PinnedCoffee, Camera, and Sneakers.Please find my work in these lists: Documentary, Poetry, Fiction and this one thing about Writing. Find EROSION, my latest photo series, here. Weird thoughts that make no sense put me at ease. They seem colorful to me. …Introduction2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Mar 11Turpentine SmileLoose Leaves from the Tree of Daydreams. Hong Kong. I’d just finished my first cup of coffee at Cafe D’Lanchett, I had no appetite. I saw orders of bacon and eggs pass by on Sue’s old hand but never raised mine to order. I kept thinking about Dany and how…Fiction12 min read
Mar 8I Met a Salsa Band in a Mexican Prison.One of those weird days that stays in your head. “Welcome, make yourselves at prison.” That’s how one of the inmates greeted us in “good humor” when we arrived at Reclusorio Oriente in Iztapalapa, Mexico. I don’t know if it was humor, sarcasm, or resentment. On occasion, when I remember…Life5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Mar 4Under an Island MoonAn apparition in a land of disappearances. Sargassum. From side to side, tons of seaweed piled up on the coast, mountains of it, as far as the eye could see. He was standing there in the middle of it, his feet constantly calculating so as not to slip. Small wet…Fiction6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Feb 14Ice Scream FloatLoose Leaves From The Tree of Daydreams — Suddenly, a cloudy day alights from whispered years and like an eerie past, caresses the back of your neck and asks: have you forgotten yourself? I didn’t perceive time. A lightness of mind came over me and blurred my vision. I moved my eyes and observed the text in front…Illumination4 min read
Published in The Power of Poetry·Feb 9The Alchemy of MemoriesWaiting through sunsets.Poetry1 min readA small house at sunset, near the entrance of the mining company in the small town of Cananea, Sonora. Mexico. Photograph by Ivan Melicoff.The Alchemy of Memories----3
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Feb 3Erosion — A Photo Series About Fading AwayDocumenting the disappearing act of life. — “Erosion” is a photographic series reflecting on how places, people, family and memories change only to fade away before our eyes. I began this project in November 2021 while attending my grandmother’s 100th birthday. My initial plan was to make a road-trip with my father through the old route he…Life2 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Jan 31A Grave VisitA small pause between generations. My grandfather’s grave was vandalized many years ago. He was a notable character in the Mexican mining town of Cananea, Sonora. He was known for providing groceries to all the miners on a months-long strike in demand of fair wages in the early 1940s; there’s…Writers Blokke3 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Jan 25The Leica M6 Is Not That Different From A FED2. Don’t Kill Me.My 2 cents after owning them for years: don’t spend a ton of money. — This is a read to geek out to with a mug of coffee. I don’t intend to convince you of anything, this is just something I want to share. It’s not about the price difference between these cameras, it is about how similar they are for the abysmal difference in…Film Photography11 min read
Jan 11Hanbleceya: A Cry for VisionConfronting yourself with no possibility to evade. I find hard to describe the power of this photograph. These are the feet of a man that has been at this spot for 4 days with no water or food, all to himself. All he has are his clothes, a sleeping bag…Self Improvement2 min read