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The Last Meeting I know that he is lost among the stars, And may return no more but in light. Siegfried Sassoon ... Written in memory of his friend, David Thomas killed at Fricourt, 1916. #lestweforgetDulce et Decorum Est Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge. Wilfred Owen ... #lestweforgetLest We Forget ... At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. For the Fallen Robert Laurence Binyon, 1914 #lestweforgetYoung dancers at the opening ceremony for a community toilet block in Quebrada Verde, Lima, Peru (1997). From an original Fujifilm 35mm slide, digitized in 2018. Niños bailando en la ceremonia de inauguración de un modelo de servicios higenico en Quebrada verde, Lima, Peru (1997)... Photo featured in my new book Developing communities in Peru: Manchay, Quebrada Verde, and the Lurin Valley. See link in my profile (go to Books) and available via @blurbbooks ... #peru #sustainability #sustainabledevelopment #development #sustainableliving #sustainablecommunities #sdg11 #sdg6 @streetphotoperu @igersperu #jashleynixon #lurín #everydaylatinamerica #everydayperu @theglobalgoals #sustainabledevelopmentgoals2030 #pachacamac #quebradaverde #agua #water @everydayperu @everydaylatinamerica #dancing #bailandoAn ice cream seller waits for customers on the bridge across the Lurín River between Pachacámac town and Quebrada Verde, Lima, Peru. Un vendedor de helados espera a los clientes en el punte que cruza el río Lurín entre el pueblo de Pachacámac y Quebrada verde, Lima, Peru. ... Photo featured in my new book Developing communities in Peru: Manchay, Quebrada Verde, and the Lurin Valley. See link in my profile (go to Books) and available via @blurbbooks ... #peru #sustainability #sustainabledevelopment #development #sustainableliving #sustainablecommunities #sdg11 #sdg8 @streetphotoperu @igersperu #jashleynixon #lurín #everydaylatinamerica #everydayperu @theglobalgoals #sustainabledevelopmentgoals2030 #pachacamac #quebradaverde #icecream #helados @everydayperu @everydaylatinamerica #yellow #amarilloVictoriano talks about his dairy farming business, Quebrada Verde, Lima, Peru. Victoriano discute su negocio de la producción lechera, Quebrada verde, Lima, Peru. ... Photo featured in my new book Developing communities in Peru: Manchay, Quebrada Verde, and the Lurin Valley. See link in my profile (go to Books) and available via @blurbbooks ... #peru #sustainability #sustainabledevelopment #development #sustainableliving #sustainablecommunities #sdg11 #sdg2 #sdg6 #sdg8 @streetphotoperu @igersperu #jashleynixon #lurín #everydaylatinamerica #everydayperu @theglobalgoals #sustainabledevelopmentgoals2030 #pachacamac #quebradaverde #water #agua @everydayperu @everydaylatinamerica #lechera #dairyfarmingMy Books
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Tag Archives: Raíces del Perú
Raíces del Peru awarded Best Cultural Entry award for second time in the Calgary Stampede Parade
Raíces del Peru (Roots of Peru) entered the Calgary Stampede Parade for the first time in 2017. This time around they excelled again and won the Best Cultural Entry award for the second year running. In one of the largest … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Dance, Documentary photography, Heritage, Photography, Social documentary photography, Street photography, Travel
Tagged Best Cultural Entry, Calgary Stampede Parade, Diablada Puneña, Huaylarsh Moderna, Intangible Cultural Heritage, J. Ashley Nixon Photography, Marinera Norteña, Raíces del Perú, Valicha, Zamacueca
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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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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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Alex Cuba and more at Fiestaval Latin Festival 2017
Alex Cuba Calgary’s annual July journey into South American culture drew to a close on Sunday night at Olympic Plaza with a classy performance by Alex Cuba. The Cuban-Canadian artist who has lived for many years in Smithers, BC, is … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Dance, En español, Music, Photography
Tagged Alex Cuba, Felipe Alberto, Fiestaval, Flash Mob, food, La Marinera, Latin Festival, Olympic Plaza, Peña, Raíces del Perú, Street Food
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