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Monday, May 07 2007 @ 12:01 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 533
The photo albums "broke" during a recent server upgrade, and I have them running correctly again. I'm also starting to collect some special images of Panama in an album called Creative Photography. Most of the images I take are for work, to document an event or news story. Usually there is some level of human suffering involved, and I have photos that I'll never show anyone. Those serve to support the story or document the event but there's little joy involved. What I really enjoy is the creative and artistic side of photography. These photos are uploaded "full size" so to get the full impact be sure to click on the image to pull it all the way up. Now, if I can just get an artistic photo of a fish drinking a beer while playing golf, I'll have just about all of my hobbies covered in one shot. In any case, Salud.
Sunday, March 18 2007 @ 09:37 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,203
I've been a photographer my entire life and now I never go anywhere without my cameras. I've taken literally hundreds of thousands of pictures and every now and then one just strikes me as being "nice." Yesterday morning I was up at the crack of dawn to feed by 3 month-old baby daughter and I caught view of this sunrise from my apartment. The golden sun pouring through the new highrise construction seems to appropriately mark this moment in Panama's history - growing like crazy. Anyway, I liked the photo and wanted to share. Cheers.
Sunday, February 25 2007 @ 08:55 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 553
Have I mentioned lately how much of a fan I am of dealante.com? What a job. Can you believe these guys get paid to go to news conferences about modeling agencies? Like this one about INforma Models, a company that is now bringing international talent to Panama from places like Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. I bet they even had a buffet. Well, of course they had a buffet, but I mean the kind with food. Whatever. It's late...
Sunday, February 18 2007 @ 09:31 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 813
My thinly veiled excuse for posting pictures of a gorgeous babe this time is the photo session for the RPC Calender, correctly documented by the righteous bro's over at www.dealante.com. You should tell your friends. You should send them this link. If you don't send this to ten people you love right now, you won't have good luck for sixty years of the pig. You know what you need to do now... get busy buster.
Sunday, January 07 2007 @ 07:49 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 5,110
Have I mentioned recently what a great fan I am of dealante.com? This is one of the "party" sites that gets most of their traffic by sending photographers into the clubs and discos to take pictures of the girls who are dressed to the 9's. Looking great in a club is a spectator sport in Panama and these guys do a good job of providing another insight into the Panamanian culture. It's about the art, folks. Art appreciation. Quality photography. Yeah, that's it... Like I said, I'm a fan.
Sunday, October 15 2006 @ 04:58 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 818
Early this Sunday morning I took a wander around Marbella. Actually, I walked all over, around, and through Marbella with the goal of documenting the neighborhood. I'll be doing one area of Panama City at a time. I've posted all of the raw images, which can be seen in this slideshow on Coppermine. The next article I'm going to wrtie (right now) will be a description of the area from a photo-journalistic point of view. There are now more than 1,000 photos in the albums. Enjoy.
Friday, September 29 2006 @ 11:50 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 840
The other day I did a walking tour of Casco Viejo with Clyde Jenkins. I took a whole bunch of other photos that I didn't use in the article and posted them to the photo albums:
Friday, September 29 2006 @ 10:34 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 3,392
Several new malls have opened up in Panama City in about the last four years. The first to open was the Multicentro in Paitilla. Shortly thereafter the Albrook Mall open next to the bus terminal and the Multi Plaza Mall in Punta Pacifica. I took some pictures at the Multi Plaza the other day and posted them to the photo albums in case you're interested. It's about like every mall in the United States and is currently going through an expansion. Here are links to:
Saturday, August 05 2006 @ 11:37 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 756
The Panama Guide photo albums are coming back on line. The software is running just fine and I'm working on putting all of the pictures back up. I put up all of the photos from the Artisans and Crafts Fair (Slideshow) and a recent outing on the Cheers. More on the way...
Saturday, July 29 2006 @ 11:27 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 806
I was driving around this morning and noticed a big column of black smoke rising from the area of Chorillo. Where there's smoke there's usually fire so I headed over there. Sure enough, someone had set fire to a large pile of truck tires probably just to get rid of them rather than having to pay to haul them to the dump. The fire was at the end of Ave. De las Poetas in Chorillo right down by the water. The fire department showed up a few minutes after I did and hosed down the trash fire. No big deal, but since I got the pictures I might as well put them up. Salud...
Sunday, June 18 2006 @ 12:23 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,304
Every once in awhile the Pacific high tide converges with an offshore storm, producing some interesting wave action against the sea wall on Avenue Balboa. This only happens maybe ten times a year so it's relatively uncommon. This morning at 8:54 am the Pacific ocean was at a 15.5 high tide (http://www.pancanal.com/eng/eie/radar/balboa-tides.pdf). That's really not an exceptionally high tide, but there's a large storm brewing in the Pacific off of the coast of the Azuero penninsula near Pedasi. The storm is almost 50 miles wide and is moving west with the intertropical convergence zone but is still churning things up. Photos below...
Saturday, May 13 2006 @ 07:28 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 692
The Fundación Albatros Media is presenting an exhibition of 40 large-format photographs and videos called "Treasures of Coiba" from 20 April to 20 May 2006 at the Mall Multiplaza Pacífico in Panama. The goal of the exhibition is to raise awareness of risks to Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005. The exhibition occurs at a crucial time for Coiba National Park, as a tourism and management plan is currently under development with UNESCO. This initiative is supported financially by the United Nations Foundation and the Global Conservation Foundation. The exhibition was made possible by Conservation International, Credicorp Bank, Mall Multiplaza Pacífico and TVN Noticias. http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/312
Tuesday, May 02 2006 @ 10:33 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 654
MIAMI -- A 300-foot cargo ship was badly damaged Monday when it slammed into a seawall leaving the Miami River on its way out to sea. The ship the Hybur Star, registered in Panama but owned by a company based on the Miami River, was left with a gaping hole in hits hull. No one on board the ship was injured. Crewmembers were able to shut down the ship's compartment hatches to prevent the ship from sinking, but the freighter did take on some water. The Coast Guard said the ship's bulkhead was designed to withstand just this type of collision. Coast Guard crewmembers and port officials were evaluating the damage, and Atlantis Marine Towing Company was on scene to assist. Officials said that it is likely that the company that owns the ship will have to offload its cargo of frozen chickens onto another ship. The ship was bound for Haiti when the accident happened. http://www.local10.com/news/9148578/detail.html
Monday, April 10 2006 @ 07:00 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 3,102
You're going to be seeing the name "Mauro Endara" more often. He's a Panamanian photographer who has recently released a CD called "The Most Beautiful Pictures of Panama." There are more than 1,000 photos on the disk from all over the country - Bocas del Toro, Boquete, Colon, Cocle, David, the San Blas islands, Los Santos, Herrera, Carnival, the Panama Canal, and Panama City. He's letting me use his photos in the articles I publish on Panama Guide, and in retun I'm helping him to promote his CD. The CD is available Panama City in CD Place, and other points around the city. If you'd like to buy one, see below.
Friday, March 10 2006 @ 04:46 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 766
I don't have it totally locked in yet, but it looks like DoIt Center is going to sponsor the 2006 Panama Guide Photo Contest. The decision maker has given me a green light, but I have to work out the details with their PR guy, who is up in Chiriqui to open the new store there. I'm going to announce new sponsors as they sign up, so keep those photos coming. Remember, only three per person (max) this time for the contest, and feel free to send me other images of Panama to put in the albums if you'd like. Good luck...
Monday, March 06 2006 @ 11:45 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 739
I'm starting to receive a few submissions for the photo contest already. Remember, feel free to send in a bunch of photos, but one three per person will be accepted for the contest and judging. All other photos I will just put in an album to share with everyone else, but they will not be participating in the contest. In looking at the first submissions, I can tell this is going to be a good one. Also, I fixed some problems with the coppermine gallery software, so it should be working now. Please let me know if you're still having problems getting in. Thanks. (See pics below) Also, as usual I'm not going to reveal the names of the photographers until we get to the finals.
Sunday, March 05 2006 @ 09:29 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,380
We're ready to announce some details for the 2006 Panama Guide Photography Contest. The main purpose for this contest is to showcase images of Panama, so that people who are interested in learning more about the country can have the opportunity to view photos taken by a wide variety of photographers from all over the country. Professional photographers are certainly welcome to participate, and the contest is open to everyone. I learned some lesson from the contests from last year, so this time I'm going to do things a little differently and maybe the process will be a little smoother. There were some bugs in the Coppermine Imagery Gallery program, but I think I have those worked out. See below for additional information and details about the contest.
Tuesday, February 21 2006 @ 03:27 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 1,380
Agua! Agua! We would like to see how you spent Carnival in Panama 2006. Please send in your photos with a couple of words about where you are, who's in the photo, and what's going on, and we'll publish the best ones. Email photos to don@panama-guide.com and thanks.
Friday, November 18 2005 @ 05:43 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 850
This is really cool. Panamacam! (warning: embedded mpg) Using available web-cam footage and a little DIY hackery, Stephan van der Palen created this nifty little time-lapse movie of shipping traffic in the Panama Canal zone (1 week=11 min.).
Saturday, November 12 2005 @ 10:43 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 985
This is a really great resource. Flickr is a way for people to share and organize their photos. The link below will take you to a section of the site featuring photos of Panama organized into clusters by topic or subject matter. It's a great way to skim and scan through lot's of great photos of Panama.
Monday, September 05 2005 @ 10:14 AM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 965
There are now 181 photos in the latest version of the photo contest. Not many of them have been voted on or ranked, but many have been viewed. That tells me you guys like to look at pictures, but don't really care all that much about who wins. Ok, I got it. In any case, I added some more photos, and from now on the winners will be choosen by our esteemed panel of secret judges, choosen from around the globe for their ability to recognize art and talent through beer goggles...
And then if you see one that you really like (or don't like) then just hit the "Stop Slideshow" button and scroll down to rate that photo. To restart the slideshow (where you left off) just click on the thing that looks like an old film clapper thing...
If you would like to submit your pics, please email them to don@panama-guide.com. Muchos thankos...
Friday, August 19 2005 @ 02:52 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 756
Not many people are ranking the photos in the Photography Contest. A lot of people are looking at the pictures, but not ranking your favorites. For example, more than 80 people have looked at this picture but only seven have ranked it. Please vote, if you have the time... Muchos Thankos...
Monday, August 08 2005 @ 10:57 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 878
This is a pretty cool service. Anyone can post photos to the Flickr server, and lots of people who travel to Panama toss their vacation rolls up there to share. This link will take you to a slideshow of more than 4,000 pictures of Panama... Enjoy! http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/panama/show/
Saturday, August 06 2005 @ 11:44 PM EST
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 2,206
The first round of voting showed eight favorites floating to the top. In a runoff, three of them got most of the votes, but were virtually tied. And in the last round of voting a clear winner emerged. Here are the final results for the July 2005 version of the photo contest. The overall grand prize goes to Dino Barkema for "Little Girl". Congratulations, Dino. The rest of the results for the individual categories follow.
Saturday, August 06 2005 @ 05:35 PM EST
Contributed by: tpinaas
Views: 1,507
We seek photographers, shipslovers and professionals with a camera in the Panama Canal Region for uploading of ships images to our world wide web community. At http://www.shipspotting.com - 90,000 shipsimages in our Archives and 2550 Registered Members. Shipspotting.com is the biggest and most visited merchant ships interest site on the Internet¹, logging over 40,000,000 page-views from 25,000 distinct users every month.
The photo albums "broke" during a recent server upgrade, and I have them running correctly again. I'm also starting to collect some special images of Panama in an album called Creative Photography. Most of the images I take are for work, to document an event or news story. Usually there is some level of human suffering involved, and I have photos that I'll never show anyone. Those serve to support the story or document the event but there's little joy involved. What I really enjoy is the creative and artistic side of photography. These photos are uploaded "full size" so to get the full impact be sure to click on the image to pull it all the way up. Now, if I can just get an artistic photo of a fish drinking a beer while playing golf, I'll have just about all of my hobbies covered in one shot. In any case, Salud.
Have I mentioned lately how much of a fan I am of 
My thinly veiled excuse for posting pictures of a gorgeous babe this time is the photo session for the 
Have I mentioned recently what a great fan I am of 
Several new malls have opened up in Panama City in about the last four years. The first to open was the Multicentro in Paitilla. Shortly thereafter the Albrook Mall open next to the bus terminal and the Multi Plaza Mall in Punta Pacifica. I took some pictures at the Multi Plaza the other day and posted them to the photo albums in case you're interested. It's about like every mall in the United States and is currently going through an expansion. Here are links to:
Please welcome aboard the most recent link swapper - 
I was driving around this morning and noticed a big column of black smoke rising from the area of Chorillo. Where there's smoke there's usually fire so I headed over there. Sure enough, someone had set fire to a large pile of truck tires probably just to get rid of them rather than having to pay to haul them to the dump. The fire was at the end of Ave. De las Poetas in Chorillo right down by the water. The fire department showed up a few minutes after I did and hosed down the trash fire. No big deal, but since I got the pictures I might as well put them up. Salud...
Every once in awhile the Pacific high tide converges with an offshore storm, producing some interesting wave action against the sea wall on Avenue Balboa. This only happens maybe ten times a year so it's relatively uncommon. This morning at 8:54 am the Pacific ocean was at a 15.5 high tide (
The Fundación Albatros Media is presenting an exhibition of 40 large-format photographs and videos called "Treasures of Coiba" from 20 April to 20 May 2006 at the Mall Multiplaza Pacífico in Panama. The goal of the exhibition is to raise awareness of risks to Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2005. The exhibition occurs at a crucial time for Coiba National Park, as a tourism and management plan is currently under development with UNESCO. This initiative is supported financially by the United Nations Foundation and the Global Conservation Foundation. The exhibition was made possible by Conservation International, Credicorp Bank, Mall Multiplaza Pacífico and TVN Noticias. 
MIAMI -- A 300-foot cargo ship was badly damaged Monday when it slammed into a seawall leaving the Miami River on its way out to sea. The ship the Hybur Star, registered in Panama but owned by a company based on the Miami River, was left with a gaping hole in hits hull. No one on board the ship was injured. Crewmembers were able to shut down the ship's compartment hatches to prevent the ship from sinking, but the freighter did take on some water. The Coast Guard said the ship's bulkhead was designed to withstand just this type of collision. Coast Guard crewmembers and port officials were evaluating the damage, and Atlantis Marine Towing Company was on scene to assist. Officials said that it is likely that the company that owns the ship will have to offload its cargo of frozen chickens onto another ship. The ship was bound for Haiti when the accident happened. 
You're going to be seeing the name "Mauro Endara" more often. He's a Panamanian photographer who has recently released a CD called "The Most Beautiful Pictures of Panama." There are more than 1,000 photos on the disk from all over the country - Bocas del Toro, Boquete, Colon, Cocle, David, the San Blas islands, Los Santos, Herrera, Carnival, the Panama Canal, and Panama City. He's letting me use his photos in the articles I publish on Panama Guide, and in retun I'm helping him to promote his CD. The CD is available Panama City in CD Place, and other points around the city. If you'd like to buy one, see below.
I don't have it totally locked in yet, but it looks like DoIt Center is going to sponsor the 2006 Panama Guide Photo Contest. The decision maker has given me a green light, but I have to work out the details with their PR guy, who is up in Chiriqui to open the new store there. I'm going to announce new sponsors as they sign up, so keep those photos coming. Remember, only three per person (max) this time for the contest, and feel free to send me other images of Panama to put in the albums if you'd like. Good luck...
Agua! Agua! We would like to see how you spent Carnival in Panama 2006. Please send in your photos with a couple of words about where you are, who's in the photo, and what's going on, and we'll publish the best ones. Email photos to don@panama-guide.com and thanks.