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Carla 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.dsProp on the move Logan Jones, Calgary Canucks breaks through the Calgary Rams defence to set up a try for his front row union teammate, Gabriel Kajdy (see the link in my profile for that photo and a match report) ... ... #rugbylife #rugby #rugbyalberta @rugbyalberta @calgaryrams @canucksrugby #calgary #alberta #canada #jashleynixon @urbacalgary @calgaryevents @dailyviewcalgary @dailyhivecalgary @rugbyalberta @calgaryrugby #loverugby #loverugby🏉 #igrugby @gilbertrugbycanada @gilbertrugbyLove rugby A rugby fan watches the Calgary Canucks versus Calgary Rams game at Calgary Rugby Union on Aug 11, 2018. See the link in my profile for match report and more photos. ... .... #rugbylife #rugby #rugbyalberta @rugbyalberta @calgaryrams @canucksrugby #calgary #alberta #canada #jashleynixon @urbacalgary @calgaryevents @dailyviewcalgary @dailyhivecalgary @rugbyalberta @calgaryrugby @rugbycanada @gilbertrugby @gilbertrugbycanada #loverugby #loverugby🏉 @deanbrannieJake Bentley, Calgary Canucks and David Kotalewski, Calgary Rams in action in their top of the table game at Calgary Rugby Union. See the link in my profile for match report and more photos. ... #rugbylife #rugby #rugbyalberta @rugbyalberta @calgaryrams @canucksrugby #calgary #alberta #canada #jashleynixon @urbacalgary @calgaryevents @dailyviewcalgary @dailyhivecalgary @rugbyalberta @jaketbentley @calgaryrugbyMy Books
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Category Archives: Sustainable Development
Reflection Grove dedicated at Connect Charter School
June 28, 2018 The last day of the school academic year at Connect Charter School was a very special day. The Reflection Grove, a new naturalization area, was dedicated to some special members of the school community who have … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Documentary photography, Education, Photography
Tagged Connect Charter School, Reflection Grove, school
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Graduating from quality education at Connect Charter School
Students ceremonially graduated from Connect Charter School last night. The 100 members of Grade Nine walked the stage at this school where “It’s never just an ordinary day.” One of their school friends was with them in spirit and we … Continue reading
Action photography from Cristina Mittermeier at the water’s edge
Cristina Mittermeier has a fascination with water and the natural and human life that it supports. She writes about it, talks about it, and photographs it. Beautifully. While her underwater photographs of corals, schools of fish and a … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Brazil, Calgary, Canada, Climate Action, Documentary photography, Environmental documentary photography, Films, Heritage, Photography, Social documentary photography, Sustainable Development, Water
Tagged Arts Commons, conservation photography, Cristina Mittermeier, ethnographic photography, International League of Conservation Photographers, Jack Singer Concert Hall, National Geographic, National Geographic Live, Sea Legacy, Standing at the Water’s Edge
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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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Working at heights to help communicate, and develop sustainably across the World
I was heading downtown for a photo assignment last week but got distracted just before I went down into the C-Train station at Westbrook, Calgary. It was one of the first fine days after our long winter, the sky was clear … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Documentary photography, Photography, Sustainable Development
Tagged antenna, climbing technician, communications technician, communications tower, construction, installation, International Workers Day, mobile technology, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Development Program, Westbrook, wireless antenna, work, workers
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Young Women Wrestling
Madison Sartain was still in junior high school (grade 7) when she started wrestling with older girls at Bonnyville Centralized High School (BCHS). Within two years she was winning events at the University of Alberta and got the … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Canada, Education, Photography, Social documentary photography, Sports, Sports photography
Tagged 2018 Wood Buffalo Alberta Winter Games Wood, Alberta Open, Alberta Winter Games, BCHS Roadrunners, Bonnyville, Bonnyville Centralized High School, Christine Anacker, female wrestling, Fort McMurray, Justin Sauve, Madison Sartain, Megan Fedlant, University of Alberta, winter sports, Wood Buffalo, wrestling, Wrestling Alberta, Wrestling Canada, young athletes
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The Village Chippy in Yorkshire
Yorkshire Fish ‘n’ Chips and Beer Yorkshire Fish ‘n’ Chips, without any doubt of mind, the best in the world but there’s one sure way to make them better. And that’s to have them in the pub with some good … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary photography, England, Food and agriculture, Photography, Social documentary photography, Street photography, Travel
Tagged beer, Bradfield Brewery, car park, Farmers Blonde, fast food, fish and chips, food, food truck, haddock, Leeds, Marine Stewardship Council, mobile, MSC, pub, take-away, The Fox, The Village Chippy, Thorner, van, van life, Yorkshire
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