From Orinoquía to Toronto in Pictures

Zilia Castrillon is a journalist and photographer from Colombia who lives in Toronto. Her photography illustrates compelling stories of complex events of social processes and multiple resistance struggles. Aspects of community life and people’s deep psychological traits and identity are revealed in these images.

Zilia have visited various Eco-regions in Colombia, remote zones such as the Orinoquía and the Pacific Rainforest to document the Afro descendants and indigenous brave act of resistance against land grabs and poverty. She witnessed interesting developments on community-based conflict resolution and peace building.

Haiku blue

Photo by Viviana Gomez - All rights reserved

Tonto corazón

alejándose voló

abandonándome.

By Hebeblue - 2-10-02

Haiku: is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterised by three qualities:

• The essence of haiku is the juxtaposition of two images or ideas and a kireji ("cutting word") between them. 
• Traditional haiku consist of 17 sylables  in three phrases of 5, 7 and 5 on respectively. 
• A kigo (seasonal reference), usually drawn from a saijiki, an extensive but defined list of such words. The majority of kigo, but notall, are drawn from the natural world. This, combined with the origins of haiku in pre-industrial Japan, has led to the inaccurate impression that haiku are necessarily nature poems