Friday Photo - Visit to MALBA

While in Buenos Aires, on the last day there I had a chance to visit MALBA, the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires. This was a cool place. 3 floors of Latin American art from the 20th century to the present. Below is a sampling of a few pieces that caught my eye.

Photo by Patrick Jones, MALBA, Buenos Aires

Photo by Patrick Jones, MALBA, Buenos Aires

Photo by Patrick Jones, MALBA, Buenos Aires

Street Art Montevideo Part 1

In my travels I tend to keep an eye out for street art, graffiti and murals. Here is a sampling from last week in Montevideo. There were some great examples that I was not able to capture due to being on a bus or taxi. At this point I probably have more than enough street art photos over the years to assemble a photo book from stops around the world.

Photo by Patrick Jones, Montevideo, 31 Jan 2014

Photo by Patrick Jones - Montevideo, 31 Jan 2014

Photo by Patrick Jones - Montevideo, 31 Jan 2014

Photo by Patrick Jones - Montevideo, 31 Jan 2014

Photo by Patrick Jones, Montevideo, 31 Jan 2014

Following Rootstech Remotely

Last year I was able to attend Rootstech in person (at least for 1 day). Unfortunately other commitments prevent me from joining thousands at the Salt Palace for what should be a great event. If you're like me and interested in following Rootstech remotely, the organizers have posted an online broadcast schedule for streaming sessions. There is a free mobile app on iOS and Android, and the official hashtag to follow the conference on Twitter and Flipboard is #rootstech.

The first major announcement of the week comes from host FamilySearch, on efforts to put the world's historical records online in one generation. FamilySearch uses a good infographic to show how this effort will build family trees and bring billions of records online for research.

I think the bigger message is how the effort performed through cross-community collaboration is helping to preserve the world's historical records. This enables the sharing of knowledge and experiences for future generations. It involves a huge amount of data, identifying linkages and connections between cultures and people that may have been lost. This work is preserving important digital heritage and bringing stories to light. Congrats to FamilySearch on this initiative and hopefully a range of public sector entities and governments will participate to enable these records to be shared.

Travel Tuesday - Return Visit to Recoleta

After departing the beautiful beachside of Montevideo, I had the opportunity for a return visit to Buenos Aires. This provided time for a slow walk through the photographers' dream of Recoleta Cemetery. I saw this area when I went to Buenos Aires in November (see my previous post from 23 November). The set below is a sampling, there are many more from this trip as well as a set from November to sort through.

Photo by Patrick Jones, Recoleta, Buenos Aires

Photo by Patrick Jones

Photo by Patrick Jones

Photo by Patrick Jones

Photo by Patrick Jones

Photo by Patrick Jones

Montevideo Sunset

Last week I was in meetings in Montevideo, Uruguay. On the second night there I captured this sunset shot from the Hemingway restaurant overlooking the water. This was a nice place to be and a good break from the winter temperatures in the DC area.

Photo by Patrick Jones - Montevideo, UY, January 2014