Update from Cambodia: As I write this, I’m sitting at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club in Phnom Penh. It’s the day that participants of my annual Angkor Photo Workshop are out “working on their stories” and I have a chance to catch up on correspondence. Typically, I would be blogging about the ongoing workshop but I […]
Philippines Photo Tour: Street Shooting, Manila
Of all the cities in Southeast Asia, Manila has, what I consider, the best street shooting opportunities. Since coming to the Philippines 7 years ago to shoot for my NGO clients, I have enjoyed exploring Manila and the other cities, each with unique, interesting and diverse photographic opportunities. Of course, not all areas in any […]
Philippines Photo Tour: Sagada, Hanging Coffins & Rice Terraces
Today we took the long scenic drive along the amazing, photogenic road through a Philippine National Park to Sagada. Sagada is a small town nestled in the middle of a valley at the upper end of Malitep tributary of the Chico river about 1,500 meters above sea level. Its lofty little town, dirt-free air, with […]
Philippines Photo Tour: Vigan, Ilocos Sur
The UNESCO World Heritage city of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, offers a glimpse of the Philippines’ colonial past. This is evident in the mixture of European and Asian architecture of the ancestral houses, churches and other structures that are well-preserved around the city. We travel here via a flight to Laoag, then a 2 hour bus […]