ve bastante más que en las fotos.

“Una de las gracias de la montaña es que no importa lo que hagas, siempre te sientes realizado”
Jorge Quinteros

Somos seres llenos de pasión.La vida es desierto y oasis.
Nos derriba, nos lastima, nos enseña,nos convierte en protagonistas de nuestra propia historia.
Aunque el viento sople en contra, la poderosa obra continúa: Tu puedes aportar una estrofa.
No dejes nunca de soñar,porque en sueños es libre el hombre.
No caigas en el peor de los errores: el silencio.
La mayoría vive en un silencio espantoso.No te resignes. Huye.
“Emito mis alaridos por los techos de este mundo”,dice el poeta.

Valora la belleza de las cosas simples. Se puede hacer bella poesía sobre pequeñas cosas, pero no podemos remar en contra de nosotros mismos.
Eso transforma la vida en un infierno.

Disfruta del pánico que te provoca tener la vida por delante. Vívela intensamente,sin mediocridad.
Piensa que en ti está el futuro
y encara la tarea con orgullo y sin miedo.
Aprende de quienes puedan enseñarte. Las experiencias de quienes nos precedieronde nuestros “poetas muertos”, te ayudan a caminar por la vida.
La sociedad de hoy somos nosotros: Los “poetas vivos”. No permitas que la vida te pase a ti sin que la vivas …

(Walt Whitman, No te detengas)


To enter to win: an 8×10 photo print of your choice:

Please leave your name and favorite photo link below
+3 for each dollar donated to the Chile relief fund via paypal heatoddgardner@yahoo.com
+3 visit his photostream on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/monolive/ and pick your favorite, post the link in comments below
+3 visit the earthquake photos http://www.flickr.com/groups/1320118@N25/ and give us your thoughts
+3 visit our our photostream on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherzahngardner/and pick your favorite
+3 tweet this contest @fireicephotos, leave the link
+5 blog this contest, leave the link
+10 send us some seeds, non-perishable food, toys or winter clothes for families in Chile
(email us for info on this entry)

Giveaway ends April 19th, 2010 and is open internationally.
Good Luck and thanks for being generous!

4 Responses to “Photography Friday- Mono Andes”

  4. Ľubaša

    My name is Lubica. One of my fav photos is:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuperez/305828149/

    (+3) Mono Andes: great photos, a country where the stones form the contours, lines, areas and surface; where the peaks touch the sky as well as the crowns of the highest trees touch the clouds; where you can gradually move from cold icy snowy country to the relaxing world of green pastures. beautiful pictures that impressed me (I am a geographer).
    Fav photo: Torres del Paine
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/monolive/3681569049/in/set-72157594308934142/

    (+3) Fav photo (heather) Jacaranda Tree
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatherzahngardner/3542794002/in/set-72157618325373379/

    (+3) Concerning the earthquake it is so hard to say anything. I am not able to donate just now and I know that support was important part of this giveaway. I can only say that all latest natural disasters touched me deeply (Haiti, Chile, China) as well as crash and tragedy of Polish presidential aircraft. I felt and I still feel sorrow for so many victims and I pray for those who survived to stay strong.

    (+3) I tweeted: http://twitter.com/Lubaska/status/12475831504
    lubaska dot k at gmail dot com

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