welcome (jean carlos y jaime) , 2005
ana y agueda , 2005
chores , 2005
los hombres de coco , 2005
marbles , 2005
edibel , 2005
go fish , 2005
triste , 2005
legs , 2005
jean carlos en la lluvia , 2005
samana , 2005
michel y pirana, las galeras , 2005
motos, las terrenas , 2005
rubber duckies , 2005
bienvenidos , 2005
c horse , 2005
walls of sonador , 2005
maria, las galeras , 2005
Manza como paloma is a widely used expression in Dominican culture. The phrase, which translates to "calm like a dove," is not used as an adjective- rather, a gentle command. Life moves slowly on the island, revealing a calming beauty in its rhythmic hum.
In 2005, I traveled to the Dominican Republic to visit friends living in Villa Sonador, a small village in the central Valle del Cibao. Afterwards, I continued on to the island's northern coast to explore the sleepy fishing villages of the Samana Peninsula. These images illustrate both sides of my experience during those six weeks. The series is titled in memory of an endearing old man I encountered in the coastal village of Las Terrenas. When walking on the beach each day, he would call out to me: "Oye, mi cielo..."
In English, this translates to "Listen, my sky..."
