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What I Like About Being a Photographer

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Efraín M. Padró

All Materials © Efraín M. Padró/Padró Images, All Rights Reserved A few years ago, I was in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park photographing landscapes during the Christmas Holidays (summer in the southern latitudes). Because of the park’s isolation, changeable weather and rugged terrain, hotel options are limited and camping is often the only way to be in the right place at the right time to photograph when the light is sweetest (first and last light). On Christmas Eve, our group was camping below the mighty Bariloche Peak, a jagged, 8,530 ft. granitic mountain, hoping the next day would bring us good photography conditions. I woke up well before dawn on Christmas Day to get dressed, gather my camera gear … Continue reading →

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The First Photographic Kiss

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Efraín M. Padró

© Efraín M. Padró, All Rights Reserved In the history of the world there have probably been more first kisses than there are stars in the sky. That’s a lot of first kisses. But despite how ordinary first kisses are, they are still new and fresh and exciting to those experiencing them. So it was that I recently had the opportunity to visit Paris, France, and there I photographed the Eiffel Tower (and Notre Dame, and the Louvre, and…) for the first time. I figured the iconic tower had been photographed many times, but not as many times as there have been first kisses, and certainly it had never been photographed by me. In that sense my photographs were unique. Sometimes we get so … Continue reading →

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Picture of…”The Crags”

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Efraín M. Padró

© Efrain M. Padro, All Rights Reserved One of my favorite things to do is combine photography with exercise, so whenever I am in an urban area I look for nearby places where I can take my camera for a walk or hike. The picture here shows the Salisbury Crags, known locally as “The Crags,” a series of jagged red cliffs located on the West side of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Crags themselves are within the 640-acre Holyrood Park, and their dramatic profile can be seen from miles away. Because the park is so close to the city (you can see it on the lower left hand side of the shot), it is a popular destination for runners, dog walkers, and hikers/photographers like … Continue reading →

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