Art Sale to Create More Art

On Saturday, April 16, 2011, a crimson sunset embraced a crowd of almost 260 people, while the soft ocean breeze of Pelada Beach filling the breaths. Surfing Nosara Foundation (SNF) held the Second Annual Auction for the Arts at La Luna restaurant. The event ran through 4:00p.m. to 8 p.m. To read the rest of the article please click here.

Few things that i happened to see in Samara

Colors

This photo just makes me happy with its colors.

Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman

Body and Mind

I have always wanted to photograph yoga, thinking it would be an easy gig for me. Nope, big delusion! It seemed easy, but in fact it was one of the most challenging assignments I had so far. It is so hard to catch a balance between getting an interesting shot and being not so distracting(Inevitably, every time I released my shutter I was distracting the students who were trying to concentrate on themselves. I just tried to keep it minimal.)

At the end I realized that practicing yoga and photographing yoga has one common thing, if not more. From outside, they both seem pretty easy to do. But in reality, they are incredibly challenging.

Bamboo Flute and Cymbals

Last week I got a chance to photograph a Deva Premal and Miten concert in town. I think the spirituality of their new age music has a lot to do with their flutist, Manose. This is my favorite shot of the night. You can read the event coverage here.

Teen Mom

I am about to turn 27 in a few months. I have never gotten pregnant and I am not planning to for a while. While I am getting closer to age 30 turn point, I don't think I am ready to be a mom, yet.

I met the young lady in this photo, while I was working on an article on sexual education for our April issue. Inevitably, the article leaned towards teen pregnancy, since they are the ones who get affected most directly from the lack of sexual education.

This young lady is 15. She is a mother to a 4 months-old baby boy. (For the safety of my subject, her name or face can't be explicit)

St. Patty's Day

I shot this photo a few weeks ago at a St. Patrick's Day party. I love the big smiles that these ladies have. Rest of my shoot can be viewed on my paper's site.

Music and Religion

Music, itself, appears to me as a religious practice. A musician and his/her instrument has a holistic tie. Beyond that, this young symphony orchestra has a more literal religious connection with their practice, as they got together to pray before the concert or with a Jesus image they can have on one of the instruments. To learn more about the orchestra, please read the related article on Voice of Nosara.

Crystal orbs and gravity

Alto saxophonist Beta from the band, Sonambulo, started their concert with a show of crystal orbs that made one question the gravity. The concert took place at Tierra Magnifica, Nosara, CR on March 19, 2010 as a part of Caricaco Music Festival.