louis.

My name is Louis San Miguel. I'm a graphic designer, journalist, and photographer. This is where I post my work.

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They call @kendricklamar the king for a reason. Shot at @aclmusicfestival with a Pentax K-5. (at Zilker Park)

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I've got a fever and the only prescription is more agogo from @lcdsoundsystem (at Zilker Park)

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Melanie Martinez (@littlebodybigheart) at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2016. (at Zilker Park)

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@torylanez was one of those artists that managed to amaze me without having any firm idea of their music. A great showman that's going places. (at Zilker Park)

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Finally got to cross Thom Yorke and @radiohead off the concert bucket list at ACL. (at Zilker Park)

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Got a bit trippy making this flyer for this psychedelic show that’s tonight! Go check it out Laredo!

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SouthBound V Music Festival at Siete Banderas by Louis San Miguel via Flickr

I had a lot of fun shooting SouthBound V over at the new downtown bar/restaurant/music venue in town. I got to take shots of Leopold & His Fiction, Shannon & The Clams, Gazebos, Sphynx and The Bill$ all in one night. 

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Guitarist Brandon Pinckard of Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights plays on stage at the Jalapeño Festival in Laredo, Texas.

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Bright Light Social Hour Guitarist Curtis Roush performs at The Jalapeño Festival.

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Woah, look at that! I’m a part of the news cycle. 

A story I broke for The Bridge about Ted Cruz approaching TAMIU to become a guest speaker for graduation ended getting picked up by The Texas Tribune, NBCNews and the Laredo Morning Times. 

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Zoot Suit (1981) dir. Luis Valdez

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Autmus Fest 2014

Here's a couple of shots I had left over on my hard drive from Autmus Fest 2014. The festival was held on TAMIU's campus and featured 3BallMTY, Stiched up Heart, Immortal Guardian and Two Lions. 

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I finally got around to uploading the last three issues of the student newspaper I run at TAMIU. You can read them through our Issuu page here.

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Here's a Holiday Sweater themed header that I whipped up for the front page of this morning's Laredo Morning Times.  

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It hurts to let go. Sometimes it seems the harder you try to hold on to something or someone the more it wants to get away. You feel like some kind of criminal for having felt, for having wanted. For having wanted to be wanted. It confuses you, because you think that your feelings were wrong and it makes you feel so small because it’s so hard to keep it inside when you let it out and it doesn’t coma back. You’re left so alone that you can’t explain. Damn, there’s nothing like that, is there? I’ve been there and you have too. You’re nodding your head.

Henry Rollins (via observando)

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WHERE IS THIS FROM

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The pic's from a series of shorts that ran on Nick Jr called Amby and Dexter (ambidextrous, get it?) that ran in the '90s. Here's a youtube link to the shorts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fTy1SuzuFs