2011

Rio de Janeiro :: The Other Side of Carnival

Posted by Forest, 23 March 2011

"For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction."

While all the revelry of Carnival certainly didn't create a negative reaction of equal proportions, it did throw the daily lives of the homeless into stark contrast with the joyously carefree world surrounding them.

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Rio de Janeiro :: A taste of Carnival

Posted by Forest, 22 March 2011

Days bleed into night, bleed into days, bleed into nights...laughter fills the street and bodies move in tireless rythms fueled by wandering bands, casasha and the mysterious spirit of carnival...

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  • Farm Labor :: A day in the life, Immokalee FL

    Posted by Forest, 16 January 2012

    Enter Collier county, Florida. A classic tale of two towns. On the one hand you have Naples, the nation’s second-wealthiest metropolitan area. On the other, Immokalee, dubbed by Barry Estabrook (...

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  • Summit For Someone :: Why I climb

    Posted by Forest, 03 April 2012

    "Take us back to sea level!" scream the traitorous, cowardly, jello stick legs that now flap jack in scattered rhythm, attached by pure happenstance it seems to the equally traitorous lungs that...

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  • iPhoneography :: Back to the Future

    Posted by Forest, 20 July 2012 
    Time melted under hot tires,

as I held my mothers hand,

and ran towards the past.

In the shade of a palm tree,

I parked my wheelchair,

closed my eyes,

and kept...
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  • Photo Industry :: Breaking In and Giving Forward

    Posted by Forest, 09 September 2012

    With increasing frequency I find myself receiving emails asking how one goes about "breaking in" to the photo industry. I will admit, I have sent those same emails myself. They are important in...

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