working from home a reality ?

Hi everyone,
my cousin is running a business on ebay for a good while now. he's been trying to get me to learn the secrets and try it myself too until finally, a week ago today, i decided to bite the bullet. It all started with one phone call in which he mentioned a name of a college that teaches Internet income and ever since, i have been trying to figure out which of the endless options to make money from home, is the one for me.
I spend hours researching and reading, jumping from one window to another and i am amazed of how massive this industry is. i learned many important guidelines in this last week, there is actually a lot of work involved on the way to succeed and it takes a lot of patience. many would try and few would make it big. it takes a lot of belief and a lot of studying as the technical side involved can make all the difference. in the bottom line, it is no rocket science and anyone could try.
I decided to make an experiment and document my personal experience trying it, from my point of view. it will includee videos, some tips for those who are curious, some reports on how i'm doing and what iv'e learned and more.
I look forward to be sharing all this and more with you all.

Good luck to us all,

Guy.

From the heart of the Andes

While the bread is in the oven, i would like to tell you about Manora and Kalana Gerber. i had the fortune of taking photos for their web site back in 2007. Manora and Kalana left Germany and came to start a new life in Mendoza, Argentina with the guidence of their espiritual teacher. they left family, good jobs and Euro in order to establish and operate "centro de luz de los Andes" (center of light of the Andes), an espiritual center where people can learn about Feng-Shui, meditate, participate in seminars, take individual healing sessions and more. following the divine destiny given to them and not speaking the language, they had to endure a beaurocratic adventure, doing it all with a wide optimistic smile on their faces. Manora and Kalana became dear friends to me to whom i keep a very special corner in my heart.


The center is located in Mendoza, Argentina's capital of grape and wine. 900 mts. above sea level, at the feet of the Andes, Mendoza is an oasis in the desert caused by the rain shadow. annual rain fall is between 150 - 200 mm. and the city uses water that runs down from the mountains from melting snow and glaciers running in a system of channels that was built and first used by the native Indians centuries ago. the channels bring water to the rest of the province sometimes as far as 300 kms. from the mountain ranges. Mendoza enjoys an avarage of 330 sunny days a year, dry climate, beautiful surroundings, friendly people, cheap, good wines and more.


http://www.centrodeluzdelosandes.com/es/index.htm is their web site in both Spanish and German.


Guy.

Trees for the world

I planted these little trees you can see in the photo and every now and then, i plant some more. there is no way to dig a hole in that desert rocky ground without using machinary so what i do is taking adventage of existing cracks, which result from the extensive tactonic activity which origins from just 3 Kms. away in the great rift valley (can be seen in the far right of the photo). all it takes is loosening the rocks and pulling them out (i bet i could reach the center of the earth if i keep on digging...).

The soil is very poor and salty. every tree is planted in almost 1 cubic meter of imported soil and irrigation is indispensable. due to climate change, even the 25 mm. of annual average of rain we used to get here is now down to about one fifth that.

A tree in this environment has to resist strong winds, extreme heat, grazing by Gazelle and Ibex, and its growing rate is less then half its potential (it could grow more then 50 % faster in favorable conditions.)

What has it all got to do with photography or why am i telling you all that ? well, it's only that i am hoping to be able to sit in the shade of these trees when i'm old to write this blog. it gets pretty hot out in the sun here !

A tree is a green spot in the bleak surroundings and can be spotted from miles, it makes living in this harsh environment more pleasurable.

In the bottom line,we all know that humanity needs trees these days almost as much as it needs water, so get out there and plant some !

Guy.

The UNEP (united nations education programme) is running a campaign for 7 billion (!) trees planted before the end of the year.

see http://www.unep.org/billiontreecampaign/about/index.asp

My Blog is under construction

welcome veryone !

my blog is currently being born and constructed. you witness the miracle of me learning about all this stuff there is to know.

i am pretty amazed myself and quite excited.

hope you come back again soon to see a nicely developed baby.

all the best,

Guy.

express yourself

what's an artist without appreciation ?

Mercedes Sosa once said she sings because of her audience and not only for them.

we all need the feedback and criticism.

luckily for us, we now live in an era where thanks to internet we can expose are work further and faster and get to more people. we speak language, we have friends all around the globe and we even have some extra time on our hands.

would Paul Gauguin die sick, poor and exiled if he were to live today ?

even living in a village 80 Kms. from civilization, one can sit, connected to you all and share. almost anything.

i bring you this blog in order to share my passion for photography and as just another way to stay in touch with you all.

Guy.