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I had the opportunity to travel down to Belize City, Belize and interact with the people of Belize…and a few Belizean dogs, of course. Some of the scenes of bitter urban poverty were disturbing, some of which I attempted to capture in my photos of Belize.
It was extremely humid, but that didn’t stop Mia and I from covering most of coastal Belize City by foot and venturing out to some of the rather tiny islands off of the coast by speedboat.
We visited Caye Caulker, a small limestone coral island about 20 miles off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea. There were no cars, only golf carts to get around since the island of Caye Caulker is less than five square miles. With Mia behind the wheel, we were able to locate and get in on a lot of great shots of the dozens of stray dogs that populate the island.
These islands are really fascinating little counter-cultures that are reminiscent of the communities that spring up at weekend-long Phish shows. I have some interesting photos of the people of Belize coming up in a few days – until then, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the shots below.
Wil-good to see you loading more images up for us to view! Hope you and Mia enjoyed the Belize trip. I especially like the image on the far right of the rather regal looking dog! I like him the best I suppose-he seems to carry himself well, rather stately he stands apart from his surroundings. I suppose I wish there were more shots to view!!!
Cheers!
Ann
First I’d like to say I really love your work. The few things I’ve caught on Myspace were Beautiful. I just had to check the dog pics out. I spent a week in Caye Caulker this past November. Really Great spot. good people. Belize City is a little sad. Anyway nice pictures. I look forward to seeing more.
Once again, I’m so impressed and in awe of your amazing talent! Thanks for allowing us to
share your vision.
Wil….I hold Belize very close to my heart….even “sad” Belize City. Belize City may appear to be rather bleak, but the city if filled with some of the best people on earth, who would give the shirt on their back to you should you happen to need it.
I like the pictures so far. Unfortunately, Belize is filled with stray dogs and you did a great job of portraying them. Caye Caulker was a place I spent almost every Easter of my teenage years at. It holds fantastic memories for me. The best thing is, it has hardly changed in the 20 yrs it has been since I frequented it. I am looking forward to seeing more pics. up soon. Hey…my husband has a crime novel coming out based in Belize on June 10th (In the Heat by Ian Vasquez)…check it out. He is the first crime novelist out of Belize. A major deal for our small country.
Thanks for sharing. Pam
All my friends will tell you - I am NOT into “fur people” (cats, dogs, pets…), but your
pictures are amazing. My favorite is the one of the man sitting on the curb with the dog off
to the side…thanks for sharing your talent with us and allowing us this forum to communicate
our thoughts and opinions with you. Be blessed, Kristina
I’m happy for you and for your talent. I’ll love to take pictures too. This pictures of the dogs in Belize are amazing. I love dogs, actually I have three dogs and there happy. The dogs in the pictures reflect the necesity of love and specially food. I’ll feel sorry for them. When I saw the pictures I wanted to hug them. Keep doing your job. God bless you and I hope that someday you visit the beatiful Puerto Rico and take good pictures of my island. God bless you! Elizabeth
I am jealous of you, you get to travel so much!
The Belizean dogs are as smart as any other dog in the world and live up to the same canine
philosophy “When are these humans going to realize that we understand more than they realize it?
Love these photos of my favorite animal: the dog.
Auntie Aleida