IMPRESSIONS OF ARGENTINA

DIEZ

Still an icon after all these years, the ghost of Maradona the young genius bestrides the country, where the drug-soaked obese madman is a constant reminder of the fickleness of modern celebrity and how nature's gifts don't last forever 

 CALVING

The sound of the the glacier cracking is elemental, primordial... as huge chunks of ice get hived off at the edge

 PALERMO FLOWER STAND

Palermo is a trendy up and coming neighbourhood filled with art shops, restaurants and colours

 THE GRANDMOTHER DOESN'T KNOW

A cryptic message is the name of this Palermo Restaurant

 LAS CREADILLAS DE DIOS

An interesting take on religious hagiography in Recoleta's Cemetary in Buenos Aires

 MORE THAN JUST A CROSS ON HIS BACK

This juxtaposition of images made me think that there is a lot of responsibility for the idea of Jesus, as he carries the church, the material world (represented by the solid building) and the universe (represented by the open sky) all on his back...one hell of a load

 BRUJAS COLORES

Brujas means witches in spanish, and this close shop is emblematic of the beguiling colours in Palermo

 LA CALLE

Sometimes you just get the moment right, when the light and the colours and shadows come together as in the Palermo street scene

 PALERMO GRAFFITTI

Colours write large in a back street

 PATAGONIAN SKY

There are big sky countries, and small sky countries. Argentina is a big sky country

 PATAGONIAN FIELD

This sums up the place. Nothing else needs to be said

 Y VOS

And you, what are you doing?  I don't know the context, but the message was one which resonated

 VIRGINIA INNOCENTE

Every wall is a potential explosion of colour and messages in Palermo

 WHEN ESCHER MET MAGRITTE

The angled reflection of the rooftop sculpture garden reminded me of a combination of Mauritz Escher, with his tromp l'oeuil staircase and Rene Magritte with his clouds and trees....

WHITE PANSY

At the end of the day, Mother Nature trumps all for beauty

YIN AND YANG

This field of Patagonian lupins morphed into a blue and white ying/yang symbol in my mind, as if they had lined up by colour on purpose