More from Mexico..

Along with my digital SLR I had my Yashica T4 (35mm), which I managed to lose at airport at the end of the trip (it was a bad trip for my cameras apparently). The 2 rolls I managed not to lose contained these photos…

There was a protest in front of Bellas Artes which featured a few hundred nearly naked and fully naked people.

The women were fully nude and went around asking for donations while the men picketed in the streets. It was quite a sight!

This is Torre Mayor (The Great Tower), Latin America’s tallest building.

MEX$20 (US$2) sunglasses in Chapultepec Park.

Two workers install new cement panels while a third guy takes a nap. With I had a longer lens, this was as close as I could get. I shot this thru a steel fence.

The two cats living at the apartment I stayed at. Thanks Pepe! They were quite interesting cats for sure. Gatos Locos.

Another cat on the street, hanging out.

Estadio Azteca. Apparently the 4th largest stadium in the world. It holds nearly 120,000 people and it was about full for this match. Insane. This was at the very end of the game. The local team lost and people threw stuff onto the field, but there were no riots. Outside the stadium, a hundred or so riot police stood guard. They don’t fuck around with soccer in Mexico.

This place had the best tacos I’ve ever eaten, and is one of the cities most famous taquerias. Open 24 hours with a drive in parking lot.

It suddenly began puring around the afternoon rush hour. Hail! Everyone took cover in the buildings. I had a broken umbrella and my waterproof T4 so I braved a few shots, which don’t do the storm any justice. It was pretty brutal.

Perros

Enjoy,
Clayton

10/29/07 photo of the day

Winter is definitely on the way. I’m going to Mexico next month to shoot a wedding and hang out. Can’t wait. Who’s been to Mexico City and has some advice for me? Also, I’m in the process of reworking my photo site (claytonhauck.com). Go check it out, put up a new section called snapshots, which is where this shot, and the last entry, came from.

Enjoy,
Clayton

10/27/07 photo of the day

Los Angeles, CA

8/1/07 photo of the day

So I finally got myself a scanner the other day. I’ve been stockpiling all my film for about a year or so with nowhere to put it other than in my drawer for personal viewing. Soon I will have it all up on the web for everyone to see. How exciting! I’d beed shooting a lot of b/w on my Nikon FM-2, but lately I’ve been a bit into the snapshot aesthetic given on the Yashica point-and-shoot series. I own two of them, one T4 I got on eBay for way too much money.. like US$250, and another much older T I got at a thrift shop for $5 which works perfect! I’ve been shooting all colour, mostly Superia at first but now I’ve switched to generic Kodak Gold you buy at any general store, as I think it goes better with the Yashica’s and to be honest, I can’t even tell the difference too much anyway when shooting with them. More to come…as always you can see all my work more frequently at everyoneisfamous.com

Enjoy,
Clayton