Traveling Incognito

Traveling Incognito
Originally uploaded by roijoy

I've taken to capturing my daily commute with my iPhone camera of late. I really like the candidness of these images. Also, as I look at them, each individual starts to emit a really strong persona instead of just being another commuter on the train. It's almost as if they are moments from a movie with each person caught in the frame taking on the starring role for that moment.

It's also inspired me to put together a multimedia piece which I have started working on. It will take a while to complete but I'm finding it fun to do.

Work is really busy at the moment and is taking the lion share of my time right now, but I am managing to keep hold of my weekends to recharge.

There was a nice San Francisco moment last week when Antonella and I wandered down to the Castro on Sunday afternoon to enjoy real Italian ice creams. We sat in the pedestrianized outdoor plaza to eat them in the sun. In the middle of people walking around and shoppers enjoying the weather, there were 2 naked men sitting opposite us, chatting away oblivious to any "difference" between them and those of us who were fully clothed.

A few tourists couldn't help gawking and taking a few surreptitious pictures. But for the San Franciscans, it was just another day in the Castro.