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Teresa Avila united statesPhoto © Teresa Avila
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Capture a Universe
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entry description
This moment was captured when my daughter entered a puddle in a parking lot in Austin, TX. It reminded me that there are universes and miracles colliding with us daily, but we are not always present enough to recognize or capture the magic.about the photographer
I was born and raised in the west Texas border town of Del Rio, TX. Despite having lived twice as long in Austin, TX, I continued to draw inspiration from my childhood home. It’s always been impossible to be in the town and not find photos and capture the precarious line between the past and the present. After two and half decades of ignoring the itch to move back and explore my past and the town’s significance in my life, I finally returned the summer of 2018 with my daughter. Now that we are here, I’ve taught her how to find the stories and the beauty in what is old, dilapidated and run down. To sit still along the San Felipe Creek and find her inner voice the way I found mine so many years ago.back to gallery