These photos are long overdue. I got quite busy since I left Bogotá on July 26 (including a short trip to Ecuador and a wedding near Toronto). Here are some images I snapped during the celebrations of Colombia’s Bicentennial of Independence on July 20, 2010.
La Colombie fêtait hier ses 200 ans d’indépendance de l’Espagne. Voici un court reportage que j’ai préparé sur les célébrations. Le tout a été filmé et monté en environ trois heures — à l’exception de la séquence d’ouverture avec les avions, filmée hier matin. Je voulais posté ce message hier soir, mais le serveur sur [...]
Sunday, I went to the Parque Metropolitano Simón Bolívar with Robbie, a British fellow. The Parque Simón Bolívar is Bogotá’s largest city park. Its facilities include, among other things, a library and an amusement park. Here are some photos of our outing.
As promised, here are some photos of the Salt Cathedral (Catedral de Sal). The ”Cathedral” was built in the tunnels of a mine about 200 meters below a mountain in Zipaquirá, a town located roughly 40 kilometres north of Bogotá. Lora, Charlie and I left our hostel early in the afternoon Saturday and took the [...]
The last couple of days have been quite busy for me down here. On Friday morning, I met with representatives of the Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia – ONIC. I might have an interview with its president this week to discuss the issues faced by peoples at risk of extinction. I will keep you updated [...]
After spending a week getting to know my way around Bogotá and meeting the two theatre groups my documentary focuses on, I finally started filming last night. I met Rosario and Rubén Dario around 5 p.m. near my hostel. We got into the back of a van and climbed up the mountain to Barrio Girardot. [...]
Tonight, I went up to the Teleférico a Monserrate with Lora and Charlie, two fellows from Kansas (Yes, that’s where the Wizard of Oz takes place.) Here are long exposure photos I took. Some of them need barrel correction though. I will work on that when I get a chance.
J’en suis à ma sixième journée à Bogotá. Le temps passe si vite! Vendredi et samedi, j’ai rencontré des représentants de Teatro Varasanta et Luz de Luna, les deux troupes de théâtre sur lesquelles porte mon documentaire. Je débute le tournage demain avec une entrevue dans le Barrio Atanasio Girardot. Hier, j’ai donc profité de [...]
The light was nice this afternoon so I went photo hunting in La Candaleria, my neighbourhood here in Bogotá. I thought this mural was gorgeous and would make for a great photo. So, I set my camera on manual mode and took the first two photos to test the exposure. I then started trying various [...]
BOGOTA – I arrived yesterday in Bogotá, Colombia, where I will be staying for the month of July. I am here to shoot a documentary on political and street theatre as part of my Master’s Research Project. In the coming weeks, I will explore how local theatre groups use art as a tool to address [...]
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