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The Dwelling of the Dead Children

Today Kevin, Julie and I decided to enter the dwelling of the children of Pajarito Mesa hidden in the desolate desert of the Rio Puerco basin.

Enter if you dare!

What we saw there, was all captured with our cameras, basking in decay and frozen in time for us to peek into a living nightmare.

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Added by buggs on March 19, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

My favorite Country Music

Yes there was a time I use to listen to country music a lot,

and there are some great memories when I hear some of these songs:

In honor of Valentine's day, here are some love songs in country style,

somebody grab me a beer!

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Added by buggs on February 13, 2010 at 11:00pm — 6 Comments

Happy Birthday Fridis and Nachis!

Today Fridis is 6 years old and Nachis 5 years old!

We wish them a great and happy birthday! ¡Hoy Fridis cumple seis años y Nachis cumple cinco! ¡Toda su familia les deseamos un feliz y grandios… Continue

Added by Carlos Marentes on January 26, 2010 at 1:00am — 6 Comments

The Encounter with the Drunken Sicarios

The Encounter with the Drunken Sicarios December 25, 2009, Batopilas Chihuahua.

The motel Mary is in the heart of Batopilas, right across from the main church. The sou… Continue

Added by buggs on January 25, 2010 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

Maggie in Cabeson

Today Mom, some of the younger girls, took a ride to Cabeson to do a photo shoot with maggie.

View Large On Black HERE. We did a shot a been wanting to do for years, and I will try to get it process it here rea… Continue

Added by buggs on January 19, 2010 at 12:00am — 6 Comments

Model at the Hispanic Cultural Center

I completed another photo shoot.

Collaborated with model Kristen (Kristie) Gerhard at the Hispanic Cultural Center. It was a fun shoot, Kristen was easy to shoot with and handled the whole session well. More picrures when I get time to proce… Continue

Added by buggs on January 17, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Saying Hello to Bato

I saw that Everest was starting to move around and moan. I got closer to him and told him not to move. He didn’t listen to me, he tried to stand up and fell back down. I was also concerned about coming traffic, especially the ones coming from the south around the bend. Vehicles travel fast on this road and there were two people laying in the middle of the street. I helped Everest move to the side of the road. I asked him if he was ok and if anything hurt. He looked at me and asked what happened.… Continue

Added by buggs on December 30, 2009 at 9:36pm — 2 Comments

The Curse of Casarare

The Chihuahua state highway from Creel is a well maintained paved road that winds through beautiful Ponderosa and pine trees. It had snowed yesterday but today was all blue sky. The nice asphalt was already dry from the melting snow and as I accelerated, I realized that this road was made to be ridden in motorcycles. As I leaned my bike to the right on another twisty curve I could hear the knobby tires of my DR650 dual sport bike squeak a bit in protest as the rubber met the pavement. I was car… Continue

Added by buggs on December 28, 2009 at 10:30pm — 4 Comments

¡Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas!

Le deseo una feliz navidad a toda mi familia, en Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Amarillo, Creel, donde quieran que se encuentren, de todo corazón. Que estén unidos, felices, llenos de salud y con paz y tranquilidad. Además, para que vean como soy a todo dar, les deseo que tengan un feliz año nuevo, que el 2010 les traiga mucha felicidad y mucho éxito en todo lo que hagan... ¡Saludos a todos desde El Chuco!

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Added by Carlos Marentes on December 24, 2009 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

Sarah Black Box Studios

Tonight I collaborated in a photo shoot with Albuquerque model Sarah.

We used the Blox Box studios in downtown Albuquerque. … Continue

Added by buggs on December 20, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

First Christmas Show!!!

Nachits performed in his first Christmas show on Thursday December 10 along with the rest of his Pre-K classmates!

I was a little worried he was going to freak out on stage in front of a packed auditorium of over 200 people. But he was a natural...

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Added by Cynthia P. on December 14, 2009 at 6:45pm — 4 Comments

Urban Warfare

Got to shoot local based model Leah Garcia on a matrix look at the railyards. It was a very successful shoot. … Continue

Added by buggs on December 13, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Some bikes from the Photo Shoot

Some of the bikes from the Photo Shoot yesterday at the Albuquerque's railyards from local based photographers. These in particular belong to family, do you recognize any of them? (Updated December 16, 2009)

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Added by buggs on December 13, 2009 at 4:00pm — 5 Comments

There are some things worth dying for

"May God grant you the mercy that I cannot." -- Eric Draven From a photo shoot today at the railyards. Here is another, same concept.… Continue

Added by buggs on December 12, 2009 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Happy Birthday Son<3

Myspace Glitter Graphics

Chris with the girls gets it from his Tio Perico lol, Honey hope you have a nice da… Continue

Added by MariaElena on December 9, 2009 at 2:01am — 6 Comments

Thanksgiving 2009

Thursday - November 26, 2009 It was a busy week full of activity as the familia settled into their new digs for the upcoming holiday festivities beginning with Thanksgiving. (I wonder what we would be celebrating if all those starving pilgrims had not been saved by the resourceful Native Americans?) Our delicious feast began with a mouthwatering serving of Pa's special brisket. We all agree that Pa's brisket just keeps tasting better and better each time he makes it!… Continue

Added by Cynthia P. on November 29, 2009 at 2:41pm — 2 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving!

I know it is kind of silly huh? They say its good for the soul to laugh sometimes, especially against the misery that life sometimes brings. This use to be, and is, one of my all time favorite songs by Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody. This songs speak to me in so many ways and every time I hear it, the meaning of the message is always different. I suspect it will be the state of mind of your emotions that will drive the message. I once heard s… Continue

Added by buggs on November 27, 2009 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Happy Thanks Giving Everyone!!!!

Wishing everyone a Happy Turkey day with your love ones, friends or whom ever your with or where ever you are, Peace!! hugs for everyone all the way from Sin City Muh!!! Mom we will be missing you and very gratefull for spending it with us last year hope mom has a nice day love you mom!!!!!!… Continue

Added by MariaElena on November 25, 2009 at 6:17pm — No Comments

The Art of Fine Dining at 1309

Yesterday night, we had a great fine dining experience at the THIRTEEN 09 restaurant of the El Paso Community College. Emi is a student of the culinary art department at EPCC. This restaurant is scheduled to be open to the public next year. Last night, the culinary students of EPCC prepared f… Continue

Added by Carlos Marentes on November 11, 2009 at 6:00am — 7 Comments