Photography

An archive of photo stories

Ronald C. Flores-Gunkle

4 min readJul 30, 2016

Ronald C. Flores-Gunkle

Favorite Photo Essays

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18 stories

Ronald C. Flores-Gunkle

Six Word Photo Stories

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25 stories

Ronald C. Flores-Gunkle

Public Plazas of Puerto Rico

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Beauty or Beast?

A Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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Town Plazas of Puerto Rico

A visit to Humacao

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Who Needs Fireworks!

Puerto Rico is ablaze

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A Day in Cayey

A Puerto Rico reminiscence

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Magical Magenta Moments

Among the prettiness of pumarosa

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Reach Toward the Light

A Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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Honeymoon in Puerto Rico

Returning to the scene 60 years later

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Selective Vision at Sea

Finding fine photos while afloat

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Sunset at Sea

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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Backlit Beauties

At play with light

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Memento Mori

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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The Joy of Tropical Spring

Cooling it in the garden

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Savoring the Sky

And some tropical trees

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Perspectives of Paris

From my points of view

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A Cavern in the Sky

Far above and deep inside Puerto Rico

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Capturing Colors Close Up

A square day in Puerto Rico

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Winging It

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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Fade to Black…and White

Color me curious

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Orange, the Color of Love

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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Fall Flowers for Friends

Dedicated to Dennett and Captain Argentina

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Busy Butterflies

Barnyard birds, bugs & blossoms

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A Misty Tropical Morning

Then came the sun

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Colors of Curaçao

In the sky and on the ground

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Something Old, Something News

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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Exploring Mallorca

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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Sunset in Santorini

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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The Many Colors of Work

Gloriously green: Freestyle

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Galápagos in Puerto Rico? Part One

A photographer’s journey back in time

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Galápagos in Puerto Rico? Part Two

Our eventful arrival

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Galápagos in Puerto Rico? Part Three

First day — well, first afternoon

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Galápagos in Puerto Rico? Part Four

Blood, sweat, but few tears

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Galápagos in Puerto Rico? Part Five

Into the light!

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Galápagos in Puerto Rico? Part Six

Marooned in paradise

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Galápagos in Puerto Rico? Part Seven

Going underground

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Galápagos in Puerto Rico, Part Eight

Ups and downs

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Galápagos in Puerto Rico, Part Nine

The end of the adventure

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Isla de Mona Redux, Part 1

Like father, like son

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Isla de Mona Redux, Part 2

A World Underwater

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Isla de Mona Redux, Part 3

A Cavernous Conclusion

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Baffled and Dazzled by Birds

When I actually see them

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Baffled and Dazzled by Birds, Part Two

More serendipitous encounters in Puerto Rico

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Baffled and Dazzled by Birds, Part Three

Encounters with couples

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Baffled and Dazzled by Birds, Part Four

Feathers in my cap

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Flowers and Feathers

My photos are for the birds

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Beholding Beauty

Through a viewfinder

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Flowers are for Friendship

Forget chocolate hearts or sappy cards

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The Colors of Summer

The octogenarian in the garden

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Escape to Panama

Love and friendship in the age of Covid

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Palatable Palettes

Musings on edible art

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All Hail the Curly Kale

You might have guessed this was coming!

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Loveliness of Lettuce

Gardening today at Villa Flores

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The Sand and the Sea

Come to me, come to me

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A Place and Space for Art

In my underworld

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The Colors of Autumn

Although in Puerto Rico it’s always summer

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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue

But are they?

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A Room and a History

My writing space

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Bee in the Bushes

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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No Reservations Needed

But you need to know the maître d’: Freestyle

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Nine Reds and One Blue — Sort Of

And one of them is a noxious weed

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White is the Color

Of my true love’s garden

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Nights in White Satin

September Six Word Photo Story Challenge: Clouds

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It’s a Dogs’ Life

Six word photo story, freestyle

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Home is Where a Song Is

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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Moving Somewhere New?

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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A Picture of Ponce

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle

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No Reservations Needed

But you need to know the maître d’: Freestyle

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The Art of Nature

Painterly portraits of flowers

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How Green is My Garden

It is nothing like Wales

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Stars of Earth

Sparkling in the sunlight

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Capturing a Cliché

In the sunset of my life

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Pennsylvania Dutch Memories

You can take the boy out of the country but…

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The Weeds Beneath My Feet

Wonders in the grass

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Focusing on Fruit

Day 4 of my photo challenge

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Colors in Closeup

Day 3 of my personal photography challenge

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Macromania: More Flores Flowers

Day 2 of a personal challenge

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Macro Moments

With posing posies

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Above it All

The Joy of Elevation

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Faces and Places

Street Photography in Old San Juan

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The Sea and Me

A difficult relationship

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The Sunny Side of the World

A look at the bright side

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A Tale of Two Trees

My arboreal Cain and Abel

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Flowers of Evil

The deceptive beauty of nature

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The Eye of the Beholder

Whatever turns you on

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Bugs & Beauty

Spying on nature

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Lovely in Lavender

Glorying in a Regal Hue

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A Wild Flower

A weed by any other name will smell as sweet

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Tropical Color in Black & White

A dozen views of Puerto Rico

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Tropical Color in Black & White 2

More shades of grey

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Symphony of Palms

Palmate and pinnate portraits

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A Tribute to Lost Orchids

That were gone with the wind

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Feathers, Flight and Song

Bids with and without attitude

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Flowers with Wings

Fourteen fluttering photos

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Wanderlust and Water

What to watch while waiting for a vaccine

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Once More Upon the Waters!

By night and by day

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Selective Vision 1: Pictures of Portugal

Travel Notes

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