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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 – XLVI

Sunday, May 5th, 2013

carnies-1-2

May 5, 2013

step right up
try your luck
everyone
wins
once

PhotoWurdz – XLV

Monday, February 4th, 2013

February 4, 2013

although my fear is multifold
i’ve no choice but to face it
unravel and advance

this journey is a daily
this process is eternal
unforgiving and incessant

the melting iceberg finds new purpose
the burning forest spreads the seed

PhotoWurdz – XLIV

Thursday, January 17th, 2013


January 17, 2013

how long can you
hold that note for

how long can you
stay under water

how far can you reach
without dropping anything

PhotoWurdz – XLIII

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Janurary 9, 2013

breathe
it’s a natural process
admit
expel

listen

PhotoWurdz – XLII

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

December 11, 2012

i’ve added the word ‘linger’
to the current list of words
that repeat themselves in my head

i find it oddly appropriate that words like
‘linger’ and ‘remnant’
have latched on to my train of thought

like kite tails, knotted
like memories of things that hurt when remembered
pieces left behind after the fray

some things can’t be washed or wished away

the loss of a loved one
the memory of a bad break up
the words you overheard somebody say about you

linger

PhotoWurdz – XLI

Saturday, December 8th, 2012

December 08, 2012

i could give in to you
surrender my entire being
and render my self
yours

i could let myself become
absorbed by your space
and forget all
that once was me

i just have to be convinced

 

PhotoWurdz – XL

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

 

December 5, 2012

all day
i worry about
all of the
problems
that i
have

PhotoWurdz – XXXIX

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012

December 2, 2012

i claim allegiance to nothing
so i’m sure that i will die alone
maybe a couple of pigeons, no doves

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)

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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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