Sunday, June 27, 2010

Mary's Bar Los Cerillos, New Mexico

The tiny living ghost town of Cerrillos on Highway 14 (aka Turquoise Trail), less than 20 miles away from Santa Fe, NM is a place to truly hide - not just from people, but from the present day. The town that was once seriously considered as the capitol of New Mexico looks and feels as if everyone has left. But that's not really true.

Those who do live here enjoy the facade of a deserted place. And they enjoy a cold beer at a ramshackle-looking joint called Mary's Bar, one of those rare places that transcends authenticity as if the Wild West has never faded.

Mary's Bar Los Cerillos, NM - Christine Till Fine Art Photography Print

© Christine Till - CT-Graphics, 2010


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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Bad-luck omikuji in Asakusa Tokyo Japan

New work posted today ...

Omikuji is literally a "sacred lottery". Random fortunes are written on strips of paper and can be purchased at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples all over Japan.

To get rid of any bad karma just tie the daikyou (bad luck) paper strip to a wall of metal wires alongside the shrine- or temple ground and you are all set.
The concept is: Leave the bad luck at the shrine, were the divine spirit can exorcise it, and take the daikichi (good luck) home with you.

Japanese Omikuji - Christine Till Fine Art Photography Print

© CT-Graphics - Christine Till - CT-Graphics, 2010




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