Daniel Rarela
Profile
Photographer/ writer/ graphic designer/ artist…
... and learning, living, learning to live in love, to become completely human, as well as seeking God more with each passing day!
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Beyond the Camera
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All images and writing are copyrighted © 2008 Daniel Rarela. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
For collaborations & other requests pertaining to photography and/ or graphic design, please bubblemail me or contact me at drjphotodesign@aim.com
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CV
2005
Worked as Publicity Chairman of Alpha Lambda Delta Honour Society at Cal Poly Pomona University
Had three works selected for the 2D/3D show at Cal Poly Pomona University
2006
Worked as Co-Historian for Golden Key International Honour Society at Cal Poly Pomona University, and took photos at all club events
Worked as a graphic designer for Cal Poly Pomona’s GAS Creative Group (formerly known as the ASI Graphic Arts Studio)
Featured in the Compilation photo exhibit at Cal Poly Pomona University’s Bronco Exhibit Gallery
Featured in the Burning Man photo exhibit at Cal Poly Pomona University’s Bronco Exhibit Gallery
Had two works selected for the Grey Wave City exhibit at Gallery 266, located in Downtown Pomona, CA
Had seven works selected for Cal Poly Pomona’s literary journal, Harvest International, Issue #33
2007
Worked as Chief Editor for Golden Key International Honour Society at Cal Poly Pomona University, and designed the new newsletter for Golden Key, entitled gk.cp2
Worked as a graphic designer/ photographer for University Housing Services at Cal Poly Pomona University
Selected as a finalist for the 27th Annual College Photography contest, sponsored by Photographer’s Forum and Nikon, and featured in their Best of College Photography Annual
Had two works selected for the 2D/3D show at Cal Poly Pomona University
Had three works selected for the Dot Dot Dot show at Cal Poly Pomona, and won first prize in the Print category for the photo series entitled, “The Living Water”
Honored as Cal Poly Pomona University’s Outstanding Graduating Student – Department of Art
2008
Selected as a finalist for the 28th Annual College Photography contest, sponsored by Photographer’s Forum and Nikon, and featured in their Best of College Photography Annual
One of the featured artists in Gallery at the End of the World’s spring group show
One of the featured artists in the Huntington Beach Art League’s Annual Open Juried Show, and won Honorable Mention in the Photography category for the image entitled Winterwarmth
Currently working as a photographer/ graphic designer/ webmaster for Bamboo Leaf Skin Care & Body Wellness center and Better Makeup For Less
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More of my work can be seen here:
University Housing Services – Suites Gallery
University Housing Services – Halls Gallery
Golden Key International Honour Society – 2006/2007 Photo Galleries
Golden Key Newsletter – Bonus Issue, Fall 2007
Golden Key Newsletter – Issue 1, Fall 2007
Door of Faith Orphanage, April 2008
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Special thanks to everyone who has commented on and bought my work! You guys here on RedBubble inspire me…
Groups
Daniel Rarela is a member of A Class of Its Own, All Things Orange, All Things Poetic, Prose, Philosophical., ART ACTION UNION - CREATIVE ACTIVISM, Art and Stories Made For Children, As Is, Atheism, B&W - Character - People Shots, Beach Art, Black and White Photography, Bodyscapes, Bubbleicious, California Sound , Challenge Café, Childhood, Compassion, Courage & Friendship, Current Issues, Cute-n-Creepy, Designers United, Fabulous Flowers, Fashion and Editorial Photography, Gaia - The Living Planet, Gay Themed Art and Writing, Glamour, Humour Captured, In The Shadows, Italy and all things Italian, Landscape Photography, Living Christianity, Love & Romance , Masterpiece: Photography, Masterpieces: Literature, Minimalism, New York City, Out of the Blue, People and Portraiture Photography, Photo-Zen, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Purple Haze, Rain Drops, Religious Art & Photography, Self as Other, Self Portrait, Short stories - Spherical Scriptings, Simply White, Six Words Only, Southwestern Beauty, Street Photography and Photojournalism, Surrealism, The Artistic Nude, The Fine Art of Photography, The Male Nude, The Urban Environment, Theatrical and Staged Photography, Travel and Adventure, Typography, Vibrant and Vivid Color and Woman Appreciation.
Journal Entries
I did it!
Posted 13 days ago, 10 comments so far.
Why few African leaders criticize Robert Mugabe
Posted 19 days ago, 3 comments so far.
For The Bible Tells Me So
Posted about 1 month ago, 8 comments so far.
hey now! TWO features!!! and 20K on the views, too!
Posted 2 months ago, 6 comments so far.
The great sin of the Christian church
Posted 2 months ago, 24 comments so far.
Car crash...
Posted 3 months ago, 12 comments so far.
Minor photographic revelations today (!)
Posted 3 months ago, 4 comments so far.
Is it a cure, or a curse? Is it even real?
Posted 4 months ago, 13 comments so far.
WOW!!! WOW!!!! WOOOOOOWW!!!!!
Posted 4 months ago, 5 comments so far.
10 sales (!!!)
Posted 4 months ago, 18 comments so far.
Art
Writings
Til' I'm Finally Drained Of It
Freeze my heart, then, Lord / Yes, teach me not to feel / Make me numb to the desire / To be the one who owns his smile That no ring would house my finger / That I would disdain romance / That You …
Verdict, If You Please
Dear judge, dear jurors / Even those too shortsighted to look any further / Look in my face and tell me again / That I’m disgusting, a monster, demonic, perverted
Dear Pharisee...
You think you’d never be a casualty / Of Matthew chapter 26, verse 33? Or that Jesus wouldn’t roll His eyes at you / That perhaps He’d respond much differently?
Post-Orgasmic Clarity
it is only when I step out / of that blue ocean in your eyes / when I finally hear / the feigned kindness in your voice / like wine / when your body and mine / are separate again / when I see all your…
conversation
Why doesn’t He just come back? Come back? Are you sure that’s what you really want? For it to all end right now? Well things have just continued to get worse since He left, don’t you thi…
Adam's Lament
If there’s one thing I miss It’s when my heart was / Too small to hold a grudge / Too big to feel indifference / Could madly treasure / Yet barely remember / The not-so-elegant / Evanes…













