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Category: Photojournalism

  • The burning of Zozobra 2011

    Last Thursday I attended my first burning of Zozobra – Old Man Gloom. The burning of the 50 foot effigy is the opening celebration to the Fiestas de Santa Fe. There there were bands, mariachis, lots of food, fireworks, dance and fire. Lots of fire. Read more about Zozobra here. View more pics here.

    Old Man Gloom waiting patiently for the festivities to begin.
    A fire dancer walks among the crowd before the festivities begin.
    Another fire dancer in the crowd.
    The queen of the Fiesta de Santa Fe for 2011.
    A young girl watches as the queen of the Fiesta approaches.
    A smaller version of Old Man Gloom can be seen among the crowd.
    Fireworks illuminate Old Man Gloom just before he bursts into flames.
    Old Man Gloom goes up in flames.

  • Las Conchas wildfire outside of Los Alamos, NM

    Earlier today a fire broke out 12 miles southwest of Los Alamos. The wife, the Cat and I are okay but we’re prepared to evacuate if necessary. Links to info about the fire are listed at the bottom of the post.

    View of the Las Conchas Fire from a residential street in Los Alamos, CA.
    View of the Las Conchas Fire from the corner of Diamond Drive and University Drive. Los Alamos, NM.
    Local emergency crews from Los Alamos en route to help with the Las Conchas fire.
    The sun breaks through the fire plume of the Las Conchas Fire.
    The Las Conchas Fire seen from NM state road 4 near Bandelier National Monument.
    The Las Conchas Fire seen from NM state road 4 near Bandelier National Monument.
    View of the Las Conchas Fire from Pajarito Ski resort outside of Los Alamos, NM.
    View of the Las Conchas Fire from Pajarito Ski resort outside of Los Alamos, NM.
    View of the Las Conchas Fire from Pajarito Ski resort outside of Los Alamos, NM.
    A plume of smoke from the Las Conchas Fire extends over Los Alamos County.
    View of the Las Conchas Fire from an area burned by the Cerro Grande Fire of 2000. Los Alamos, NM.

    Links regarding the Las Conchas Fire:

    NM Fire Info

    KRQE News

    Los Alamos Monitor

    If you need to get a hold of me, text me at 310.425.5090 or email me at szapien@gmail.com (I’ll be checking both regularly). I’ll also be posting updates to the twitter and the facebook.

    -sz

  • La Placita Olvera

    Just before heading out on the road trip, I stopped by La Placita Olvera to grab some pictures.

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  • Walking the Boulevard

    Spent a few hours walking up and down Hollywood Boulevard, giving in to an impulse to see as much of LA before moving.