Airmile-accumulating, brainstorm chasing, trapeze-flying writer&photographer who’s lived in the kinds of places that make her a fantastically interesting person to sit next to at dinner as well as at least one place that she can barely discuss without breaking into a rash. Photography/writing/music. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-19808950-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); TweetFollow @conteskaTumblr (3.0; @countessdiaries)http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/ Many of us don&#8217;t know why the recent news of the condemnation of General Rios Montt in...http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/50544641630http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/50544641630Wed, 15 May 2013 21:51:30 -0400guatemalapoliticsgenocidephotojournalismphotography<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50386255550" src="http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/50386255550/audio_player_iframe/countessdiaries/tumblr_mmrlczGnQI1qen5i9?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fcountessdiaries%2F50386255550%2Ftumblr_mmrlczGnQI1qen5i9" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>One by U2: cover by Damien Rice</p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/50386255550http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/50386255550Mon, 13 May 2013 21:26:58 -0400musiccoverU2damien riceI&#8217;ve had many mothers, starting with my own, of course. But there is a reason that the...http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/50254183451http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/50254183451Sun, 12 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400mothermother's day<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e53b19fff62f1f30102bbad2810f8c49/tumblr_mmihh8IDAG1qen5i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/34ef257200ee24f515412a4725d3be7f/tumblr_mmihh8IDAG1qen5i9o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f5a800960001e62e7510d32982bd16f/tumblr_mmihh8IDAG1qen5i9o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b4be79aa4e11cc26a944d1cf0485cd3b/tumblr_mmihh8IDAG1qen5i9o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f64996a9731bdba0503c7d8e19eb316/tumblr_mmihh8IDAG1qen5i9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>When I travel I have a habit of taking pictures from cars, in cars, and of other cars and the people who drive them. I did so again in Damascus, Syria when I was there in Dec. 2010, thinking that the more I acted like a clueless tourist, the less likely I was to end up in the grip of the Syrian secret police if I happened to take a picture of the wrong thing.</p> <p>Now I think of the faces whose eyes I looked into, and I wonder where and how they are, and most of all, <em>if</em> they are.</p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49987677918http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49987677918Wed, 08 May 2013 23:24:51 -0400syriawarassadphotographyportraits“All of us are better when we’re loved.” - Unknownhttp://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49690566248http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49690566248Sun, 05 May 2013 11:23:42 -0400lovequotewisdom<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2df21b8923b5c9f7d593dda645a8cc86/tumblr_mma7v9Mq3S1qggwnvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/49601230512/im-supposed-to-be-better-than-i-am-what-do">humansofnewyork</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“I’m supposed to be better than I am.”<br/> “What do you mean?”<br/> “I don’t behave like I’m expected to. But one day I will.”</p> <p>(San Francisco, CA)</p> </blockquote>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49602303100http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49602303100Sat, 04 May 2013 12:31:24 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37305255d09509b9ab3e97d9fdff48b0/tumblr_mm5886RtUS1qen5i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>J’aime ma ville.</p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49395193757http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49395193757Wed, 01 May 2013 19:36:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1df691eb6957d7af86cf7202f2f77975/tumblr_mm32cc9ibg1qen5i9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Saudi Arabia, which ranked 131st out of 134 countries for gender parity in a recent report from the World Economic Forum, has unveiled what is believed to be its <a href="http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/ogilvy-creates-saudi-arabias-first-major-ad-campaign-condemning-violence-against-women-14904"><span class="Apple-style-span">first major ad campaign condemning violence against women.</span> </a>The first ad, created by Memac Ogilvy in Riyadh for the King Khalid Foundation, shows a woman in a niqab with a black eye. The English version of the copy reads: “Some things can’t be covered: Fighting women’s abuse together.” </span></p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49278605204http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/49278605204Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:33:48 -0400advertisingviolencewomenwomen's rightsabuseniqabToday was nothing special, just busier than usual. Meetings, phone calls, more meetings, budgets,...http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/48169819929http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/48169819929Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:23:00 -0400happinessyogaworkgratitude<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4820a2edab18d28b63bfdb7378c15bde/tumblr_mlbmt6EGZe1qzprlbo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kateoplis.tumblr.com/post/48079088832/robert-montgomery">kateoplis</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://kateoplis.tumblr.com/tagged/robert%20montgomery">Robert Montgomery</a> </p> </blockquote>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/48088410176http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/48088410176Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:51:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/88a3f6dcd33dce6af5d1f197e5d57775/tumblr_mkys92ahM81qen5i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What we read is who we are is who we want to be is what we’re trying to understand. What are you reading?</p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/47503767285http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/47503767285Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:31:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/44b38127d6b6842bd9abaddb057af638/tumblr_mkuawokWoI1qen5i9o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/20ed1e77068ecbb8131f144c2936ee21/tumblr_mkuawokWoI1qen5i9o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/83fa3db00e3c5901d0edc6b9db0c4098/tumblr_mkuawokWoI1qen5i9o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>“There is a massive internet photo trend brewing amongst youths in Japan right now that involves taking pictures of teens who appear to be releasing invisible energy that sends their peers flying. The photo mania is especially popular amongst schoolgirls who started the trend by uploading images on Twitter and labeling them as “<a href="http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Special_Beam_Cannon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Makankosappo</a>”, a reference to a special attack in the popular manga-turned-anime <em>Dragon Ball</em> series”.</p> <p>More here. </p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/47451263991http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/47451263991Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:00:28 -0400japanphotographyjumping&#8220;The interesting adults are always the school failures, the weird ones, the losers, the...http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/47271754132http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/47271754132Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400humoura.a.gilleducationparentingThis long weekend I&#8217;ll be driving 7hrs. each way to see my grandmother, who lives in the...http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46557835196http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46557835196Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:16:00 -0400lovefamilygrandmotherdyingThis morning the parking attendant near my office stopped me as I was paying. He&#8217;s moody, so I...http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46501240798http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46501240798Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:30:05 -0400parenthoodparentingparentssingle mother<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e85d8dbacbfa29ac231a146d19b1ee4c/tumblr_mkcb4hO5ML1qen5i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Best. Sign. Ever.</p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46452464062http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46452464062Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:14:40 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf2d9aae7e6fd38e9ddcc40baae374ee/tumblr_mk9yayjo6t1qcl5fto1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And here I thought we’d come a long way, baby. Apparently not. In China, there are entire villages with no women so some men kidnap brides. In India, some rape in broad daylight. In Tahrir Square, it’s the women’s fault for daring to be there. In N. America, we make less than men do for the same work, and fill the ranks of the lowest incomes. I predict and hope for a new form of feminism - where it is no longer a dirty, reactionary word that denotes a hairy, angry women, but rather describes a movement that builds rather than destroys and lifts everyone up: ourselves, our children, and the men who love us.</p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46392098626http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46392098626Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:55:59 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4edd69b796ec84cad7f7b0c32b8ef674/tumblr_mk700nOFAD1qen5i9o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fe38b27d7caedce1292f791dc0ebc16b/tumblr_mk700nOFAD1qen5i9o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/94e5bacb59d177417bae67421cd177b7/tumblr_mk700nOFAD1qen5i9o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/54563fcdba53ba48fddf1180b30676be/tumblr_mk700nOFAD1qen5i9o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Love is…</p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46245325659http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/46245325659Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:00:49 -0400Peanutscartoonslove<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/670c085561916091587e79ae497980d1/tumblr_mk0kae9agX1qen5i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thank you @swissmiss</p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/45912401927http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/45912401927Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:01:26 -0400printpostersquotesclever<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/74fba8e60f2c27d96f656cc865f9b7cf/tumblr_mju1uj8gaV1qen5i9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Evening in Nosara, Costa Rica. Copyright @ Conteska photography. </p> <p>(click to enlarge)</p>http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/45638755325http://countessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/45638755325Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:37:33 -0400nosaraTravel Photographybeachcosta ricavacation