Archive | February, 2011

Sala Bai, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Today, in Siem Reap, where I shot images for the Asia Foundation. Their partner organization, Sala Bai, a French NGO helps youth in Cambodia to learn skills that will change their lives.  I’m working alongside Brent Jones, a freelance writer from New York.  Brent gathered information and interviews with staff and students of Sala Bai [...]

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Luang Prabang, Laos

After two days on the Mekong river, traveling from the Thailand border through the small village of Pak Beng, our photo tour group has now arrived in Luang Prabang. The city name of Luang Prabang literally means: “Royal Buddha Image it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in north central Laos, where the Nam Khan [...]

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Northern Thailand & Burma Border

Shooting multiple images of the same subject is important. Here are some examples from today, including two images from the hill tribes of northern Thailand and two from the Burmese border town of Tachilek.
When you find a good subject or scene, it makes sense to shoot multiple frames, so as to capture different emotions, as in the girl’s expression above, or just to be able to have both a vertical and horizontal image of a compelling scene.

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Muay Thai Kick Boxing, Patpong, Bangkok

Muay Thai is a martial art from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese styles of kickboxing, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and Muay Lao from Laos. Descended from muay boran, Muay Thai is Thailand’s national sport and there is [...]

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Southeast Asia Photo Tour: Bangkok

Guard at Royal Palace Sorry folks, no time to pontificate, I’m trying to get this post up ASAP. We’re off to dinner at Mango Tree restaurant here in Patpong, then we’ll shoot the night market and Thai kick boxing. So, for now, just a few images shot today, our fist day of this year’s photo [...]

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Horst Fass, AP Photographer Dies At The Age Of 79

Celebrated combat photographer Horst Faas, who covered the Vietnam War for the Associated Press, has died aged 79. Germany-born Faas [...]

Spaces Available On My Philippines Photo Tour: June 16-30

“I flew to the Philippines, but I had no idea what to expect . . . I was assuming it [...]

It’s Rewarding To See Your Work In Print

After 3 months worth of assignments and photo tours in Southeast Asia, I arrived to a rather large pile of [...]

Vietnam Photo Tour: Cat Ba and Bac Ha

Holy cow, it’s been an amazing week or so since my last post! This blog post entitled Cat Ba & [...]

Vietnam Photo Tour: Hoi An to Hanoi

Sorry, folks, I know that I’ve been remiss about getting a blog post up, but frankly we’re shooting so much [...]

Vietnam Photo Tour: South Into The Mekong Delta

We left Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in our private boat (seen below) for a 6 hour trip down to [...]