Colombia

I urge you, please don’t mess with them… Monserrate, Bogotá

Lonely cabin on the lake, Huila

Urban forest of Medellín

This man held this position for a few minutes while I found a good angle, Bogotá

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

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

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

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

Beauty up above! Cartagena

Birdhouse, La Macarena, Bogotá

This guy is way more underground than you think you are, Bogotá

Bus lyfe, Bogotá

Break room, Bogotá

Lovey dove, Bogotá

Home sweet slums, Medellín

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

Sometimes you’re sad and sometimes not… Bogotá

General bogatanian commotion, Bogotá

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

Makeshift telescope, Bogotá

A satisfying siesta en la septima, Bogotá

Air dance, Medellín

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

real life payasos, Bogotá

Pachamama, La Candelaria, Bogotá

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

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

Thank you sir, Bogotá

The beautiful neighborhood, containing the beautiful people, that shared beauty with me, La Macarena, Bogotá

Transportation race, Bogotá

The underworld bringing life to the upper world, Bogotá

Awaiting what is to come from the fields, Huila

Shadow cat, La Macarena, Bogotá

Plaza at the Universidad Nacional de Bogotá

Steep visit to the empanada doctor, Bogotá

Roquero malo, Bogotá

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

Waking up to a new little world. Bogotá

Dreary Joy, San Francisco, Cundinamarca

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

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

The shadow of a native man hits a pipe, Bogotá

The picture perfect rolling hills of Antioquia

Sage salamander, telephoning turtle, hearful hare. Bogotá

To cross or not to cross… Antioquia

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

Crossing a bridge into the hands of Colombian hospitality and swimming holes, Antioquia

Juvenile mariachiers trolling in the early morning shade, 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

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

surreal collection of babies on a wall, Bogotá

Duskness of Bogotá

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

Artificial canyon, Bogotá

The holy dam of Lac Río Grande, Antioquia

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

I’ll make the climb with you… Bogotá

We all count, I think…Bogotá

Hip hop monkey!! Bogotá

Marginalized wall pee’er of Bogotá

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

Shanty houses along the bank of the Río Cauca, Antioquia

Sellphoning, Bogotá

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

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

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

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

The neon police of Bogotá

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

Embotellamiento, Bogotá

Snake road, Medellín

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

The fancy shopping arenas of Medellín

Beach light birdies

Floating away in other worlds, Bogotá

Walter’s workshop, La Macarena, Bogotá

Happy sadder day, Bogotá

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

Garbage underlying art, Bogotá

Small scale local organic green-friendly economy… Antioquia

Friendship for food, Bogotá

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

Giving a gift can be quiet nerve-racking, I feel anxious for him, Bogotá

Diego carpenteers in the ecovillage workshop, Ecoaldea Feliz, Cundinamarca

At least I’m not the only one… Huila

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

Peekers, Bogotá

A bogotano busdriver reflects, Bogotá

“Don’t go, don’t go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go…” -clown, Bogotá

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

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

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

Descansando en el Valle de Torres, La Macarena, Bogotá

Playing to play, Bogotá

Orbit, Bogotá

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

“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

Beautiful destruction, Embalse de Peñon, Antioquia

Goodbye!!! Bogotá

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

Rising sun packing session, Antioquia

Bogotá!!!

Ghost Rider, Tolú

The friendly red trolley man, Monserrate, Bogotá

Reading when there’s a whole world outside? Bogotá

Enthusiasm overload, Parque Nacional, Bogotá

Education, cinema, fashion, officeers and businesseers. Bogotá

Not down for rain, Bogotá

Two people in love hang out in the best spot of La Macarena 😉 , Bogotá

Hanging out, outside, Bogotá

Pensivity through an unclear window, Bogotá

exaggeration of a Lovely Sunny Day, Bogotá

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

Self portrait, Bogotá

LotsOfLittleLakes, Embalse de Peñon, Antioquia

Sunset behind an artificial mountain. Medellín

Flowering umbrella, Bogotá

God’s a pretty good painter, Huila

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

Floating over forests, Medellín

Menacing climb, Piedra de Peñon, Antioquia

Barrios of Bogotá

Fake lake, Lac de Río Grande, Antioquia

Cloudy business, Bogotá

Big blocks and little basuras, Bogotá

I love lurking around libros and lye berries, Cartagena

A man makes a living off the inconsideration of others. Cartagena

You’re the bestest!, Bogotá

The colorful hillside dwellings of Medellín

Nature interfering with art, La Macarena, 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

Serious living room, Bogotá

Graffiti is not a crime, Bogotá

What’s up, Bogotá

Motorcycles, electronics, nature and the omnipresent coke, Bogotá

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

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

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

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

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

Unificación mozartiano de basureros y botaderos, Bogotá

Day in the office, Bogotá

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

Daily life in La Macarena, Bogotá

Angry avocado man, Bogotá

Fading ghost, downward cycles, 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.

A student of the Universidad Nacional de Bogotá takes advantage of the solitude rooftops have to offer.

fairyland back country of Antioquia

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

Stuff is always happening, Bogotá

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

Barrow Burrow, Antioquia

Clean slate future ahead, Bogotá

Reflectioneering, Bogotá

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

Early morning hike overlooking Bogotá

Medellín mayhem

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

Light play, Bogotá

Dusty desert of skeletal dwellings, Bogotá

Medellín Mission

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

White line color wall. Cartagena

Bogotá nightlife

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