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From the Bogotá Writers Group: Life Leaves, by Peter Dale

Class, ambition, and the daily rituals of life in Bogota converge in a story with "classic Peter Dale touches." Listen to more stories from the Bogotá Writers Group on: SoundCloudiTunesStitcherGoogle Play Plus, head on over to Fresh New shorts for tips about creating storytelling ...

Listen to the Bogotá Writers Group Podcast Series

The Bogotá Writers Group podcast is now available on: iTunes Stitcher SoundCloud Google Play You can pick up Voices of Bogotá, their collection of short stories, on Amazon. Plus, head on over to Fresh New shorts for tips about creating storytelling ...

Bogotá Instagram

Bogotá Instagram is Bogotá seen through Instagram

It's ready! One year (and a bit) after leaving, my compendium of the city is now available on Blurb.ca.Ya lo ...

The Bogota Post

Picture this!

Things have once again been slow on the blogging front as I've been busy with other engagements. Here are some of the highlights that I can share here. Enjoy! A front-page photo credit in the latest Bogotá Post Plus, an interview with Ana María Orozco, she of Yo Soy Betty La Fea (Ugly Betty) fame. Ana Maria ...

Untitled (women), by Tony Fouhse

Photobook review: After the Fact, by Tony Fouhse

In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times. ~ Bertolt Brecht That its very title is itself redacted should tell you all you need to know about After the Fact, the new photobook by Ottawa photographer Tony Fouhse. To take in this sequence of 46 photos is to give ...

Find me in The Bogotá Post!

A return to paid writing and other commitments have pushed this project to the back burner, unfortunately. There are still posts in the pipeline that will appear at some point, but in the meantime, here are a few examples of what I've been doing over at The Bogotá Post: Tiempo sin Olvido brings Colombia's pre-Hispanic past ...

A woman holds a placard that reads "Yes to peace" during a march in Cali, on October 12, 2016, ten days after the victory of the "No" vote in the referendum on the deal with the FARC. (AFP / Luis Robayo)

30 years of conflict in 52 images: AFP at the Centre for Memory, Peace and Reconciliation

The photographic exhibition Colombia: War and Peace of the Agence France-Presse - AFP was inaugurated at the Center for Memory, Peace and Reconciliation in Bogotá earlier this week. From thousands of photographs captured by reporters from the French agency, organizers chose the 52 most significant images that portray ...