Stork Loyalty

In 1993, a shotgun blast shattered the wing of Malena, a white stork who from that day on could no longer fly. While the other storks migrated to Africa, she remained in Brodski Varoš, a small village in eastern Croatia. Taking care of her was Stjepan Vokić, a retiree who built her a shelter, fed her, and helped her survive the harshest winters.

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Martin Cabello, photographer

§ 1. My name’s Martin Cabello and I’m a young photographer. Taking photographs was always my favourite activity as a child. And when I was 15, I felt that if I wanted to take my hobby to the next level, I had to do something special. So I decided to start a personal project: I would take one photograph every day for a whole year of my life. I knew that many other young photographers before me had done the same thing, but it seemed like a really great idea, and so I started.

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Breakfast

John Steinbeck

This thing fills me with pleasure. I don’t know why, I can see it in the smallest detail. I find myself recalling it again and again and each time remembering brings the curious warm pleasure.

It was very early in the morning. The eastern mountains were black-blue, but behind them the light stood up faintly colored at the mountain rims.

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The Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the architectural marvels of the Twentieth Century and a testament to human strife, as it was constructed during the years of the Great Depression. For years, the Golden Gate Bridge held the title as the longest suspension bridge in the world.

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My Watch

(After M. Twain “My Watch”)

My beautiful watch kept perfect time. But one night I forgot to wind it up and went to a watchmaker as I wanted my watch to be set by the exact time.

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