Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Update on updates

Because of the situation with this blog being blocked in China, it has become a little more difficult to update. I am currently updating my twitter fairly often (http://www.twitter.com/dandoval) and also try to update a gallery of current photos every week (http://www.dansandoval.com/weekly) Feel free to send me twitter messages and e-mails (dan(at)dansandoval.com). This blog will be sparsely updated until the situation with Chinese censorship changes.
 
Dan Sandoval, photographer
www.dansandoval.com

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Updated Bio

I was bored so wrote myself an updated bio. Dont have a place to put it yet, but Ill find somewhere...

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Dan Sandoval. Born in the City of Angels on August 12th 1984. In his youth, Dan was an explorer. Whether digging a hole in the yard (and subsequently running from his mother) or reading a book, he had an insatiable hunger for exploration that constantly got him in trouble. Growing up, Dan dabbled in many things as he pursued the holy grail: Knowledge. Along his journey, Dan discovered he had many tools at his disposal—Spanish, English, and Public Speaking, which came to him naturally. Other tools, Story Telling and Leadership, he learned slowly but honed to perfection. On his journey, Dan teamed up with many unlikely allies on the road towards Knowledge. Despite natural abilities of his own, he found that sometimes they were not enough. He sought out new clues and information to reach his goal. He trained in different schools of thought with gurus from the Temple of Compu-Sci and Lit Rature. Sometimes he was reluctant to team up with some, but keeping in mind his goal, he bit his tongue. These powers included Math-e-Matics, priest of efficiency, and Bio Logy, cataloger of life. Eventually he met a mysterious man that would inspire him to train with the ultimate tool. Lumina was introduced to him by the Librarian of Sci Ance. When Dan first met Lumina, he seemed to beam with radiance—beneath the surface lay great power. Dan immediately became fond of him. Lumina took Dan on a journey to visit many scholars that held the secrets to the universe, such as Astro Nom-E and Fiz-X. Lumina attempted to convince Dan to join one of these schools but Dan desired more—to understand the power behind Lumina.

One day, 2 years after their journey together began, Lumina approached Dan. "The time has come for me to teach you about a device which gives one the ability to freeze time itself. You must train well and hard to use this device to its utmost. Keep in mind, that everyone can use the device, but it is only by mastering it that you will truly unlock its potential. A master of this device can control the minds of others; influence their thoughts and bend them to your will. You will find that you can make people feel emotions they thought they had forgotten, as well as give them desires they never knew they had. The name of this device is the Cam R.A."

He handed Dan a device that, once in his hand, seemed so familiar—a missing appendage he has somehow forgotten. Upon waking, Dan discovered Lumina had disappeared. He had known it had been coming, but was saddened, nevertheless. Dan found himself on his own once more but now with newfound determination. Dan gave a silent thanks to Lumina for introducing him to the device and continued his quest. As Dan journeyed, he developed his control over the Cam R.A. and learned to harness and control the power of the sun by bending light and capturing it. Even now, Dan is constantly refining his technique with the device, learning even as he teaches others. These days, Dan can be found in the far eastern lands of Chi Na. As he wanders he finds pieces of the puzzle that lead him further along, closer and closer to his ambition: Knowledge.

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On a side note, new weekly post up. Watch what happens when Dan tries his hand at Fashion... Weekly

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Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Zebra Attacks Chengdu

The Zebra Music Festival. A 3 day rock my socks event that I never imagined could happen in Chengdu. Given, its no Woodstock, but holy crap was it good to see something of this magnitude in a land where bureaucracy abounds. Alright, lets get to the meat of it:

The Zebra Music Festival (ZMF) was a 3 day extravaganza that was organized by Zebras and Chengdu (Zebra Media and the Chengdu Media Group) alongside many other associations. The official English web page can be found by visiting: http://www.myzmf.com/en/index.html

I really want to get into the nitty gritty of the festival, but my words just wont do it justice. Instead, I’ll just list some of the highlights (including favorite artists):

**3 Stages: Main Stage, DJ Stage, and the Chengdu Stage (which consisted of local artists [I wish warp tour did a local artists stage])

**Tons of food to try at different locals around the event

**Favorite Artists:
- Brain Failure
- Shin
- Essay
- Omnipotent Youth Society
- New Cools
- Hedgehog
- Ashura
- Subs
- High Tone
- Proximity Butterfly
- The Trouble

You can probably google any of those names with a “band, China” add and get their sites (or something of that nature)

Anyway, as I probably should have done from the beginning, Ill let my photos do the talking. Nevertheless, it was an awesome event, and I hope to be at the next one.

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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Updated

Sorry for the lack of big updates, but at least the weekly gallery is updated. Check 'em out at The Weeklies. Anyway, here is a little sample of things to come.

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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Prints for Sale

Hello. I hope that this e-mail finds you in good health. It may or may not have been a while since we spoke, but I thought I'd send you a quick notice as to what I've been up to:

I am currently live in China. I moved here 6 months ago and am working here as an English teacher. My plan is to be here for a total of 2 years. Additionally, and more importantly, I have been traveling and taking photos. I invite you all to take a look by going to my website (http://www.dansandoval.com/) and taking a look at some of my most recent work (http://www.dansandoval.com/chinaone/). Some of this work has recently made the cover of Chengdoo Magazine (http://www.chengdoo-magazine.com/) issue 21, which also includes a photo story on Lugu Lake. Also, if you would like to keep track of me on a more day to day basis, feel free to check out my twitter feed (http://www.twitter.com/dandoval/). The main reason for this e-mail, though, is to let you all know that prints of my work are available for sale. If you are interested in purchasing an image, please let me know by e-mailing me (dan(at)dansandoval[dot]com) with the name of the print you are interested in, and what size you would like it to be (you can just say big, med, or small if you are unsure of an exact size). I will get back to anyone who responds as soon as I can. Other than that, most of everything else I have to say can be found on my blog (http://deathtalk.blogspot.com). Feel free to respond and just say hi, if youd like (but please change the subject heading). Feel free to pass this information on to anyone who you may think is interested. Also, if you, or anyone you know of, needs anything related to travel in China for a magazine or... anything, really, let them know as well. Thanks for reading.
 
Dan Sandoval, photographer
www.dansandoval.com

Monday, March 30, 2009

A Letter from the Editor

Dear Blogosphere,
I'm very sorry I have not posted as often as I should have, but I have been slightly busy with other projects. Amongst those projects is the brand spanking new Afterthoughts Podcast. Some of the other projects I've been working on are a little hush hush at the moment, as I'm not completely sure they will ever come to fruition. I find its better to just not say anything than to disappoint. On a side note, I did just get the front cover of Chengdoo Magazine (see the Geese?). Pretty excited about that. I can now officially state that I am an internationally published photographer. They gave me a pretty nice two page spread (not as nice as it could have been, incidentally, but nice, nevertheless). Its a photo story on my travels to Lugu Lake, which borders the Sichuan and Yunan provinces here in China. Please, feel free to download the issue and check it out. As always, if you really like it, send some love (chengdoo[at]gmail{dot}com) to the editors at the magazine and let them know what a fine job I've done. Last thing I want to mention, is that I have posted an archive of all the images from my last journey (sans the self portraits), which you can find at The China One Gallery. Of course, with this update comes the usual weekly photo gallery update (didn't think I'd leave ya with nothing new, did ya?). As usual, click on the image below to go to the gallery. We'll be in contact.

Regards,
Dan Sandoval

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Thursday, March 05, 2009

Apologies

Sorry for the lack of recent updates. I'll get back on the blog with more info as soon as I get the chance. Meanwhile, just know that there have been a couple of side projects in the works. Check out my twitter (twitter.com/dandoval) for a temporary fix.