Blog Archives

Beyond the gate: the entire world

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These missions were walled communities. To keep people in, or out? Or both?

But at any rate, the entire world lies beyond the gates.

Mission San José
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.6.2015

Skyward

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From this low angle, it looks like many things are pointing skyward.

San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.6.2015

Protective Vegetation

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These spiky plants serve as a Do Not Enter warning, protecting the mission from being overrun by…well, photographers.

Mission San Juan
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.6.2015

Guardian

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Just a couple of poles, standing guard outside the bookstore. Oh, and there’s a sign announcing them in the window.

The Pearl
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.6.20015

Genres of Urban Art

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There’s the professional, colorful, and complex one.

And the orange-and-black version.

And the spray-painted, hastily-done one.

And the peeling, tan paint, if you are pretty liberal in your interpretation of “art.”

San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.7.2015