LISBON, PORTUGAL

 CIDADE DOS MIRADOUROS

Ponte de Abril 25, Cristo Rei, Rio Tejo and old Lisbon panorama from the city’s highest hill in Graca, Sao Vicente, Portugal.

LISBON, PORTUGAL

CIDADE DOS MIRADOUROS

Another perfect summer night in Lisbon. Photographed from Miradouro da Graca (Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen).

No crop, no edits. Just visual perfection across one of Europe’s oldest cities.

LISBON, PORTUGAL

 CIDADE DOS MIRADOUROS

Sunrise over Lisbon, from Castel da Sao Jorge to Rio Tejo, from Miradouro da Senhora do Monte in Graca, Sao Vicente.

THANKFUL THAT MY STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

 CAN HIGHLIGHT SOCIAL ISSUES

There is some kind of cruel ironic message about the gap between haves and have nots here. 

Gianni Versace luxury brand box serves as part of roof of homeless tent city in the once affordable now hip Bairro Arroios of Lisbon.

We just celebrated Thanksgiving.

Let's dedicate ourselves to solving the housing crisis.

UNITED SPINAL MEMBER FLIES TO THE MOON

AS A VIRTUAL ARTEMIS I CREW MEMBER

“You can use Alexa to set up your home environment,” Rhonel Cinous says. 

“You can check the front door via Ring, play music, turn on a light, control a fan, and more. It can be boundless in the ways it gives you independence.”

Alongside Alexa’s journey during Artemis I, Amazon will introduce new ways to make space exploration more accessible to its customers. 

Just ask your Alexa-enabled device, “What is Artemis I?”

“This is a bigger story than my own,” says Cinous about being an Artemis I crew member.

“If one person looks at this and their takeaway is to go above and beyond any limitations they have — or that people put on them — it will be a successful mission.”

 

 

UNITED SPINAL MEMBER FLIES TO THE MOON

AS A VIRTUAL ARTEMIS I CREW MEMBER

“I joined the Miami Chapter, got a peer mentor, Ryan Gebauer, looked up New Mobility magazine and got active via Zoom when meetings went more virtual during the pandemic,” he says.

Before his injury, Rhonel Cinous used Amazon’s Kindle to read vast volumes of content across his phone, tablet, and laptop. 

Post-injury, he explored the possibilities of voice-activated commands via his smartphone. Currently, he uses an Echo Dot to interact with Alexa.

UNITED SPINAL MEMBER FLIES TO THE MOON

AS A VIRTUAL ARTEMIS I CREW MEMBER

“This virtual crew opportunity will show the world that individuals like myself with a mobility disability still have opportunities,” says Rhonel Cinous.

“It might be digital or virtual, but you can be a core part of it.

You can even be part of a groundbreaking team guiding a first-of-its-kind experiment to put Alexa on a spacecraft.”

Cinous is a leading voice for United Spinal’s Tech Access Initiative, advocating for inclusive technology to empower wheelchair users to find greater independence and quality of life.

He discovered the organization by joining one of its spinal cord injury support groups.