Video: Get Rich or Die Mayan
Get Rich or Die Mayan: Mexico, Guatemala & Belize from christine estima on Vimeo.
I’m back from my latest adventure across Mexico, Guatemala & Belize. I made this quick-paced short film to give you an idea of everything I saw, experienced & enjoyed. There were pyramids, hiking, jungle walks, cave canoeing, cave diving, swimming, snorkelling with sting rays and sharks, mosquito bites, and lots and lots of adventure! I think this short 3 minute piece gives you a good idea of what I saw, felt, smelled, touched and heard. Also, I edited it so that most shots are only a second long (we all have short attention spans, don’t we) so it moves quickly and at a fun pace! Please watch and let me know what you think!
I took some great photos as well, most of which you can see here on my Instagram, but here’s a short selection!
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But my favourite photo isn’t digital or staged or even featuring me. I brought a waterproof disposable camera with me because I knew I would be exploring some cenotes whilst I was away. I took this pic with the disposable camera and I just developed it yesterday. I have no idea how a disposable camera was able to capture such a great composition and a scene loaded with so much meaning, but there you go. Digital isn’t always better.
I’ve had some amazing adventures in my short life…. Peru… Thailand & Cambodia …. India… Vancouver & Whistler … London…. NYC…. Montreal… and so much Europe over and over….and so many more! I hope to make more films about my adventures, and I hope the adventures never run low.
I already have some new adventures planned for the new year, more on that for another post. Also, I have more publications forthcoming in a few literary magazines and cultural journals. So stay tuned, there’s always something in the works with this-here pipsqueak.
December 6, 2015 | Categories: Christine Estima, events, film, media, movies, photography, travel | Tags: adventure, ancient civiliation, ancient ruins, backpacking, Belize, bonampak, cancun, caye caulker, cenotes, central america, chichen itza, Christine Estima, disposable camera, get rich or die tryin', Guatemala, instagram, lacanja, Mayan, Mayan civilization, merida, Mexico, palenque, passport, playa del carmen, pyramids, roberto barrios, ruins, san ignacio, san jose, sharks, short film, short video, snorkelling, sting rays, travel, travel film, tulum, waterfalls, yax chilan, yaxchilan | 1 Comment