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4TH OF JULY PEACE!!!!

Spanish graphics from www.MyOnda.com

to all my familia were ever you may be have a blast!!!PeaCe!!we hitting the lake!! Continue

Added by MariaElena on July 3, 2009 at 10:36pm — No Comments

We are off to Mexico

We are off to Mexico. It will be me, Perico, Jami and Mom making the trip. We will cross early tomorrow morning, probaby enter through Santa Teresa to avoid Juarez all together.

We will travell as far as we can south, trying to reach the state of Zacatecas. I will try to post updates here in this bl… Continue

Added by buggs on July 2, 2009 at 7:00pm — 8 Comments

Runaway Bride

She was Virtuous

"She would dance and sing. She was virtuous. She was kind of “naïve,” they all said. Lies take everything and leave us naked." A Chance to Escape … Continue

Added by buggs on July 1, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

I been feeling better in the last week and decided to pick up on my photography. Today I continued with my model series. I attended a gathering of Flickr photographers to shoot some vintage military vehicles.… Continue

Added by buggs on June 27, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Michael Jackson Died Today

Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died today.

He was going to be 51 in August:

Yeah,… Continue

Added by buggs on June 25, 2009 at 5:00pm — 5 Comments

Stranded on a Dark Lonely Road

You are a pretty vulnerable girl travelling on your red BMW through a dark deserted road and suddenly the car stalls on the side road. … Continue

Added by buggs on June 24, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Photo Shoot at the Railyards

Today I along with fellow photographer Kevin did a photo shoot at the Albuquerque railyards. We had two models, the first was Miss Minie.… Continue

Added by buggs on June 14, 2009 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Perico and his Harley

Tonight we did a photo shoot with Perico and his motorcycle over the city of Albuquerque. I been wanting to do this photo shoot for a while, and we finally connected to do it. I am glad we did. The location was on the side of the road on a dirt patch with little room… Continue

Added by buggs on June 3, 2009 at 7:30pm — 7 Comments

The calm and the chaos

NM Valles Caldera DS Ride - Part Deux

I think we had about 40 riders, Wow! Picture taken by Grizzly. Wow! What a turn up, I counted about 40 riders at the gas station at Cochiti. This is by far a ride that has exceeded everyone expectation. It felt so good to be around the nicest people anyone can hope to meet. It was so nice to see old familiar faces and meet new ones. First off… Continue

Added by buggs on May 31, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Tragic Beyond Belief

Memorial at the park. Tiffany Toribio placed her hand over her 3-year-old son's mouth as he slept on this playground bridge in the middle of the night. She held him down until he stopped squirming. Toribio then performed CPR on her son Tyrus who started… Continue

Added by buggs on May 24, 2009 at 11:59am — 6 Comments

Shield Against the Wall

Random Words About the Wall "Standing behind the haze No longer visible to those on the other side Crossing the border between the worlds The mighty dragon spreads his wings A hand of doom rises to the sky Creation of his parent's sins Master of the elemental realm of… Continue

Added by buggs on May 22, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

I FEEL SOOO GOOD! :)

I had an awesome experience yesterday, I was in a photo shoot with my uncle Ramon, He did a very good job I did'nt know it was so hard to pose. But it turned out really good! looking foward to more photo shoots! Thank you much Tio! LUV YA Arely Continue

Added by ARELY PONCE on May 22, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

On an Empty Railroad Track

Tonight I did a photo shoot with beautiful Arely Ponce by the railroad tracks around San Jose. Thank you Arely for being a good sport, I think you did a fine job! Thanks to Maggie and Perico for helping with the lights. I will post more pictures later, stay tune!… Continue

Added by buggs on May 21, 2009 at 10:30pm — 5 Comments

¡Feliz Día de las Madres!

Le quiero desear un feliz día a todos las mamás en la familia. Especialmente a mi Lich - no se que hiciera sin mi mamá. Gracias amá por todo su amor, compania, animo y por darme las ganas para seguir luchando yo misma como mamá y mujer. ¡La quiero muchisimo!

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Added by Cynthia P. on May 10, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

¡Feliz 10 de Mayo!

Primero que nada ¡Feliz Día de las Madres! Happy Mother's Day! For many of us, this is a day of both, a celebration of our dearest relatives alive and a remembrance of loved relatives who are no longer with us... Today we celebrate and remember our family...

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Added by Carlos Marentes on May 10, 2009 at 1:00am — 6 Comments

New Site Portfolio

I have been struggling for sometime for a nice photo portfolio online and I think this one might work. What do you think? Portfolio HERE. Continue

Added by buggs on May 7, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Living the Vida Loca

Yesterday I did the chola shoot with model Jennifer Heart. She is the most beautiful cholita I have ever seen!

Can you believe this girl has three kids? First set we shot on a wall on Central and Edith.… Continue

Added by buggs on May 3, 2009 at 8:30pm — 10 Comments

Héctor Manuel Martínez Donoso

¡Descanse en Paz!

Héctor Manuel Martínez Donoso falleció este día a las 7 de la mañana a la edad de 65 años. Héctor, hijo de Pedro Martínez y Librada Donoso, había nacido el 29 de abril de 1944 en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Su esposa Carmen… Continue

Added by Carlos Marentes on May 2, 2009 at 9:30pm — 10 Comments

Post-Apocalyptic

So this is Sara, she wanted me to do a photo shoot with the Post-Apocalyptic theme.

Actually, when I told her I was visiting El Paso, I suggested a quick photo shoot. She was a good sport about it. It was real windy, and t… Continue

Added by buggs on April 30, 2009 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

The Equestrian

El Paso, Texas is the present site of the largest (42 ft. bronze) equestrian statute in the world. Sculpturer John Houser took ten years to complete and the statue was unveiled in April 2007. Original name of the statute was to be "The Conquistador" after (Spanish Explorer-… Continue

Added by buggs on April 29, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments