Hi everyone, I’m back!

It’s been a long time since I randomly got in my car and decided to go on a mini roadtrip. I had 3 directions in mind to drive to: Santa Barbara area, Palm Springs area, or San Diego. I haven’t been to San Diego in years, and thought it would be a good idea to visit my Auntie Sue and family, as well as visit a few areas to take some pictures. I got to my Auntie’s house in Chula Vista around 10:30p.m. First thing I did when I got there was get my Mexican food fix- so we went to the original Tacos El Gordo with my cousin Marino and Sam and got some tacos and Carne asada fries.

The next day, Marino and I brought our cameras and went to Imperial Beach for our first stop and Coronado Island shortly after. I was looking for some graffiti to take pictures of, so Marino suggested we go to Chicano Park, which was nearby and had plenty of art murals.

Marino at Imperial Beach- San Diego County, CA.

This park is right underneath the Coronado Bridge, with a skatepark too-all in one area. There were only a few skaters during that time but I stayed in that area hoping to capture something good. I don’t get to take pictures with other people often, so I made sure to snap a few pictures of Marino too.

The Lonely Skater- Chicano Park- San Diego, CA.

Marino taking a picture of the local skaters- Chicano Park- San Diego, CA.

Marino had a polaroid camera and asked a few skaters if he can take a group picture of them. I myself hesitated a little bit, but I snapped a quick picture behind him. After taking the picture, he said that was his last polaroid. I told him to give it to the group instead of keeping it. Once he gave it to one of the skaters, their faces lit up with a smile. I wanted to post this one because it was a raw form of each of the skater’s personality. I also like the fact that Marino randomly asked to take a picture of them because sometimes it’s not easy to ask complete strangers for a picture and you also don’t know if they will agree to take one or not. For those of you that don’t know my cousin, he’s very soft spoken, but one thing we have in common is photography. So big ups to him for having that confidence to shoot that picture when he saw a good opportunity to do so.

Last picture taken of the day- Chicano Park-San Diego, CA. (“HASTA LA BAHIA” translates to “ALL THE WAY TO THE BAY”)