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Short:

I am no longer in Spain. I have a new camera. I like shooting "important" things as if they weren't important. I like landscapes and cityscapes.

Long:

I am a Spanish teacher by day, and a gondolier by night.

I only just got a decent camera - before, I was using a Spanish point-and-shoot, which wasn't bad, all things considered. I neither have, nor know how to use, Photoshop. As of June 2010, I've started editing photos in Picnik.

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As on December 2010, I've stopped doing that.

I'm interested lately in the marginalization of "important" places and buildings. I just came back from another trip to Spain, and I noticed that the people who live in places like Barcelona -- full of cultural monuments! -- tend to ignore those monuments, or at least, live life without paying them too much undue attention. I'm interested in capturing that experience in my photos of tourist locations.

I also like abandoned places. We think of ourselves, of humanity, as being permanent; the truth is, we aren't. While I haven't entered into any abandoned buildings yet, I'd like to. I've taken pictures of islands which used to be military outposts, but are now nature reserves. I like seeing the human elements, and the military elements, especially, being overtaken by nature. It says something, in a way.