Elementos de Integracion

Whitechapel Station, originally uploaded by Lucia Rojas.

It is funny how it works. For months you go on thinking you are not going to make it through another day, not like this. Then all of a sudden you wake up one day and everything has changed. The hole in your heart is not there anymore. You are over it.

This picture was taken with a Holga @ Whitechapel Tube Station in London

Elementos de dispersion

Elementos de dispersion, originally uploaded by Lucia Rojas.

Sometimes you can actually feel things as they shift and change. You know you are going to come out transformed. And they said people don't change... but you know it is not true. You know it because you are living it.

Cumbia en San Jacinto

Cumbia en San Jacinto, originally uploaded by Lucia Rojas.

Cumbia is a Colombian musical style and folk dance that is considered to be representative of the country. Cumbia began as a courtship dance practiced among the slave population in hidden places away from their owners. In San Jacinto, The way the cumbia is danced is probably one of the purest of the country. The woman is always very dignified representing the indigenous side, and the man has much more of a hot-party role representing the black side. Traditionally the woman will hold a candle, because the places were they used to hide to dance were very dark... Feet are always dragged on the floor, because the slaves had chains on their feet, which didn't allow them to properly move.

In the dance the man is trying to court the woman, and the woman sort of flirts back, but never gives in completely... you never touch each other in the Cumbia...but when you are properly dancing it, you should never take your eyes of your partner... and you get very close without ever touching. (I find it extremely sensual ;) )

Barullo

Barullo

Parcour

Parcour! I love it!

Body Language - London, June 2009

Shooting with Elisa, an Italian dancer who lives in London, was so much fun! I have always loved dance so I was dying to shoot with a dancer and Elisa delivered in every possible way :) I am really pleased with the results.

I have been blogged :)

http://www.shuttercrack.com/

Thanks to Mariczka :) This makes me very happy.

I promise I will be back soon with updates about my life in London.