JAMES HOUSTON ARTS

  • ANATOMY of a JARANA

    Hernán Cortés landed in what is now Veracruz, México in February 1519 igniting, in addition to wars, indoctrination, pestilence and such, an immigration wave into that part of the Americas. This resulted in the introduction to the indigenous Nahuatl people stringed instruments such as the vihuela and baroque guitar, adapted and adopted into the folk-poetry…

    JAMES HOUSTON

  • “STREET” FEATURE

    I have, previously, made reference to my association with the Vancouver Street Photography Collective (VANSPC). Since my introduction and subsequent membership over the last two-plus years, I have been challenged by this genre in photography. I very much enjoy making images of landscapes, architecture and creating travel journals using photography… but, “Street” requires more than…

    JAMES HOUSTON