Roger Aguirre Smith

Adventure in the Mundane

zad8lov2 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:28:25 +0000

The percussion of my heart resonates through every fiber of my body. The climb is steep and deep. The sun has not yet melted the powdered snow crystals. As I climb Black Butte after the recent storm I see potential…endless terrain to ski…the…Read the full Dispatch

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Vinyl

zad8lov2 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:29:28 +0000

At a recent meeting of The Imagemakers of Monterey, President of the Center for Photographic Art Board of Trustees, Richard Cannon showed one of his favorite images, “Groovin”. As I listened to his story, his tribute to the days of vinyl, I was touched…Read the full Dispatch

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Eat heartily my friends

zad8lov2 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:22:29 +0000

I love this image. Plain and simple. The mystery, the sense of mass, the curiosity, the edgy feeling of being in an urban landscape and the experience while capturing the moment. This is at least what I feel. How about you? Does the…Read the full Dispatch

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Ambushed

zad8lov2 — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:32:51 +0000

Blur and static fill the memory of recent months. At August’s end I embarked on a planned 22 day solo backpack trip along the John Muir Trail. 150 miles and 14 days later, with emotions scraping at the sides of the deep end…Read the full Dispatch

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A Dispatch to ponder.082411

zad8lov2 — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:19:35 +0000

To sacrifice the beauty of the moment for the potential of the present in the future makes no sense to me.

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A Dispatch to ponder.081511

zad8lov2 — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:14:54 +0000

It is not our age that makes us feel old, it is our choices.

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Per Volquartz—a deep loss

zad8lov2 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:58:40 +0000

I learned today of the passing of Per Volquartz, a true master in the craft of fine art photography. In my mind, Per was one of the top fine art black and white photographers living, and now among the masters past. My first…Read the full Dispatch

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The Monterey Pine Forest

zad8lov2 — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:17:53 +0000

New Book Released just a few weeks ago, The Monterey Pine Forest is the product of hard work by The Monterey Pine Forest Watch including David T. Bates, Rita Dalessio, Nicole Nedeff, Joyce Stevens, Jeff Norman, Linda Smith and Jerry Emory as well…Read the full Dispatch

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Twenty Four Hours

zad8lov2 — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:49:13 +0000

Frenzied lives spin round my still core…I feel a 24 hour period captured on a single piece of film. I’ve been feeling a strong stillness within me the last 24 hours. Reasons for which I am unaware. Even the voice of my dear…Read the full Dispatch

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The Fen Trees – Test Print

zad8lov2 — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:58:45 +0000

On the way back to camp at the end of our first day of photographing in Yosemite we walked through a still forest. The depth created by the light through the atmosphere created a soft and mysterious presence. I stopped, took a breath,…Read the full Dispatch

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