Occasionally in the field I run into working photographers and I always enjoy the opportunity to “talk shop” and share stories. It was a hot and humid day in Siem Reap, shooting at Angkor Wat temple so I stopped and sat down in one of the inner chambers, where it was a bit cooler. Sitting [...]
Archive | March, 2011
North Vietnam: Hanoi to Halong City and Cat Ba Island
Our photo tour took us from Hanoi to Halong city to catch our private Chinese Junk to Cat Ba Island. Along the road from Hanoi to Halong City we took the opportunity to stop and photograph the farms and farmers who work the land along the road. The above image by tour participant Glenn Bacon [...]
USAID Frontlines Photo Contest: Winning Image
Yesterday, I was surfing the internet on a 3G USB stick, while taking a bus from Hanoi to Halong Bay when I received some great news via email. Education Development Center, one of my major clients, for whom I’ve shot jobs in Afghanistan, The Philippines, Mali, Sudan and just about everywhere in-between, emailed me saying [...]
Hanoi, Vietnam: Perhaps the “panning” Capital of Asia
We’re in Hanoi now, but leaving for Halong Bay in the morning. It has been an amazing 2 days here. Hanoi is one of my favorite places for street shooting and for panning. By now everyone in the group has tried it, and today with the overcast skies and even lighting, we had great conditions [...]
Can Tho to Hội An, Vietnam
After one final day shooting the sights of Can Tho, we headed back to Saigon for our flight to Da Nang, and the short ride by road to the UNESCO World Heritage town of Hội An…
Mekong Delta
Every time I’m leading this trip, and we get to the Mekong Delta, we take a small boat down the narrow canals near the floating market in Can Tho..and as we are cruising the canals, with the motor chugging along, I get these visions of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic film, Apocalypse Now. You know, it’s the scene where they are on the patrol boat heading down the river…..
Gooooooood Morning Vietnam!
This year’s Vietnam photo tour is just getting started. I’ve got a full trip (10 photographers) and we set out onto the streets of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) today. Here are a few images. I found myself doing quite a bit of panning today. I guess I was trying to capture the frenetic activity [...]
