February 3rd, 2011 marked the beginning of the year of the Rabbit and Chinese New Year in Austin, Texas was celebrated in style. Every year to ring in the new year, dancers from the Texas Dragon Dance Team perform their athletic, traditional dance routines in colorfully adorned and beautiful Chinese lion costumes. They perform this […]

Over 1 million people, or more than 20% of the population of Rio De Janeiro, live in a favela, ad hoc communities that government has little control over. Originally founded by marginalized Brazilians with no other options, most favelas are perched high in the mountains where little public infrastructure exists. Despite this, favela populations have […]

The Austin City Limits Festival 2009 is notorious for great concerts, scorching hot Texas temperatures, and this year – a giant mudpit. The following is a photo essay chronicling how the brand new multi million dollar lawn at Zilker Park became one giant soupy mess in the 3 days between Oct 2 – Oct 4, […]

Austin Fashion Week 2009 wrapped about a week ago here in Austin, Texas. While Austin’s Fashion Week is not as big as the established Fashion Weeks in New York or LA, The arrival of a major fashion event here in Austin is reflective of the city’s growth and rise to a more prominent position on […]

Bboy City is an annual breakdance event held in Austin, Texas hosted by Romeo Navarro and the Bboy City Crew. If you haven’t it yet, click here to view my first post about Bboy City 16. Some interesting info on Bboy City: If you are familiar with show America’s Best Dance Crew, several of the […]