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Angkor Photo Workshop!

We’re having a fantastic time in Siem Reap! Marco Ryan, Gavin Gough, Matt Brandon and I are here with 14 participants for the first annual Angkor Photo Workshop, I’m so busy I have absolutely no time to blog it. I’ll just post this one image and say… we wish you were here.

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Philippines: Portraits from Bohol

Hi everyone. My ability to blog during this trip has been limited, mostly because this is my first official photo tour here. Although I scouted this trip two times, I still feel a responsibility to double and triple check things, to ensure that everything goes smoothly. I find myself spending an inordinate amount of time […]

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Historic Vigan, a UNESCO World Heritage City

We’ve now arrived in Vigan, an amazing, UNESCO World Heritage city. Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that […]

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Sagada: Hanging Coffins & the Road to Cervantes

Sagada is a small, seldom visited town nestled in the mountains, about 6 hours drive, north of Baguio. The highway leading to Sagada is one of the most scenic stretches of road in the Philippines.  Sagada is inaccessible by large buses  due to the narrow winding road. It was slow-going most of the way but […]

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Manila to Baguio to Sagada an amazing road trip

Leaving Manila after a few days of some amazing street photography we headed out in our private bus, north towards Baguio, the summer capital of Luzon. I’ll drop in two final portraits from the streets of Manila, just because I want you all to know that the Philippines is such a great place to meet […]

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Philippines Photo Tour off to a Great Start

Our first annual Philippines Photo tour started today, on Philippine’s Independence day. We visited historic Intramuros and Quiapo.  The streets of Manila are full of the most friendly, warm and charming people  that you will ever have the pleasure to meet.  As our photo tour group moved along;  at every turn we were greeted with […]

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Angkor Photo Workshop, Cambodia, July 11-25, 2011 only 3 spots left!

Angkor Photo Workshop is just over 3 months away and we’ve still got a few spaces available, so I thought I would take this opportunity to blog about it. If you or someone you know might be interested in attending, please have a look and then pass it along. Hope you’re all doing well out […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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…

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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 […]