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Curious, interested in many subjects (art, science, sports, even politics), avid book reader and movie lover (usually non-mainstream,
independent, mostly artsy, low budget, foreign), more of a thinker than a doer (exception: photography and exercise).
Interested also in Secular Humanism. And a "big fan" of critical thinking. .

Inquisitiva, interesada en muchos temas (arte, ciencia, deportes, incluso política), ávida lectora y amante del cine (prefiero las películas independientes, de poco presupuesto, extranjeras, en general no miro las que atraen a la mayoría de la gente), más bien inclinada a "pensar" que a "hacer" (excepto cuando hago fotografía o deportes). Interesada también en el Humanismo Secular.
Y trato de usar el pensamiento crítico siempre.

My statement:
I started doing photography in 1982. I was drawn to it
indirectly: I was interested in films, and eventually
I realized that part of my fascination came from
photography. In 1982 I took a class sponsored by the
City of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and since
then I have been taking photos. I like many subjects,
but I am mainly inclined to what I call "urban
landscape", which is a natural option if you are
in Buenos Aires, it is very photogenic!
But I do not like to label my photography, anything
that gets my attention can become my photo-subject.
Sometimes I feel that my eyes are zoom-lenses, I can
spot a subject far away, and I can focus in small
details, the camera becomes the medium to capture
the image in order to share it with other people.
After almost 25 years of taking pictures I can say that
the enthusiasm, curiosity and passion for photography
are still with me.

"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure, while the intelligent are full of doubt" - Bertrand Russell

"Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite" - Karl Popper

"The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection, even though it consists in nothing more than the pounding of an old piano, is what alone gives meaning to our life on this unavailing star."- Logan Pearsall Smith (1865 - 1946)

"Science should be taught not in order to support religion and not in order to destroy religion. Science should be taught simply ignoring religion." - Steven Weinberg - Physicist, Texas University, Nobel Prize recipient (Physics, 1979)

"Todo el mundo descubre, tarde o temprano, que la felicidad perfecta no es posible, pero pocos hay que se detengan en la consideración opuesta de que lo mismo ocurre con la infelicidad perfecta. Los momentos que se oponen a la realización de uno y otro estado límite son de la misma naturaleza: se derivan de nuestra condición humana, que es enemiga de cualquier infinitud". Primo Levi, italiano, escritor, químico, sobreviviente del holocausto (31 de julio de 1919 - 11 de abril de 1987)

Some quotes from Bertrand Russell:

"The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy - I mean that if you are happy you will be good."

"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."

"Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man."

"Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position."

"Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination."

"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. "

"War does not determine who is right - only who is left. "

"We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought."

"The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours."

"What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite."

" Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away " ~ Philip K. Dick

""Morality is doing what is right, regardless what we are told. Religious dogma is doing what we are told, no matter what is right."

From East of Eden, John Steinbeck:
"And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about. I can understand why a system built on a pattern must try to destroy the free mind, for that is one thing which can by inspection destroy such a system. Surely I can understand this, and I hate it and I will fight against it to preserve the one thing that separates us from the uncreative beasts. If the glory can be killed, we are lost."

“It is worthy of remark that a belief constantly inculcated during the early years of life, while the brain is impressible, appears to acquire almost the nature of an instinct; and the very essence of an instinct is that it is followed independently of reason,” Charles Darwin wrote in “The Descent of Man.”

"Be nice to your neighbors, they know where you live"

create your own visited country map
or check our Venice travel guide

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Contacts (1,210)

torinotornado2009 G G
Becoming_Insane Fernando ZANI
Adriano Ávila... Adriano Ávila
Maryam Arif Maryam Arif
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xgray Stephen Gray
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Cecilia... Cecilia Santisteban
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Book Love 731 photos, 274 members
This is what we love 13,348 photos, 1,278 members
Glita Grrl Art 131 photos, 41 members
Facing the Lens: Portraits of Photographers 1,090 photos, 869 members
Clorindo Testa 262 photos, 89 members
Noticias de Argentina 2,156 photos, 270 members
FAAH! - Open and Independent Photographic Fair 132 photos, 492 members
Heart In Your Art 72 photos, 34 members
Grupo Porteña. 4,031 photos, 298 members
Galeria de Javier Castillo Fotógrafo (URbaNo) 329 photos, 79 members
Jalalspages Library 1,725 photos, 68 members
spanish street art graffiti 2,255 photos, 167 members
Mostremos nuestra Argentina 12,924 photos, 776 members
cafeXperiment 691 photos, 589 members
*Exposiciones Buenos Aires* 33 photos, 179 members
Tir à l'arc - Archery - Bogenschießen 757 photos, 61 members
Young Photographers with Digital SLRs 4,760 photos, 255 members
INSPIRATION 3!!! 278 photos, 1,066 members
Cianofilia by þαndαleps 2,967 photos, 647 members
Any Sport 39,726 photos, 1,615 members
Foto Cross | Siempre diferente! 87 photos, 41 members
La Crème de la Crème (and only) 3,721 photos, 586 members
A goodbye kiss, you dog 457 photos, 1,126 members
Meat Packing District, NYC 536 photos, 132 members
Altered Signs 8,016 photos, 8,429 members
Turismo por todo el mundo 33,772 photos, 2,186 members
Pedorria la Vieja 380 photos, 132 members
Stay in Strawberry Fields Forever 146 photos, 70 members
Zombie Walk Buenos Aires 557 photos, 86 members
Zombie Walk - Buenos Aires 2,144 photos, 229 members
Books/libros/livros 10,024 photos, 2,271 members
Selfportrait - Autoretrato 3,054 photos, 1,155 members
Troll Dolls Unite 917 photos, 186 members
viejas tiendas no alas grandes supeficies 325 photos, 50 members
Esquinas/Corners 214 photos, 54 members
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Con ojos de niño 334 photos, 72 members
Naturaleza Argentina 8,093 photos, 862 members
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all but one 12,558 photos, 1,590 members
Conociendo a Buenos Aires 8,168 photos, 439 members
FOTOS DEL ALMA - PHOTOS OF THE SOUL 42,151 photos, 1,574 members
Raw Artists-No photos, please! 17,165 photos, 1,074 members
Ventanas&Puertas (Windows&Doors) 69,042 photos, 3,929 members
Peet's Coffee & Tea 180 photos, 56 members
art lovers 29,430 photos, 1,491 members
Arte Contemporáneo 17,130 photos, 946 members
Mi taza - My cup 287 photos, 192 members
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Testimonials (22)

Nancy Kulfas-Perri says:

"Gracias a Pele conocí el maravilloso mundo de Flickr!!
Aprendí mucho mirando sus fotos. Graciela tiene una habilidad extraordinaria para captar cualquier cosa - lo que sea- y hacerlo interesante.
Gracias, amiga, además, por presentarme al grupo Porteña, y por inspirarme a reencontrarme con la fotografía!"

9th June, 2009
Pepe Alfonso says:

"Pues mira yo quiero dejar constancia escrita que te sigo en tus andanzas por tu tierra y por tantas partes del mundo.

Que me encanta ver/oler/aprehender/robar la realidad que está ahí a través de tus ojos que son tus cámaras.

Que me encanta coincidir en el tema de las ruinas y del abandono contigo. Coincido en el "culto" por/al café aquí y allá. Aplaudo ese set de selfportraits (uno/a es el/la imagen que se tiene más cerca).

Alucino con tantas y tantas personas, irrepetibles y repetibles que te van encontrando en ese maratón diario fotográfico que haces y con el "buen rollo" que van generando.

Que siento que, de alguna forma, eres, o estás siendo un punto de referencia de muchos/as flickero/as y que es un placer tanto el ver tu trabajo fotográfico casi diario como poderte expresar este puñado de ideas.

No pares.
un abrazo muy fuerte.
Pepe Alfonso"

27th May, 2009
creo que soy yo says:

"creo que si pele viviera en mi pueblo seríamos muy pero muy amigos. Viaja mucho y por tanto estoy seguro que es muy sabia. Los caminantes son sabios. Una hermosa mujer que estoy seguro en algún viaje, no importa en qué lugar del mundo, me voy a encontrar. Y diremos el clásico: "Hola Pele!!, Hola Elio". Es un gusto tenerla en mis contactos, y un honor sus comentarios."

29th December, 2008
reiven says:

"uno de los primeros streams que me cautivaron de flickr fue el de pele. incentivo e inspiracion, magica sencillez. ademas poder conocer a la persona encantadora detras de esa camara es algo mas que genial. mirar las fotos de graciela es una sana adiccion q recomiendo."

27th November, 2008
-Agustín Cowper Coles- says:

"Gra! quien no la conoce???
Me encanto conocerte y charlar con vos... quien iba a imaginar que por este medio uno iba a conocer personas tan increibles como vos! tus fotos son lo mas.. y mas ahora las fotos comicas... salir de safari con vos me abrio la cabeza.. ahora observo mas a mi alrededor antes de apretar el disparador... mil gracias por todo! espero vernos pronto!

tu amigo. Agus :)"

26th April, 2008
Maderadecolores/Flor. says:

"Gra es ENCANTADORA, un ser humano al que vale la pena conocer. Ojalá tengamos muchos encuentros y conversaciones a lo largo del camino..."

27th April, 2008
sefardita says:

"me encanta el orgullo con el que Graciela convive con su pelo blanco,me gustan mucho sus acuarelas."

26th April, 2008
Dan Almaral says:

"If there is an amazing capture, there is Pele, and you will be in love with her eyes, because she transmits what she sees trough her everyday photos, and her Life is astonish.
Thank you Pele for being a nice friend, and an excellent photographer."

28th January, 2008
enrguerrero says:

"Gra,es lo mas de los mas!...yo soy realmente el que tubo la suerte de conocerle por este medio,es expectacular,creativa y con una energia que levanta muertos!...me encanta hacer esos paseitos por SF que tanto disfrutamos los dos.Gracias por tenerme paciencia enseniandome tantas cosas de fotografia,y que espero que me ensenies mucho mas;-)..Espero que vuelvas pronto que te extranio!..Besos y abrazos."

1st November, 2007
Cmagov says:

"Graciela Blaum, “pele”, es un fenómeno de la naturaleza. Su energía es capaz de agotar al mas entusiasta. Deportista, fotógrafa, lectora, dibujante, viajera...Su página rebosa empatía y es una fuente constante de estímulos. Siempre vale la pena darse una vuelta por sus fotos, sus atentos y amables comentarios. Pero estad seguros de que su capacidad creativa en cualquier momento os desbordará, imposible seguir su ritmo. Admirareis su calidez humana al lado de sus sólidas convicciones. Gracias Graciela por enriquecernos con tu actividad."

9th July, 2007
Celeste says:

"Graciela es una persona con un caudal de dulzura inagotable, inquieta, generosa, pero por sobretodo Pele es una librepensadora. Y en estos tiempos neuróticos, que alguien pueda conservar esa calidad humana es algo que valoro mucho. Gracias por compartir tu arte y tu visión del mundo con nosotros, realmente te has hecho querer :)"

9th May, 2007
tom )º( says:

"Pele, apenas nos conocemos, asique no tengo el gusto de poder decir que somos amigos. Pero si puedo decirte que la pasé muy bien las 2 veces que nos juntamos. Que sos una personita super piola. Conozco a muy pocas personas con la capacidad de transmitir paz y tranquilidad a los que estan alrededor como lo haces vos. Eso esta buenísimo.
Lo que si puedo decir es que me gustaria conocerte mas y algún dia poder decir que "¡yo también soy amigo de Pele!"."

6th May, 2007
veru·bouvet says:

"Gra aka *Pele* aka Super!
es nuestra embajadora en USA, que te engancha con su creatividad y te conquista con su simpatía.
Es imprescindible, mirar el photostream de *Pele* con un café en la mano...
Si no, te aseguro que terminaras deseando tomar un rico cafecito. :)"

5th February, 2007
cadd says:

"Have just came in for a look at what's new and favourited five photos on Pele's first page alone. You deserve the number 10 shirt =]"

21st January, 2007
BillyWarhol says:

"I know i have a Lazy habit of not writing Testimonials as soon as i should or as often & when i do - i cheat by taking a comment from the person's Photos - but this is where i get inspired*

Hey!!!

Super Cool!!!****************

thank U sooooo much *pele* for yer really nice testi for me!!

i am honoured & i count U as a very good Flickr Friend as swell!!

i also love yer Funny sense of Humour!!

Thanks for all the Laffs & sharing yer amazing Photogrpahic Art & thoughts & ideas with us!!

;)))))

at first glance these Art pieces look like Spinning Tops but on closer look they are wonderful Hearts!!

& U my friend have a Big Heart for doing what is right!!

;))

Ironically the first one here looks identical to an amazing Painting i have from my friend Oksana!!!!

Cheers *pele* Graciela!!! Billy bambino *angelito* bananas ;)) xoxo

p.s. I normally don't like to mix Politics & Religion in a testimonial but i was just thinking about U for a couple of reasons*

the Senator from South Dakota has fallen ill & if unable to continue the Democrats may lose control of the Senate*

a frightening prospect on a lot of fronts & that is why your Strong Voice Graciela is so important*

;))

Peace*"

13th December, 2006
_mey_ says:

" *pele* es mi hermana mayor ahora.... :)
buenisimo que llego, que flickr nos encontro....muchas fotos, muchiiiiiiisiiiiimas.... un ojos excelente para contar lo cotidiano, decirlo de una forma mas bonita y eternizarlas en una foto!

gracias :)"

10th December, 2006
Solana11111 says:

"Pele é uma grande fotógrafa, intuitiva e inteligente; é dinâmica e tem muito valor, sendo sempre humilde.Torna o mundo especial com a sua câmara. É admirável como é atenta para com as pessoas e sabe estar presente. É bom partilhar o "espresso"! Tem sido para mim uma referência e agradeço sempre o seu contacto.
Saúdo-te, amiga!"

3rd December, 2006
julianrod says:

"Pele es así.
Pele es una luz azul en el camino.
Si es Pele, es bueno.
Pele es sentir de verdad.
Pele, el sabor del encuentro.
Pele te da aaaaalaaas.
Got Pele?
Pele, think different.
Just Pele it.
Pele, the world on time."

16th November, 2006
DCasallArt (Not much around) says:

"Detrás de una cámara fotográfica (o de una taza de café :-)) se percibe una mirada aguda, penetrante, pero a la vez llena de sensibilidad, humor y poesía. Me impactan especialmente las fotos de Namibia, las de nuestro Buenos Aires querido y las minimalistas, que me han abierto mí misma un camino impensado hacia descubrir las mil y una maneras de ver el mundo, y a la vez, único y particular de cada individuo.
Un fotógrafa excelente con la que vale la pena viajar por este su mundo...para descubrir el nuestro y amarlo!"

13th October, 2006
Leon Calquin says:

"Simplemente agradecer tanta ayuda prestada desde el primer día que me integré a Flickr, ayuda siempre instantánea y de calidad. Suerte amiga!"

23rd September, 2006
Payuta Louro says:

"Pele es una fotógrafa sensacional.
Es humilde en cuanto a su obra, y encuentra los "momentos" de sentimiento.
Nos gusta su manera de vivir la fotografía, y a mi en particular me fascina su madurez y tranquilidad fotográfica"

16th July, 2006
angelocesare says:

"She gives us an incredible sequence of beautiful sets full of life, motion, situations and sceneries. A special underlining for "Nocturnal pictures", "Sossus Vlei, Namibia", "Tango" and "Reflejos"."

15th February, 2006