Adventure, Travel, Photography, Culture
I’ve been trying to find something to say about India for the past several weeks and I’ve just been sitting on my thoughts and ideas, mulling them over, letting them marinate because all or our experiences there have been so remarkable and life changing. Thinking about India has occupied so much of my time that…
Lens Selection You have your travel plans, you’ve evaluated the locations and figured out your basic photographic needs as well as a few emotional wants, because … well … just because. You’re going to need at least one camera body, two bodies are preferable since there is always the risk of breakage, loss, theft and…
There was a recent news story that got my attention. The remains of two, perhaps three poachers were discovered on a South African Game Reserve. Apparently these three individuals were carrying a suppressed rifle to kill Rhinos and an axe to amputate their horns. While in the game reserve, the poachers encountered a pride of…
X-Pro2 Background and Camera Features The Fuji X-Pro2 is a small light 24 MP APS-C camera that was released in March of 2016. Looking like a classic film rangefinder and weighing only 495 grams including battery and memory card, it would seem at a glance to be a perfect travel camera. I’m always looking to…
In the past few days we have traveled from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Singapore to Auckland, New Zealand to Hobbiton to Rotorua. There have been several long flights and the jet lag has really been messing with my internal clock. We’re currently staying at an amazing lodge in a lush forest on the rim of…
How does traditional art influence your image making? Mist covered mountains on paper and silk paintings have filed my imagination since my late father brought one home from a trip to Beijing long ago. He loved Asia and China in particular. I think it’s because of his influence that I have also had a…
Travel to Uzbekistan and you will be hard pressed to experience a land and people with as deep a history so close to the surface. The people of Uzbekistan are friendly and beautiful. During our Silk Road trek, we crossed Uzbek desert and steppe overland because we wanted to see it all. From the viewpoint…
As a fan and advocate of all things related to travel and history, it was wonderful to recently be able to sort through a collection of antique postcards in San Francisco. Many were of photographs from the time immediately surrounding the 1906 earthquake and fire. However it was the writing on the backs of the…
The debate rages on, which is mightier, the pen or the keyboard? A flurry of recent articles has been lamenting the demise of handwriting and the inability of the internet generation to read and write cursive script. The arguments don’t simply center on which is the more efficient tool, rather the lines are being drawn…