Category Archives: Peace

It’s in the Air

Over 2500 people walked together in unison on State Street in support of #FamiiesBelongTogether on Saturday June 30th, 2018 in SantaBarbara, California.
In case you need some inspiration or motivation to #Vote
Lenscratch curated a gallery of images that will have you/your loved ones off your derriere to #VOTENOW
The images are as diverse as our nation.
Have a look http://lenscratch.com/2020/11/vote-2/

Please vote your conscience.

Empty Streets

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I never thought I’d see this, so I had to get out and see it with my own eyes, and, I had to get some food.

Empty streets, 15 minutes before noon, on Tuesday March 17th, 2020, downtown San Francisco. This was the first full day of the shelter in place order, issued by San Francisco Mayor London Breed. The order will remain in effect until April 7th, 2020. However, just a few days later  California Governor Newsom  issued an Executive Order, calling on all Californians, all 4o million of us, to shelter in place until further notice.

The Governor is quoted as saying:

We have the capacity to meet this moment — but only if we change our behaviors. We don’t want to look back with regrets — not when the data points to where this could be headed. Let’s bend the curve TOGETHER.

For more information and updates please visit the California Coronavirus (Covid-19) Response website.

If you are interested in the purchase and/or licensing of this image, please contact Alamy-Stockimo.

Thank you.

Yo Creo: I/We Believe Her

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“I Believe,” “Yo Creo,” is written on the hands of over 200 participants during the lunch hour demonstration of support for Dr. Christine Ford in the sexual misconduct allegations against the United States Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh; in Santa Barbara, California on Thursday September, 27th, 2018.

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Alamy or Stockimo photoagencies – Images copyright Ana Elisa Fuentes

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Remember, Don’t Forget

IMG_3275The American flag drapes Los Angeles City Hall in commemoration of the 2001-9/11 terrorist attack. The flag is reflected in the windows of the Los Angeles Police Department, on September 11th, 2018.

Today, remembering the fallen and their lives given to protect others.

image copyright anaelisafuentes

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A crow nestles in a blooming Century plant. The tall yellow flowers may reach a height of 25-30 feet. The plant native to California is also known as an Agave and Agave Americana.

Perspective

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Perspective in time and space – sunrise- with channel islands in the distance.

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at the beach

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Die Blaue Stelen

Die Blaue Stelen or Blue Columns is a memorial and permanent reflection site commemorating the victims of the Nazi Regime. The columns are located in public spaces — in historic and significant locations — visible and interactive throughout Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. Pictured above and below, the nine columns are situated in Luitpold Park Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.

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Above, this column commemorates a Jewish citizen of Ingolstadt, Germany who was murdered at the Thereisenstadt camp in the former Czechoslovakia, in 1942.

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(above and below) The Blaue Stelen commemorates a Catholic priest who perished at the Dachau Concentration camp outside of Münich, Germany.  (above and below) The column is situated in the courtyard of the former Nazi Headquarters which is now the annex to the Franciscan Catholic Church in inner Ingolstadt.  

This image commemorates a soldier held in a prison for the armed forces in Manching, Germany. Executed at Amwaldsee.

Die Blaue Stelen is a gedenkstätte or denkmal a permanent reflection site and memorial to the victims of Nationalsozialismus or the Nazi regime. The nine blue columns above were installed in 1988 in Luitpold park in Ingolstadt Germany. The permanent installation is the creation of German artist Dagmar Pachtner. A new blue column installation may be seen here.

Above, this image commemorates a “femdarbeiter,” or immigrant, foreign worker, who was executed in 1942 in Munich.

all photographs copyright Ana Elisa Fuentes

Bringing Light to the World

France: Bringing Light to the World, and protecting Agriculture and Science, sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Musèe d’ Orsay, Paris, France. Photo copyright AnaElisa

 

The Wind Turbine Man

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