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Photo Essay 1 – David W. Gomez

Monday, May 13th, 2013

Photo Essay 1 – David W. Gomez – May 13, 2013

I shadowed David Gomez for one day and interviewed him to make this photo essay. David is a man of very many talents. Thanks for being my guinea pig, Gomez.

PhotoWurdz – XLIII

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Janurary 9, 2013

breathe
it’s a natural process
admit
expel

listen

PhotoWurdz – XXXVIII

Thursday, November 29th, 2012


November 29, 2012

seven haiku about rain

droplets on windshield
clouds pass by as one huge mass
no start and no end

storm cold front brings chills
thin sweater is no defense
women in small skirts

underneath the tree
she waits for public transport
child plays with rain drops

night time transition
streetlights highlight the drizzle
cars sound different

you are such a tease
i believed you would come down
clouds and wind is all

pensiveness high tide
waves crash and hint of cycles
storm ends abruptly

realeased from above
some think you a romantic
freefall with the wind

(*the photo in this post is from a rainfall earlier this year)

PhotoWurds – XXXVII

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012


November 21, 2012

i have the annoying habit
of ending a conversation
with silence
i just sit there until the other party
walks away
some call this
a skill

PhotoWurdz – XXXV

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

 

November 13, 2012

there will be no open mic
this is a closed mic night
where no one gets to go on stage
and we all sit next to each other
and turn to the person next to us
and say
motha fucka, let me tell you how i feel
lend me your ear
let’s call it open ear night
where we take turns
one and the next
at listening
or call it open heart night
where there is no judgement
and we all forgive at least one thing
…open
…toe
…sandals
…are
…welcome

PhotoWurdz – XXVI

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012

July 10, 2012

a blissful moment of
tranquility
inside my head

on any given
summer night
the stimuli perspires

PhotoWurdz – XXIV

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

June 05, 2010

my vessel’s here, but
in this dream i go nowhere
a gust of wind please

PhotoWurdz – XXII

Friday, June 1st, 2012

June 01, 2012

mírame mamá
traigo aquí conmigo
los espíritus

PhotoWurdz – IXX

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

May 10, 2012

it’s in the subtleties
the tiny looks between the smiles
the moments when your guard is down
i saw you
you take a deep breath and get back into character
“HI,” you say as big as the day is hot
we both look away
then we stay quiet for ten more seconds

PhotoWurdz – XIII

Friday, May 4th, 2012

May 04, 2012

outside there was rain
inside there was melodies
strings and percussion

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About Me

Rafael Cardenas, was born in 1971 in Pihuamo, Jalisco: a small town in the central part of Mexico on the western coast. His parents migrated to the US in 1974. He grew up in, and still lives in, East Los Angeles. His writing and photography comes from his fascination with words and the creative process.

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