Colombia

A few bogotanos hanging out on a corner of La Perserverencia, Bogotá

Floating away in other worlds, Bogotá

A girl takes a small bag of groceries to the other side of her town crossing the Río Cauca, Antioquia

Lonely cabin on the lake, Huila

General bogatanian commotion, Bogotá

A guard takes his shift keeping watch on an empty lot to make sure nobody does any graffiti. Bogotá

The underworld bringing life to the upper world, Bogotá

Artificial canyon, Bogotá

Unificación mozartiano de basureros y botaderos, Bogotá

Awaiting what is to come from the fields, Huila

A U.S. navy ship hides in the silhouette of the afternoon Caribbean sky of Puerto Cartagena

A bogotano busdriver reflects, Bogotá

We all count, I think…Bogotá

The neon police of Bogotá

Los barrios de Medellín desde el cielo.

Sellphoning, Bogotá

A humble village home in the early morning light, San Francisco, Cundinamarca

Hip hop monkey!! Bogotá

A headless boy hangs out in the central plaza of San Francisco, Cundinamarca

Barrow Burrow, Antioquia

Reading when there’s a whole world outside? Bogotá

How beautiful it is to share the skies with someone… Medellín

“He goes along just as a water lily Gentle on the surface of his thoughts his body floats Unweighted down by passion or intensity Yet unaware of the depth upon which he coasts”- F. Apple, Ecoaldea Feliz, Cundinamarca

Descansando en el Valle de Torres, La Macarena, Bogotá

Medellín parking lots make for pretty lighting

I love lurking around libros and lye berries, Cartagena

Beautiful destruction, Embalse de Peñon, Antioquia

Transportation race, Bogotá

Self portrait, Bogotá

Clean slate future ahead, Bogotá

Medellín Mission

I’ll make the climb with you… Bogotá

Spoons and bouncy balls, happy and not giving a crap, Bogotá

Atop the mountain, Monserrate keeps watch on the police keeping watch on streets, Bogotá

To cross or not to cross… Antioquia

God’s a pretty good painter, Huila

The joys of stealth camping, Antioquia

Secret hand message, not for the girl with kudos to read… Bogotá

Colombian hospitality: camping on front lawns, farms, nurseries and often waking up to tinto (coffee) and the offer to take a shower. Beats hotels, campgrounds or sketchy stealth camping. Antioquia

Lovey dove, Bogotá

Graffiti is not a crime, Bogotá

Bus lyfe, Bogotá

Motorcycles, electronics, nature and the omnipresent coke, Bogotá

Friendship for food, Bogotá

Hangin’ around Bogotá

Rising sun packing session, Antioquia

Roquero malo, Bogotá

Southside, Bogotá

Goodbye!!! Bogotá

Some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. I’m ever so grateful for the guide from beyond. Thanks for lying around with me. Bogotá

Diego carpenteers in the ecovillage workshop, Ecoaldea Feliz, Cundinamarca

Dreary Joy, San Francisco, Cundinamarca

Two policemen leisurely chat as the busy world passes them by, Bogotá

Animals are people too, they can play soccer, Bogotá

Building at the Ecoaldea Feliz, Cundinamarca

Serious living room, Bogotá

White line color wall. Cartagena

Makeshift telescope, Bogotá

A non napper hangs out with his resting friends on their work break, Bogotá

The omnipresent yellow bridges of Colombia, Río Cauca, Antioquia

Spanish to the cabeza, Bogotá

What’s up, Bogotá

Don’t go down sun! just, stay there for a bit longer… Bogotá

Duskness of Bogotá

Shanty houses along the bank of the Río Cauca, Antioquia

A girl walks along the edge of the lake in her home town of Ecoaldea Feliz, Cundinamarca

A man walks with his head down while Cartagena slowly and steadily grows beside him.

A Cundinamarcan farmer stands in front of his home wondering if somebody is taking a picture of him from far away.

A satisfying siesta en la septima, Bogotá

I don’t understand these young people with their stupid phones…Bogotá

Grown-ups like to play too, San Francisco, Cundinamarca

A guy takes a smartphone photo of a sacred ceremony on international water day, and in that photo happens to be a guy taking a smartphone photo of a sacred ceremony on international water day, San Francisco, Cundinamarca

Nature interfering with art, La Macarena, Bogotá

Shadow cat, La Macarena, Bogotá

Small scale local organic green-friendly economy… Antioquia

exaggeration of a Lovely Sunny Day, Bogotá

Protesters march up the 26th while the buses go about their business, Bogotá

A played in and lived in yard, San Francisco, Antioquia

A handsome man holds up a shirt for some reason, Bogotá

Bogotá!!!

Plaza at the Universidad Nacional de Bogotá

Orbit, Bogotá

Stuff is always happening, Bogotá

Cloudy business, Bogotá

Turning to an intimate friend for an ear, San Francisco, Cundinamarca

Urban forest of Medellín

The shadow of a native man hits a pipe, Bogotá

Do you believe that putting a message, whether positive or negative, on a bottle of water will affect the water, or change the effect that the water has on the drinker? Ecoaldea Feliz, Cundinamarca

Medellín mayhem

Education, cinema, fashion, officeers and businesseers. Bogotá

Marginalized wall pee’er of Bogotá

Walter’s workshop, La Macarena, Bogotá

Pensivity through an unclear window, Bogotá

Thank you sir, Bogotá

Garbage underlying art, Bogotá

Barrios of Bogotá

After a few cars running into his stand, this street vendor takes precautions, Bogotá

The owner of a tire shop with a nice view of the local town helped me top up the air in my tire, Antioquia

A man wanders the lonely early morning streets of la Macarena ands gets his photo taken by a fellow lonely wanderer, Bogotá

Day in the office, Bogotá

A plastic wares delivery boy packs his bike to the limit, Ecoaldea Feliz, Cundinamarca

Reflectioneering, Bogotá

Our kind host was sad to see us leave so early in the morning after spending the night on his lawn, Antioquia

LotsOfLittleLakes, Embalse de Peñon, Antioquia

Birdhouse, La Macarena, Bogotá

surreal collection of babies on a wall, Bogotá

A captive hen poses on a colorful sidewalk, San Francisco, Cundinamarca

Bogotá nightlife

Three lonely boats await their day to fulfill their purpose. Tolú

Jurassic park without dinosaurs, Huila

A donkey fiercely protects his territory with just a look, Antioquia

Ghost Rider, Tolú

Steep visit to the empanada doctor, Bogotá

Fake lake, Lac de Río Grande, Antioquia

Snake road, Medellín

Trapped in loveliness, Bogotá

The holy dam of Lac Río Grande, Antioquia

fairyland back country of Antioquia

The picture perfect rolling hills of Antioquia

Floating over forests, Medellín

The surrounding mountains of Bogotá in the early morning light filtered through a dirty window. Bogotá

Waking up to a new little world. Bogotá

Fading ghost, downward cycles, Bogotá

Playing to play, Bogotá

Home sweet slums, Medellín

Tunneleers head into the blue light, Bogotá

Daily life in La Macarena, Bogotá

Two friends shy away from one another, but only for a moment. Cundinamarca

Colombian patriotism and culture manifested into a single all-knowing and all-powerful tower, Bogotá

Drove through a treacherous rocky path in the rain 4 hours straight to take a shortcut. Trying to stay upright on the slippery mud and rocks while stealing quick glances at the seemingly bottomless precipitous drop that hung out by my side for most of the journey. Going up against the few trucks that dared the path that was often times exactly their widths and no more. Oh, I had almost forgotten about these days. It certainly makes seeing a cozy little farming town like this and the temporary clearing of rain much more of an emotional experience, Huila

A security guard watches over a lonely street in Medellín’s city center

A man looks out onto the mountains surrounding Bogotá while talking on a cellular device on top of a futuristic empty living room.

Flowering umbrella, Bogotá

Early morning hike overlooking Bogotá

Two strangers cross paths for a brief moment and may or may not ever seen one another again, Bogotá

A tired horse pulls a pensive taximan giving a silent tour to an empty carriage. Cartagena

Break room, Bogotá

The colorful hillside dwellings of Medellín

Light play, Bogotá

Pachamama, La Candelaria, Bogotá

The poshest high school of Bogotá, a gymnasium with one heart.

The friendly red trolley man, Monserrate, Bogotá

Julietta and Gabriel take a break from throwing mud at walls, Ecoaldea Feliz, Cundinamarca

Dusty desert of skeletal dwellings, Bogotá

Angry avocado man, Bogotá

What an inspiration to witness someone dear to me braving precarious bridges into the unknown. Antioquia

A Norwegian ship manned by an Italian crew docks in Cartagena, Colombia carrying boat full of foreigners. Day 1 of my diversely authentic Colombian experience. Puerto de Cartagena

Juvenile mariachiers trolling in the early morning shade, Bogotá

Magical lurking lakes behind surreal stairsets, Piedra del Peñon, Antioquia

A few residents of the ecovillage enjoy the exclusive comfort of the cozy kitchen during a rainy night with no electricity, Ecoaldea Feliz, Cundinamarca

Beach light birdies

Big blocks and little basuras, Bogotá

Nothing like looking out of the window at an airport… Bogotá

You’re the bestest!, Bogotá

Enthusiasm overload, Parque Nacional, Bogotá

Two guys reflecting in a music shop’s window pane, consider a deal on an anarchic corner of Bogotá

Not down for rain, Bogotá

Embotellamiento, Bogotá

Air dance, Medellín

House dog, street man and wild cat, Bogotá

A man pushes his cart home after a day’s work down a lonely street past an improvised squatted dwelling while one of Medellín’s fancy cathedrals enjoys a privileged view of the populated mountainside catching the last of the afternoon’s sun.