Matingas – Freelance Photographer, Writer, Beer Drinker, Tour Guide, Musician, and more…!!! Tijuana / San Diego / Baja / California. Stay awhile and listen.

December: CDMX Beer Adventure, TikToking in La City – Querétaro Huapango Wedding – Tijuana Adventure en Español!!!

December is flying by. And not in a good way. It started with my flight back from my adventure. And I returned ill. Very ill. It started the day before my flight. I was bedridden with diarrhea and a fever. Meds made me feel better. And I needed it before the flight. I was sick […]

December 8, 2022
November Before CDMX: TJ Cover Story (again) – SAD – Infinity Content

I woke up before sunrise at 4 something a.m. It’s cold out. It’s cold in. My apartment is freezing. I’m SAD. Seasonal affective Disorder. It happens every winter and I fucking hate it. I hate daylight savings time. No reason for humans to do that anymore. And I miss her. I miss waking up next […]

November 19, 2022
November 2022: Halloween Traditional Album – Podcast Goes TikTok Viral – CDMX Soon

Here we go again. Post 621. Can you fucking believe that?! November 2022. The year is almost over. I go to Mexico City for the last week of November. I’m covering my friend’s wedding in San Joaquin, Querétaro. I bought the plane tickets months ago. I’m not sure where I’m staying. I’m not sure what […]

November 3, 2022
Wallow in Sadness – Donatella Died, She Left – That’s Life, Sinatra Way

I said life was like Sinatra. Life continues the Sinatra way. This time I’m down. I’ve done nothing for the past five days. Unless you count playing Overwatch 2 for endless hours and getting drunk doing something. Then… I’ve been doing a lot. Nothing productive. I took my car to the mechanic. He says she’s […]

October 28, 2022
Busy October – TikTok Addiction – Tours, Photoshoots, Love, and More

Oooeee. October has gone very fast. I got a bunch of gigs. Mostly doing tours. But some photos. And more. I got popular on TikTok. I’m still with my girl and sometimes, the sun or light hits her in such a way, that I look at her and fall in love a bit more. My […]

October 19, 2022
Print Giveaway – Rock Cover, Rock Show – Ensenada Aches

Owwww. Fuck. This the third morning I woke up to a sharp pain in my stomach. I want to puke. There’s nothing to vomit. I’ve been sick since Saturday night… It’s Wednesday morning. The pain renders me useless for periods of time. I don’t know how women do it. It’s just a stomach ache. I […]

September 28, 2022
Nothing in September, but Love – Looking for Gigs to End the Year – Ensenada Plan 2023

I haven’t touched my cameras all of September… It’s already September 12th but the days have disappeared between heat, rain with heat, Labor Day long weekend, being with my girlfriend, and no gigs. August was great. There were a ton of gigs. It started with a tour, followed by some food photography in Rosarito, then […]

September 13, 2022
Playa Cocodrilo: Camping Adventure – Empty September – Social Media Blockade

I have 0 gigs for September. September already starts tomorrow. I need to book photoshoots, tours, or write articles to be published. Or I’ll starve. I need to write. So write I will. My editor asked me to write about stuff. It’s stuff that I already wrote in my blog. I feel more flexible in […]

August 31, 2022
Tijuana Friday Drama – Media Salivates at Disaster – Bye Tj, Me Voy!

Tijuana drama. Bye Tijuana. I’m leaving you. That’s what I keep saying. At least I bought my ticket to Mexico City. But that’s late in November. And it’s for a good friend’s wedding. This is my chance to take killer photos and make my wedding photography business grow. Also, a great chance to see all […]

August 15, 2022
August of Heat, Love, and Work – Tours and Shoots – YouTube Monetization, Subscribe!

My girlfriend broke up with me on Sunday via text. She said she didn’t want to see me anymore… And then she showed up Monday morning in my apartment. I was in the bathroom when I got her text message if I was up. I said I was. She said she was outside… She tries […]

August 10, 2022