Access aside, I don’t think I could be out there every night. It’s eight hours of endless loops around a short stretch of Pacific Highway South, looking for prostitutes. It’s chatter on the push-to-talk Nextels, against a background of radio … Continue reading
The Alexia Foundation, in partnership with the Bermuda National Gallery, opened “Eyes on the World” at the Bermuda National Gallery in Hamilton on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. “Eyes on the World” was presented with counterpart “Eyes on Bermuda” which featured … Continue reading
The Alexia Foundation is joining with the Bermuda National Gallery for an exhibition and education seminar featuring the work of student and professional Alexia winners. The exhibition, “Eyes On The World” will open Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Bermuda National … Continue reading
When I felt the first sweat, I was sitting on the floor, in thick brown carpet, with my back to the wood stove. My mouth started to water, filling with that metallic taste accompanying…. there it was. Stomach cramp. I … Continue reading
The most important issues of our time – the most important events in history – many of us can recall the photographs in our heads and the stories that they brought to life. Pictures can capture our hearts, make us … Continue reading
The meeting was set up, but not in an “are you available” fashion. The communications officer simply said when it would be. I arrived at SeaTac City Hall on time, then sat outside a locked door observing a receptionist behind … Continue reading
Alexia Foundation: Why are you a photographer? Walter Astrada: It all began when I was very young. When I was 13, I went to a photo exhibition of the Cross-Andes Photographer Association. While looking at the photos, some of them … Continue reading
She offered me tea when I arrived. I accepted; a mug of green. While she prepared it, I looked around her office, an interior room in the building. Her desk was far cleaner than mine, and her book shelf held … Continue reading
Alexia Foundation: ¿Cómo llegaste a ser fotógrafo? Walter Astrada: Todo empezó desde muy pequeño. Cuando tenía 13 años fui a una muestra de fotos de la Asociación de Fotógrafos Andinos. Mientras veía las fotos, algunas me hacían sentir algunas cosas, … Continue reading
I sat, on the end of the row of chairs, feeling like the journalist. The outsider, the observer, the untrusted. Not because my intention is exploitive, but because I don’t directly help people. I tell stories, hoping the people who … Continue reading
