So I took over Balboa Park....

For the very first week, I was given the keys to Balboa Park's instagram account.  They gave me full creative control of what appears on their feed....so I decided to go with portraits of performance artists.  I had an incredible amount of fun working with their collective of organizations that make up Balboa Park.  It culminated in an "Instagram Live" Dance Cypher.  It was such a joy working with them.  Instead of getting into the nitty-gritty of that, here is a recap of the photos that were posted during January 1 - January 7.

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and also....you cannot overlook this boomerang of Bboy Nico that garnered over 3k views during that week:

One essential key to success in anything is consistency. Keep pushing, even if you fall, get up and do it again. The results might not come as fast as you want them to...but nobody can ever take away the work you put in to get where you are right now. Featured dancer: @bboynicocastro_ - post by guest artist @pacificyo for #takeoverBP

See this Instagram video by @balboapark * 511 likes

Shadows in the East, Light in the West

It took me a plane to New York City from San Diego and back to take these photos.  Everything is done in camera, on Kodak film.

Annika Astral Projections

Fields of Fish and Flowers

This blog has been neglected over the winter....but now...the sun is out!  Let the wild rumpus start.  Here is a roll of film from my latest shoot with Foxine Jay.

So. Much. Salt.

Zues had carved out a basin 282 feet below sea level, and filled it with salt.  What was his purpose for doing this?  Death Valley's Badwater Basin certainly lived up to its name....the little water that can be found there is not for drinking, unless you are a fan of instant kidney stones.