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The nomadic life / La vida nómada

Moving home seems to be the malady of the contemporary humans. But for how much longer?

blogging, city, consciousness, death, essay, ideas, inspiration, L.A., life, reflection, thoughts, travel, writing

The love=passion fallacy / La falacia de amor = pasión

Eric Fromm already busted the fallacy of love equals passion, less than a hundred years ago. Yet, we mixed up these two concepts, over and over again. Perhaps we should read a little more, mijo.

arts, CDMX, consciousness, fromm, kahlo, life, love, painting, passion, photography, sex, thoughts, writing

Stairs & Transitions / Escaleras y Transiciones

Stairs are transitional, in-between spaces and as such, they imply change and effort. A true metaphor of life itself.

arts, change, inspiration, L.A., los angeles, metaphor, movies, photography, Ponca City, stairs, thoughts, writing

Memories and self-identity / Recuerdos y auto-identidad

Christiansted harbor at dusk, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (2019) (Versión en castellano, abajo) Humans possess the unique ability … More

blogging, consciousness, death, island, life, memories, photography, Recuerdos, reflection, sunset, thoughts, USVI, writing

All is dull when there is no contrast / Sin contrastes, todo es aburrido

For the unaware North American or European traveler who first arrives in the tropics, a pleasant surprise awaits. Against the reference background of northerner landscapes, the colors of the tropics do stand out boldly.

blogging, caracas, color, fotografia, memories, photography, Recuerdos, street photography, tropicos, tropics, venezuela, writing

Kindness, underrated / Amabilidad, desestimada

Kindness goes underrated these days and, worst part, we frequently mistake it with politeness.

beauty, city, consciousness, inspiration, life, photography, reflection, thoughts, travel, writing

City Lights, sweet dreams/ Luces de la Ciudad, dulces sueños

City lights… the perfect overture to a night of sound and deep sleep?

blogging, city, coffee, dreams, fotografia, L.A., los angeles, photography, street photography, thoughts, writing

In God, we trust….do we really?

In God, we trust! Or so we want to believe. In reality, modern civilization is imbued in paranoid distrust.

blogging, consciousness, essay, inspiration, life, photography, reflection, thoughts, trump, trust, writing

Sources of consciousness / Focos de consciencia

Humans are the most ordinary creatures walking on earth. Yet, each one of us is a source of consciousness and consciousness is no little thing. We are the entire universe looking back at itself.

consciencia, consciousness, fotografia, getty, inspiration, L.A., los angeles, mindfulness, photography, street photography, thoughts, writing

Watching the grass grow / Viendo la grama crecer

The East is expanding. Will the West and Western values survive?

China, essay, Hong Kong, photography, street photography, thoughts, travel, writing

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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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