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Thank you very much Cowboys from space 🌷❤️

On this day, 5 years ago, I created Cowboys from space (well, technically I did it in the night between 09/29 and 09/30). I have spoken about its early days a few times, therefore I opted to ask someone to write a note for the blog anniversary. Today I’m going to share something from Flor, an Argentinian psychologist passionate about street photography whom I got in touch with through my blog…

(Scroll down to read the text in Spanish)

[ENG 🇬🇧🇬🇧] "A few years ago I 'met' Matt, in quotes because we’ve never seen each other in person. He and this blog became something very special to me.

He asked me at the time, through Instagram, if I could write a little note telling what street photography meant to me, and thanks to his question I had to do a great introspection exercise. I thought that, although I took it for granted that 'photography was something wonderful for me that allowed me to communicate', I hadn’t deepened much into its real meaning... So I had no idea what to answer. But I did know that photography moved more in me than I was capable of showing at that very moment. I took my time, since I thought it was necessary… And Eureka! I understood I couldn't explain its meaning by itself, away from the stories the pictures told, and what I had discovered through them. From that reflection came 'My days with Anne in Nepal' (my little space in the life of this blog), and my friendship with Matt.

Thanks to that question, I’m now fully aware that, when I show my photos, I also show a little piece of myself, which is that 'seasoning' that each of the images of people in my photographs has. So in my photos it's not just Anne, but Anne seen through my eyes, who’s being seen through your eyes. And perhaps her story will be told by you to other people, but this time it will be a story of three, because you will also be included in it, and so on... And that is how something as 'simple' as a photo widens our view of the world, and this is the deep meaning that I glimpsed at that moment.

Once again… Matt, thank you… because just starting to participate in this so very special anniversary day of Cowboys From Space, made me reflect on what I have learned and lived all these years since we met, which has made re-live a thousand images, stories and moments that we shared throughout the world.

A great hug from a distance, and congratulations for your wonderful work. Cheers for a million years of Cowboys from Space!"

[ESP 🇪🇸🇪🇸] "Hace unos años 'conocí' a Matt, entre comillas porque jamás nos hemos visto en vivo y en directo, y él y este blog se convirtieron en algo sumamente especial para mí.

Matt me pidió en aquel momento, a través de Instagram, si podía escribir una pequeña nota que contara qué significaba para mí la fotografía callejera, y gracias a su pregunta tuve que hacer un gran ejercicio de introspección. Pensé que si bien daba por supuesto que 'la fotografía era para mí algo maravilloso que me permitía comunicar' no había profundizado demasiado en su real significado… Así que no tenía ni idea de que responderle. Pero sí sabía que movilizaba en mí más de lo que era capaz de racionalizar en ese mismo instante. Me tomé mi tiempo, ya que lo creí necesario… Y ¡Eureka! Entendí que no podía explicar su significado por sí mismo alejándolo de las historias que contaba, y de lo que yo había descubierto a través de ellas. De aquella reflexión nacieron 'My days with Anne in Nepal' (mi pequeño espacio en la vida de este blog), y mi amistad con Matt.

Gracias a aquella pregunta ahora soy plenamente consciente de que al enseñar mis fotos enseño también un pedacito de mí misma, que es aquel 'aderezo' que lleva cada una de las imágenes de las personas que se encuentran en mis fotografías. Así que en mis fotos no está solo Anne, sino Anne vista a través de mis ojos, que a su vez está siendo vista por vuestros ojos. Y tal vez su historia sea contada por vosotros a otras personas, pero esta vez será una historia de tres, porque vosotros también estaréis incluidos en ella, y a su vez … Y así es como amplía la mirada del mundo algo tan 'sencillo' como una simple fotografía, y este es el significado profundo que vislumbré en aquel momento.

Una vez más… Matt, gracias… porque al haberme puesto a escribir para participar en este día tan especial de aniversario de Cowboys From Space, he tenido que hacer una reflexión acerca de lo que he aprendido y vivido todos estos años desde que nos conocemos, lo cual me ha hecho revivir mil imágenes, historias y momentos compartidos a lo largo del mundo.

Un abrazo desde la distancia, y felicidades por tu maravilloso trabajo! Brindemos por un millón de años más de Cowboys from Space!"

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