"Marco entra en una ciudad; ve a alguien vivir en una plaza una vida o un instante que podrían ser suyos; en el lugar de aquel hombre ahora hubiera podido estar él si se hubiese detenido en el tiempo tanto tiempo antes, o bien si tanto tiempo antes, en una encrucijada, en vez de tomar por una calle hubiese tomado por la opuesta y después de una larga vuelta hubiese ido a encontrarse en el lugar de aquel hombre en aquella plaza. En adelante, de aquel pasado suyo verdadero e hipotético, él está excluido; no puede detenerse; debe continuar hasta otra ciudad donde lo espera otro pasado suyo, o algo que quizá había sido un posible futuro y ahora es el presente de algún otro. Los futuros no realizados son sólo ramas del pasado: ramas secas.

—¿Viajas para revivir tu pasado? —era en ese momento la pregunta del Kan, que podía también formularse así: ¿Viajas para encontrar tu futuro?

Y la respuesta de Marco:

—El allá es un espejo en negativo. El viajero reconoce lo poco que es suyo al descubrir lo mucho que no ha tenido y no tendrá."

-la cittá invisibili- Italo Calvino
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"Marco goes in a city; he sees to somebody live in a square a life or an instant that could his being; in the place of that man now had been able to be he if he had detained in the time so much time before, or well if so much time before, in a crossing, instead of taking by a street had taken the opposite and after a long turn had gone to find in the place of that man in that square. In forward, of that past his true and hypothetical, he is excluded; it can not detain; it has to continue until another city where expects it another past his, or something that perhaps had been a possible future and now is the present of some another. The no realized futures are only branches of the past: dry branches.

— Do you travel to revive your past?— It was in this moment the question of the Kan, that could also formulate like this: Do you travel to find your future?

And the Marco´s answer was:

—The future is a mirror in negative. The traveller recognizes the little that it is his when discovering the a lot that it has not had and will not have."

-The invisible cities- Italo Calvino


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    Prairie Fire Imaging says:

    "Hi Alex,

    My Dear Friend, I hope your move is doing well. I just wanted to say that I really look forward to your photographs and I miss them while you are away. You have an eye for artistic photography on subjects I never seem to think about. That is what makes your photos so creative and I look forward to seeing more in the future. Keep in touch Alex. We miss you.

    Kindest Regards
    PFI"

    30th August, 2009

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    Konrad Iber says:

    "I have come across Alex's photostream while looking at his friend's (Peter) photo. And I must say I was astonished when I first saw it. His pictures are so simple and yet brilliant! I lke them all so much, that it would be difficult to choose a favorite one.

    Keep up the brilliant job!"

    21st July, 2009

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    nanettesol says:

    "Ya han pasado algunas lunas, y cada una de ellas me señala que Alex me va a sorprender con sus composiciones!
    Es mi maestro del momento, de la ocasión , del color...
    Me bebo sus fotos para referscarme el alma o para calentarla si hace frio....
    El mundo fantasía en el que vivo, tiene un camino que me lleva a él.
    Gracias Alex por esperarme y enseñarme !!
    Tu talento innato nos empuja a los demás a superarnos cada día y a pensar en los que nos verán, cada vez que fotografiamos algo.
    Está claro que la BELLEZA existe....maestro sigue mostrandola para deleite de todos!!"

    8th July, 2009

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    ..Peter says:

    "Alex is the master of composition.
    Through his photos, he takes us on a journey of awe, wonder and surprise.
    Alex's photos are full of creativity and ideas. A visit to his photostream is always inspiring. It is difficult to pick one, but my current favourite of his is "Look at me"...an astonishing image!
    Thank you always my friend for your kind words and support.
    Alex has a unique point of view and we should be grateful that he is sharing his remarkable photos on flickr."

    9th June, 2009

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    razzzmatazzz says:

    "One of the Best things that happened to me was coming across Alex's photostream. I was immensely influenced by his work and started looking at things from a different perspective even more.

    It is simply amazing how he manages to put so much into his shot which at first glance, looks very simple, but the more one looks at it they just keep growing on oneself.

    He is one of the few talented artists here who actually sees the final result in his mind before he gets to shoot it.

    All I can say , just keep track of his photostream and you will be continually amazed by his creativity.

    Keep going Alex.........."

    18th May, 2009

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