Uploads from Manny Santiago

The alps of Alaska

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:20:03 -0700

Lost in the slowly thawing splotches of brown are the blueberries of spring surely rising to the surface...

Sailing the Seto Inland Sea

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:43:41 -0700

Before Toyota, Nissan and Honda took over the world, ships ruled. The Seto Uchi Kai was once the main transport artery between Osaka and Kyushu. Now, as in my case, it's often used as a passage for ferrying travelers from Osaka and Kobe to Shanghai, a trip that will cross the troubled waters of the East China Sea. Far right is the Great Seto Bridge which connects Okayama in Honshu and Kagawa in Shikoku across a series of five small islands. At 13 kilometers, it's the world's longest two-tiered bridge system, and at ¥3,500, maybe the most expensive to cross. From now on it's nothing but water and sky and little in between.

Golden Pond at Saiho-ji

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:18:55 -0700

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To take the first tentative steps across the world one can only wish to begin a journey in peace, which was why I hitchhiked from the raucous, neon-lit world of Tokyo to the quiescent gardens of Kyoto.

I was guided to Saiho-ji, otherwise known as Koke-dera (moss-temple), by a local family as time-tested and honored as the temple itself. As it is a bit complicated to get into Saiho-ji (no walk-ins allowed), my Japanese family graciously aided me in my pursuit to gain audience there. In order to do so one must fill out a postcard and send by mail, soon recieving a postcard reply which will inform you of your day of visit at least one week ahead of schedule. The fee is payable upon arrival, at which time guests are required to enter the main temple hall and participate in a session of Zazen meditation, after which they are asked to write, with ink and brush, their names, address and a wish, to be kept by the monks. Guests then have 45 minutes to tour the infamous moss garden located to the east.

The grove of the moss garden of Saihō-ji was laid out as a circular promenade centered around ōgonchi, the Golden Pond shaped like the kanji for "heart" or "mind" (心 kokoro) and contains three small islands: Asahi Island (朝日島?), Yūhi Island (夕日島?), and Kiri Island (霧島?). Said to be covered with more than 120 varieties of moss, the original design by Japanese gardener Musō Soseki included no moss whatsoever, but rather white sand. The moss is said to have started growing after the flooding of the temple grounds in the early Edo Period when there was little money for upkeep.

For more, photos and stories of Manny's journey from Kyoto to California, go to The Trip Overland.

Rocks & Rolling Sky

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:08:07 -0700

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Shot using off-brand black and white in a Fuji GSW III 6x9 Medium Format Off the Northern California coast somewhere near Humboldt.

Bridge over the Willamette River

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:16:43 -0700

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The view from OMSI in Northwest Portland of sun exploding out of clouds beyond the infamous Marquam Bridge over the Willamette River.

Lake at the cusp of Dawn

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:53:09 -0800

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The Story of the Trip Overland Moves North, Continues Somewhere Between The Darkness & The Light

Death in San Francisco

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:10:30 -0800

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Read the story

Sea the Sky

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:45:27 -0800

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North of San Simeon and somewhere south of the Monterey peninsula there is a place where the sea and sky meld into a kind of violent ballet of intermingling air and ocean current, where the jutting fragments of rocks can only erode by the wayside, where the white of the foam and the white of the clouds make it difficult to see beyond the tip of your nose.

Camelia Cotton Press Building

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:30:49 -0700

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Photo still from "NOLA - Life on the Edge" when Rick gets word his baby is back in town--with another man

At Summer's End...

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:19:06 -0700

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Dawn blooms behind Balanced Rock in Arches National Park, Moab Desert, Utah <a href="http://hesomagazine.com/sugardisaster/blog/at-summers-end"View Big

The Trip Overland Hacked via the Timthumb Vulnerability

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:08:49 -0700

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How to protect our creations from those who would do harm?

Trans-Atlantic Passage

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:26:38 -0700

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Crossing the Atlantic Ocean by Container Ship.

Into the Watery Future

This thing, whatever it is...

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:40:31 -0700

Manny Santiago posted a photo:

I'm auctioning this print to help the people of Japan.

I would like you to start the bidding at $50

16x20 print on Premium paper (Specify Preferences).

Please leave a comment with your offer, PLEASE ONLY COMMENT IF YOU WISH TO BID, thanks.

WANT TO BID - BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A FLICKR ACCOUNT?
Please just email me with a bid and I will place the bid in the comments on your behalf: msantiago at sugardisaster dot com

The bidding will end on Sunday 27 March, 2011 at 12:00 am + GMT. At this time, the person who wrote/commented or emailed the highest amount will have to give this amount to a legitimate charity involved in the effort for aid for the people of Japan.

On proof of donation (please take a screen grab of your donation confirmation page and email it to me), I will arrange for the print to made and shipped to you.

I will pay for the print to be produced and pay for shipping, so all of your donation goes straight to the cause.

For more information on this:
CPA - CHARITY PRINT AUCTIONS - JAPAN
www.flickr.com/groups/charityprintauctions/

If there is any demand for other pictures in my stream let me know and I'll start auctions on them.

Photo Details: Kamikura shrine, located on the mountainside of Mt. Chihogamine, is considered to be the place of the advent of Kumano Sansho Omiya. Gotobiki-iwa, which is the symbol of the God, can be seen clearly from urban area because the shrine is on the cliff at a height of 100 m above sea level. Oto Festival, held on Feb.6 every year, is famous as a spectacular fire festival where men and boys dressed in a white costume race down the flight of the stone steps holding flaming torches. Check out the blog

North Sea Wind

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:16:59 -0800

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A fellow traveler on Schier Island, The Netherlands. Read the Post on Will Walk For Sex for more.

King so and so Rides On

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:14:41 -0800

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Is Copenhagen the City of the Future?

Getting to Copenhagen

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:59:17 -0800

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Dawn, outside of Ruby, a great Copenhagen cocktail bar along Slotsholmens Canal on Gammel Strand. In the distance the spire of Skt. Nikolaj Kirke (Church of St. Nicholas Tower) in Højbro Plads.

Does it matter...

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:25:08 -0800

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...what the periphery thinks?Hundreds protest Israeli attack on Gaza-bound Flotilla

Proselytizer

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:47:52 -0700

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Dance where the dead don't fear to tread

It's Always Sunny in Estonia

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:20:48 -0700

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Olga, your dream guide, welcomes you to the old city, where the sun never sets.

One Thousand Grasses

nobody@flickr.com (Manny Santiago) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:28:31 -0700

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If all you had were one thousand grasses your entire life, would they be enough?