Day 94 (Tue., Aug. 31)

Today's assignment was to shoot Ana Cristina Reymundo. You remember her from Day 46, when I shot her at her home. Today she was at Barnes & Noble signing copies of the book. That is my last assignment as official intern. Tomorrow, I wander into the life of freelancing. This is a sad moment in Dallas, Texas Journal history. It's over. I sit here writing the final words of the internship and I can't help but feel a little bit sad. Just a little, but I do. It seems as if it was only yesterday that I got on the truck and drove 1,500 miles to get across four states to get to this internship. It seems as though it was just an hour ago that I shot my first assignment and I was taught the value of making my first "ordinary" photo of the internship. I learned a lot of things this summer. I learned the value of life, the value of work, the value of friendship, the value of everything. So, with the end of the internship at my hands, I'd like to remember some of the things that made this summer one of a lifetime. I will give you my top 11 -- yeah, not top 10. that's because I want to give you something extra. I'm that type of guy: giving -- reasons and/or stories that made this a great experience.

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11. Day 35 & Day 59: A lot can happen in one year.

10. Day 7, Day 14, Day 39, Day 48, Day 52, Day 55, Day 74, Day 75, Day 87 & Day 89:
Hanging out with the stars.

9. Day 16, Day 43 & Day 44: Venturing into the living-alone world.

8. Day 26: Never turning the camera off.

7. Day 23 & Day 76: Fun times at Al Dia.

6. Day 38, Day 65 & Day 69: Missing the family.

5. Day 45, Day 53, Day 67 & Day 75: Forming great friendships

4. Day 47: Having an open mind.

3. Day 18: Making the ordinary, unordinary.

2. Day 61 & Day 62: Loving life.

1. Day 4: Showing everyone, including myself that
I CAN REALLY BE A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER SOME DAY:

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And with that, my friends, this internship journal has come to an end. I hope that the insight into my mind and feelings gave you a better perspective on what it was like during the past three months in Dallas, Texas. As you all (y'all) know, I will be doing freelancing in Texas for the rest of the year. I guess I owe you the stories and photos of the return home. Keep posted for that and come back later this year to see what I got myself into while making the journey back to Califas. Thank you so much for staying tuned and reading all the stuff I had to say about Texas and my experiences here. I hope you really enjoyed yourself and make sure to keep posted for the next internship adventure. Gracias

-Julio "July The Photo Guy" Cortez

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