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Photogenic Riding…

Oct 30, 11

Posted by Cristan in AbandonedStructures, Featured

Views: 398So, when I have just about any free time at all, I’m generally out riding. I spent today putting 275 miles on my Harley. One of the things I love about riding the back roads of Texas is that there seems to be no end to the various decaying structures to explore and photograph. Here’s just a few: Anderson,...

Metal Band’s Lead to Transition

Jul 15, 11

Posted by Cristan in 2010s, Music

Views: 781First, WATCH THIS VIDEO: Caputo: Monsters So, if you like metal you may have heard of Life of Agony. They are one of those mature bands that tend to be spot on with their delivery; controlled… focused. When they play with tempo, sounds, and the baseline, they get it right. Well, as you might have guessed by...

Transgender Retablo Ex Voto

Jul 12, 11

Posted by Cristan in Art, History, Language

Views: 514 Transgender Retablo Ex Voto Retablos are small oil paintings on tin, wood or copper that venerate Catholic images of faith. The below retablo is an excellent example of an ex-voto, which is a votive offering of devotion, or in this case, gratitude for divine intervention. This retablo depicts a hate-crime being...

Stewart’s Mansion: War, Cannibals, Pirates and Ghosts

Apr 10, 11

Posted by Cristan in AbandonedStructures, Art, Haunted Houses, Photographic Essays, Photography

Views: 2792 A friend and I were out on an extended motorcycle ride when we unexpectedly came upon an abandoned mansion in Galveston, Texas. After exploring and taking photos, I came pack home and began doing research on the mansion. The history of this mansion and the land its built upon is quite unique. This history includes Native...

The Donnellan Crypt, Downtown Houston

Feb 26, 11

Posted by Cristan in Grave Yards, Photographic Essays, Photography

Views: 984I have to admit that I felt a bit like Lara Croft while getting my shots for this photo essay. Last night I read that there was supposed to be a large family tomb that had been built over, but is still somewhat accessible in downtown Houston. Of course this rumor caught my attention and so I began researching. As I...

10,000 Forgotten Graves

Feb 26, 11

Posted by Cristan in Art, Grave Yards, Photographic Essays, Photography

Views: 600Near downtown Houston, there is an enormous graveyard full of slaves, confederate solders, members of secrete societies and even a mass grave containing the jumbled remains of victims from the 1867 yellow fever outbreak. This purportedly haunted grave yard has designated places for “Paupers, Negroes, Families and...