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India Photo Tour: Jodhpur to Jaisalmer

The internet has been a big challenge for the last few days. I’ll try to upload more photos and write a bit, but for now….just these images  

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India Photo Tour: Jodhpur, The Blue City

Jodhpur, also known as the “blue city” is an amazing place for photography, and perhaps, my favorite city in India. With a bit of under-exposure and the correct white balance (for us jpeg shooters), the blue really “pops”! Our tour will spend two days here, exploring and photographing the back streets and alley-ways, dodging the […]

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India Photo Tour 2011: Day One, New Delhi

All 10 guests have arrived in New Delhi, the weather is pleasant and the city seems cleaner, crisper and more organized than I remember from last year. We spent our first full day exploring New Delhi, so I’ll share a few images from our excursion. I hope you’ll stay tuned to the blog in the […]

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Angkor PhotoWorkshop 2011 – Participants’ Grand Finale Show

It is hard to believe that we have come to the end of our first Angkor Workshop.  It had been a wonderful and rewarding two weeks where we have all learned from each other, developed new skills and enjoyed Cambodia’s friendly people and stunning scenery. In our last evening we have all contributed three of our […]

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Third Prize: Water Lilly Soup

Jenny Krasner and Catherine Wisner were awarded Third Prize for their Lilly soup making story that describes the hardship of two Cambodian women who struggle to make ends meet. Jenny Krasner (L) and Catherine Wisner (R) – Winners of the Third Prize. Photographed by Gavin Gough    

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Second Prize (shared): Behind the Temple Walls

Ayn Brown and Chris Choulos share the Second  Prize with Ursula Wall and Carl Johan Ragnarsson. Ayn and Chris have chosen to tell the story of the monks’ lives behind the temple’s walls. Ayn Brown and Chris Choulos – winners of the second prize. Photographed by Gavin Gough  

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A Great Finale to the Amazing Myanmar Tour – Nyaung Shwe

After two days on the lake  we traveled to the lakeside town of Nyaung Shwe where we visited  a monastery with large oval windows in front, which make the perfect frame for a novice monk or two. On our final night in Nyaung Shwe, we visited the monastery a second time and set up a shot with […]

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Last Stop of Myanmar Tour: Inle Lake and Nyaung Shwe

The final stop on our Myanmar photo tour is always Inle Lake. We spend two nights at a resort in the middle of  Inle Lake and two more in the town of  Nyaung Shwe. There are some amazing markets around the shores of Inle Lake where local hill tribe people come to buy and sell […]

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The Beauty of Mt. Popa and the Human Richness of Life in the Villages

We had overcast skies on the day we visited Mt. Popa. Luckily for us, just as we were leaving our  usual lunch location –  a stunning mountainside restaurant with an amazing view of Mt. Popa,  the clouds and fog lifted enough to reveal the Temple atop Mt Popa. What a spectacular scene!!!  Everyone got an amazing photograph! […]

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Bagan: Landscape of 2000 Pagodas

Bagan is the ONE area in Burma which is on the wish list of just about every landscape photographer who has ever seen a picture of this most amazing landscape which is dotted with thousands of Buddhist shrines. Bagan is probably the most recognizable location in all of Myanmar. Once a UNESCO world heritage site, it never ceases to amaze […]

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Holiday Gift Guide for the Traveling Photographer

With the holidays right around the corner, you might be wondering what to purchase that special traveling photographer in your […]

Republic of Guinea: Education Development Center, 2004

The Republic of Guinea lies on the West coast of Africa between Guinea Bissau to the north and Sierra Leone to […]

Angkor Photo Workshop 2016 Part 2

After finishing one week of intensive work doing photo assignments in Siem Reap, Angkor Photo Workshop participants headed to Cambodia’s […]

World Malaria Day, April 25, 2016

Today, April 25th is World Malaria Day, but in reality, for half the world, every day is malaria day. Statistics show us […]

Hidden Cambodia: In Search of the Stone Elephant of Srah Damrie

Lonley Planet, Trip Advisor, Rough Guides, CNN, BBC and National Geographic have all listed Angkor Wat as one of the […]

Harvard University Exhibition: A Common Humanity

On March 7th, I received some unexpected correspondence from Harvard University, requesting my participation in their annual International Relations Week […]