Kendrick Disch

I kind of like lizards. I had several when I was younger including 2 green iguanas. Alicia told me giant green iguanas were common throughout Puerto Rico so I made it a mission to find one and get a photo. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any, but I did get a few shots of other types of lizards! Please leave a comment if you know what kind they are!

Here are some more from Old San Juan, Puerto Rico (You can see part 1 here). It’s a very photogenic area and I had a great time shooting.

The kids come here to fly their kites! The sky is literally filled with kites! Very cool!

One of the only downsides of Old San Juan, seems to be the parking situation. It’s very hard to find a spot on the narrow streets.

Old San Juan was definitely a highlight of my Puerto Rico trip. It’s a beautiful area with a very European charm. I’d like to live there for a few months to really give it a good thorough exploration!

This is a 465-year-old neighborhood originally conceived as a military stronghold. Its 7-square-block area has evolved into a charming residential and commercial district. The streets here are paved with cobbles of adoquine, a blue stone cast from furnace slag; they were brought over a ballast on Spanish ships and time and moisture have lent them their characteristic color. The city includes more than 400 carefully restored 16th- and 17th-century Spanish colonial buildings.

– From www.topuertorico.org/city/sanjuan.shtml

This one is shot through a hole in a door of one of the few buildings in disrepair.

Here’s a shot from the balcony of the apartment we stayed in while we were in Santo Domingo. We were three blocks from the Malecon (the waterfront) and we were able to walk to great little venues for dinner! I didn’t have a tripod for this, so there’s a bit of motion blur… I need to get a tripod that is small and light for travel… anyone have suggestions?

I’ve got lots of pictures from Puerto Rico to upload on the blog, but I definitely want to start with the pictures I took on my birthday! Alicia Kidd, a fantastic producer and photographer, was my fixer and translator for these! Thanks Alicia!

One of my thoughts was that I have plenty of things in my life that make me happy so even though the tradition is to receive gifts on one’s birthday, I wanted to give something! I decided to give some portraits to people who may not get a chance to have a nice portrait made very often. I took the idea from Help Portrait!

I went to a small neighborhood near Piñones just as the sun was starting it’s daily descent and approached people to ask if I could take their photo. Many didn’t want their picture made. That’s ok. I didn’t want to pressure anyone to do anything they were uncomfortable with. But many said yes, so Alicia held a speedlite with a small softbox just off to one side and I took a few shots of everyone who wanted one! Alicia was also kind enough to go back and deliver prints to each person I shot!

I had a great time and I definitely have to thank Alicia for helping to make my birthday an unforgettable one!

Here are a few of my favorites!