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Point & Shoot + 20 Year Old Flash = Compact Setup, originally uploaded by john m flores. A small reminder of how big things have gotten. Mind you, in the modern world the Pentax K20d is a diminutive little rascal, a mere meerkat to the lions and tigers and bears and hulking Nikons and Canons… Continue reading Point & Shoot + 20 Year Old Flash = Compact Setup

Homeward, originally uploaded by john m flores. The fading sun and the train lights dance together on the ride home. I hope that I never become too jaded or too old to appreciate these small incidental moments of beauty.

Mother and Child, originally uploaded by john m flores. Took this photo 13 years ago, the only shot where this poor little girl is looking right at me and the camera. Seeing her look at me through the years gives me chills. I wonder where she is?

1997 PAGES Medical Mission – more waiting, originally uploaded by john m flores. Do the math – 120-130 operations in a week is about 17-18 operations a day. For each patient there are 2 or more family members, resulting in a lot of people waiting for their turn. For those lucky enough to go first,… Continue reading 1997 PAGES Medical Mission – more waiting

1997 PAGES Medical Mission – Family Waits, originally uploaded by john m flores. So the families come, hoping to be admitted so that their child’s cleft lip or cleft palate can be addressed. And they wait for their turn to speak with the nurses, to be seen by a doctor, for their chance. Cleft lip… Continue reading 1997 PAGES Medical Mission – Family Waits

1997 PAGES Medical Mission – Tricycle Transport, originally uploaded by john m flores. This how many arrive – parents, siblings and other family members with their children – on heavy steel sidecars attached to ancient small displacement 2-stroke motorcycles that fill the air with oil and high-pitched squeals. Tricycles, they call them, and they are… Continue reading 1997 PAGES Medical Mission – Tricycle Transport