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Huacone rojo A dancer from Raíces del Perú performs the Huaconada de Mito, one of the most interesting cultural dances from the Peruvian Andes. ... ... See the link in my profile for more photos under PERFORMANCE/Peruvian dances) and story (Blog). ... ... #calgarylife #calgary #jashleynixon #yycphotographer #yyc #dance #dancing #music #peru #portraitsofperu #peruana #bailando #bailarina #dancing @expolatino #canada #diversity #portrait #retrato #retratosdeperu #smile @dailyhivecalgary @urbacalgary @dailyviewcalgary #expolatino @tourismcalgary #danzasdeperu #intangibleculturalheritage @raicesdelperuyyc @streetphotoperu @igersperu #huaconadaDos Huacones Dancers from Raíces del Perú perform the Huaconada de Mito, a culturally significant dance from Mito in the Andes of Peru. ... ... See the link in my profile for more photos under PERFORMANCE/Peruvian dances) and story (Blog). ... ... #calgarylife #calgary #jashleynixon #yycphotographer #yyc #dance #dancing #music #peru #portraitsofperu #peruana #bailando #bailarina #dancing @expolatino #canada #diversity #portrait #retrato #retratosdeperu #smile @dailyhivecalgary @urbacalgary @dailyviewcalgary #expolatino @tourismcalgary #danzasdeperu #intangibleculturalheritage @raicesdelperuyyc @streetphotoperu @igersperu #huaconada #huaconadademitoHuacone azul A dancer from Raíces del Perú performs the Huaconada de Mito, a culturally significant dance from the Andes of Peru. ... ... See the link in my profile for more photos under PERFORMANCE/Peruvian dances) and story (Blog). ... ... #calgarylife #calgary #jashleynixon #yycphotographer #yyc #dance #dancing #music #peru #portraitsofperu #peruana #bailando #bailarina #dancing @expolatino #canada #diversity #portrait #retrato #retratosdeperu #smile @dailyhivecalgary @urbacalgary @dailyviewcalgary #expolatino @tourismcalgary #danzasdeperu #intangibleculturalheritage @raicesdelperuyyc @streetphotoperu @igersperu #huaconadaCarla Diaz Silva performing the Marinera Norteña on the back deck during my birthday party. The enigmatic Director of Raíces del Perú will be a performer and MC at this year’s Expo Latino Festival, Princes Island Park, Calgary, Aug 17-19. ... ... See the link in my profile for more photos under PERFORMANCE/Peruvian dances) and story (Blog). ... ... #calgarylife #calgary #jashleynixon #yycphotographer #yyc #dance #dancing #music #peru #portraitsofperu #peruana #bailando #bailarina #dancing @expolatino #canada #diversity #portrait #retrato #retratosdeperu #smile @dailyhivecalgary @urbacalgary @dailyviewcalgary #expolatino @tourismcalgary #danzasdeperu #intangibleculturalheritage @raicesdelperuyyc @streetphotoperu @igersperu #lamarinera #marinera #marineranorteña @carlita.dsDancers from Raíces del Peru perform the Huaylarsh Moderno, a dance from the Andes Mountains, at my birthday party. Los bailarines de Raíces del Perú realizan la Huaylarsh Moderno, un baile de los Andes, en mi fiesta de cumpleańos. ... ... See the link in my profile for more photos under PERFORMANCE/Peruvian dances) and story (Blog). ... ... #calgarylife #calgary #jashleynixon #yycphotographer #yyc #dance #dancing #music #peru #portraitsofperu #peruana #bailando #bailarina #dancing @expolatino #canada #diversity #portrait #retrato #retratosdeperu #smile @dailyhivecalgary @urbacalgary @dailyviewcalgary #expolatino @tourismcalgary #danzasdeperu #intangibleculturalheritage @raicesdelperuyyc @streetphotoperu @igersperu #huaylarsh @carlita.dsCarla Diaz Silva will be one of the MCs at this year’s Expo Latino Festival, Princes Island Park, Calgary, Aug 17-19. ... ... See the link in my profile for more photos under PERFORMANCE/Peruvian dances) and story (Blog). ... ... #calgarylife #calgary #jashleynixon #yycphotographer #yyc #dance #dancing #music #peru #portraitsofperu #peruana #bailando #bailarina #dancing @expolatino #canada #diversity #portrait #retrato #RetratosDePeru #smile @dailyhivecalgary @urbacalgary @dailyviewcalgary #expolatino @tourismcalgary #danzasdeperu #intangibleculturalheritage @raicesdelperuyyc @streetphotoperu @igersperu #lamarinera #marinera #marineranorteña @carlita.dsMy Books
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Category Archives: Travel photography
High tea at the Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse, Banff National Park
I got out for a hike at Lake Louise, Banff National Park yesterday. The crowds around the hotel thinned out quickly, leaving just a few hikers up on the mountain trails. Traversing across about fifteen snowpacks during a two-hour trek … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Canada, Photography, Travel, Travel photography
Tagged Banff National Park, glaciers, hiking, Lake Louise, mountain trail, Plain of Six Glaciers, primroses, tea, teahouse, teapot
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Intangible Cultural Heritage, Sustainability and a Dance from Peru: the Huaconada de Mito
Some might think and say this is just an obscure local dance. The Huaconada is performed in Mito, located 3,286 m high up in the Andes of Peru on just the first three days of January. Mito (Spanish for myth) … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Documentary photography, Heritage, Peru, Photography, Social documentary photography, Sustainable Development, Travel, Travel photography
Tagged Andean condor, condor, Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, cultural heritage, Dance, dancers, Huaconada, Huaconada de Mito, huacones, Huanchaco, ICH, Intangible Cultural Heritage, mask, Mito, Peru, Raíces del Perú, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, UNESCO, vulture
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It’s Games Time!
It was an early, cold morning start for several hundred young athletes as they prepared for their journey north for the Alberta Winter Games 2018 in Wood Buffalo. Skiers, hockey players, and other young sportswomen and men bundled their equipment … Continue reading
Writing about Images: 17 pics from ’17
Sustainability Sports and music dominated my photography in 2017 as I was unable to make a field trip to Peru to continue with my long-term assignment on sustainable development. I did, however, enter a short film called Sugar in … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Climate Action, Cosplay, Cycling, Dance, Documentary photography, England, Films, Heritage, Hockey, Music, NIXON Films, Peru, Pets, Photography, Rugby, Sports, Sports photography, Street photography, Sustainable Development, Travel, Travel photography, USA
Tagged Alberta Female Hockey League, Arya the Airedale, Atlantic Rock, BC Bears, Beavers, Blitzboks, Boots & The Hoots, Bow Valley, Calgary Canucks, Calgary Folk Music Festival Fall Concert Series, Calgary Hornets, Calgary Mavericks, Calgary Stampede Parade, Canada Cup West, comedy, Cosplay, Cosplayers, cycling, Dance, Dickens Pub, Edmonton, Edmonton Gold, England, Evan Huffman, Festival Hall, Film Competition, Georgia, Global Sport Academy, H Kath Surbey, Hockey Alberta, HSBC Canada Rugby Sevens, Inglewood, international rugby, James O’Niell, Jennifer Nixon, Kelowna, Mac’s Midget AAA Hockey Tournament, Mark “Boots” Graham, Mark Malone, Missoula, Montana, Nate Hilts, Nite Owl, Ontario Blues, performance, Peru, portrait, Prairie Wolfpack, Raíces del Perú, Rally Cycling, Røde Reel, Regina Pat Canadians, Remembrance Day, Rocky Mountain Raiders, Romania, Rugby 7s, Rugby Photographer, Ryan Boldt, Scoitiabank Saddledome, Sevens rugby, Silber Pro Cycling, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival, South Africa, Stix Hockey, sugar, sugarcane, Team USA, The Dead South, The Deep Dark Woods, Tour de France, Tour of Alberta, U-20 rugby, William Nixon, Wolves in the Throne Room, World Photo Day
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Happy Yorkshire Day to all Tykes and Yorkshire lovers around the world
Happy Yorkshire Day! Here is a short selection of photos to celebrate the broad acres of the biggest county of England and its people, The Tykes, wherever you hang out in the world. Please visit my earlier blog post to explore ten … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Cycling, Pets, Photography, Social documentary photography, Sports, Street photography, Travel, Travel photography
Tagged Airedale, Airedale Terrier, Andy Goldsworthy, Anthony Caro, Arya Stark, Arya the Airedale, beer, bronze, England, Game of Thrones, Henry Moore, KAWS, Last Best, pub, sculpture, Show Pony, Sol Le Witt, The Grouse, Timothy Taylor's, Tour de France, Wild rose Brewery, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Ale, Yorkshire beer, Yorkshire Day, Yorkshire Pubs, Yorkshire Rose, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
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Paddington Bear’s creator dies. RIP, Michael Bond
The story about the little lovely bear who turned up at Paddington Station, all the way from “deepest Peru” has been with me for a lifetime. Sadly, Paddington Bear’s creator, Michael Bond, passed away at his home in London this … Continue reading
Posted in Peru, Photography, Travel photography
Tagged bear, Hash House Harriers, Lima, Michael Bond, Paddington Bear
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Sweat work in the sugar plantations of Peru: backgrounder on the documentary film Sugar
Have you ever wondered what it takes to get that sugar you need to get your tea or coffee feeling just right in the morning? These photographs of sugarcane plantation workers in Peru were shot in 2016 (Canon 5D Mark … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary photography, Environmental documentary photography, Films, Food and agriculture, NIXON Films, Peru, Photography, Social documentary photography, Sustainable Development, Travel photography, Water
Tagged Caña Dulce, Cartavio, Casa Grande, coca, coca leaves, Cogoyito, documentary film, ethanol, Filmic Pro, iPhone5, La Libertad, labour, Miel de Caña, My Røde Reel, Pacific Coast, plantation, Røde, short film, sugar, sugarcane, VideMic Me, work, workers
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