On the afternoon of our second day in Manila, we always take our Jeepney to one of my favorite parts of town, where there’s a community of people living under an overpass. It’s an area which was introduced to me by fellow photojournalist Red Santos, who I had the good fortune of meeting a few […]
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Philippines Photo Tour Day Two: You Gotta’ Pimp Your Ride
There is no other transportation in the Philippines as ubiquitous as the Philippine jeepney. A hybrid of the American jeep, the Philippine jeepney came around the 1950’s to fill in the need for mass transport. From the basic grayish silver color to fully “pimped out” complete with stereo blaring and disco lights inside, the jeepney […]
Philippines Photo Tour Day One: Historic Intramuros, Manila’s Walled City
The 2012 Philippines photo tour is off and running. We spent our first two days in Manila and I didn’t have a moment to blog, so I’ll be posting images a few days behind. We always start our Philippines photo tour in Manila’s historic heart; the walled city of Intramuros, and who better to guide […]
Photo Workshop: Purna Kumbh Mela, January, 2013, Allahabad India
Twelve years ago, 60 million pilgrims (yes, that’s right 60 million), assembled in Allahabad, North India for a month long festival. It was the largest gathering of human beings, ever. The crowd was so immense that it was visible from space. On January 21st, the most auspicious bathing day, I was there, along with 30 […]
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 won four major photo prizes, including two Pulitzers, during his career, and served as AP’s Saigon photo chief at the height of the war. In Saigon he trained and mentored young Vietnamese photographers who captured […]
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 would be another opportunity to improve my photography skills. Little did I know . . . the countryside with the endless green rice terraces, the magnificent mountains, the islands with their amazing white sandy beaches […]
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 snail mail which had accumulated in my absence. It’s always kind of fun to flip through things because often times, clients will send me copies of correspondence in which my photos were used. One piece […]
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 & BaC Ha has been lingering in my “drafts” folder, for almost 10 days but I have not had even a moment to try and finish it up. Mind you, I’m not complaining because I would […]
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 and having so much fun that I barely have time to download the days images, do a quick edit to get rid of the junk in time get some sleep before we begin again the […]
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 Can Tho, the busiest port in the Mekong Delta. The centerpiece of our trip south is to photograph the amazing and colorful floating markets (seen above). But there’s more to Can Tho than just the […]
