The Alpaka Vendor Mauerpark Flohmarkt

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I met a man from Ecuador at the market in Berlin on Sunday. I saw him before in the summertime selling Panama hats but now he is selling Alpaka sweaters in the winter.

Alpacas are animals kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3,500 m (11,000 ft) to 5,000 m (16,000 ft) above sea-level, throughout the year.] Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and unlike llamas, alpacas were not bred to be beasts of burden but were bred specifically for their fiber. Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven items, much as wool is. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world.

(source:) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca

I kept joking that he should say the Alpaka comes from Acapulco. I challenged a german guy to say "Alpaka aus Acapulco" 5 times fast, but I couldn´t manage to say it either! Share

Ruski

Ruski, originally uploaded by joaobambu.

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I enjoy photographing photographers. In a way, I mock myself because I imagine how silly I look taking pictures. And of course, it amuses me. Anyway, I wanted to tell you an imaginary story . . .

In this case, a Russian security wanted to photograph me after he found me in the wilderness (I was leaving my new abandoned studio space).

I know I was in a Belarus, but there were still Russians everywhere. Come on, did you know that ??

He asked me why I was taking pictures with a Canon. I responded with a question as well:

"Why take you pictures with Nikon?"

He took my photo and I took his photo.

We shook hands, saluted each other, and parted ways . . . Share