kingdom praxis | a.k.a. eliacín’s blog

Crossing the Border

 

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Eliacín’s Photography Page is Up

My Photography page is up. Photos are available for sale, licensing and exchange.
Thanks to my mate Dave Laird, from The Pixel Coast from helping me setting up the gallery.
 

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spectakle

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Art & Spirituality

In August 2006 a young man entered the sanctuary at the church where I work (Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral) and vandalized various of the liturgical symbols.  I had my camera with me at the time and had the opportunity to take some photos of the aftermath.
 
Last month a fellow artist contacted me about collaborating in [...]

american fascism

NYC, Eliacin Rosario-Cruz 2007 ©

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Eliacin at the other journal

The new issue of The Other Journal is up with the theme of Pop Revolutions. It features interviews with Miroslav Volf, David Hopkins, Shane Claiborne and others.
These bright guys and gals know good art when they see it, and that’s why some of my street art photos are on the journal online [...]

commodification

One of my struggles as a photographer interested in street photography and photojournalism is the temptation to objectify people for the sake of art.  There is a fine line, which is very easy to cross, between using the camera to tell the truth about pain and suffering and ignoring a persons dignity in order to [...]