“Mandalay” is the name of a famous poem by Rudyard Kipling that was first published in 1892. The poem colorfully illustrates the nostalgia and longing of a soldier of the British Empire for Asia’s exoticism, and generally for the countries and cultures located “East of Suez”, as compared to the cold, damp and foggy climates […]
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Myanmar Part 1: Yangon and Bago
Greetings from Yangon. We’ve just arrived from Inle lake. The main tour is just ending today and the optional extension starts tomorrow morning, yet this is the first opportunity that I’ve had to blog about this trip! I have over 100 images from the trip to share with you, so I better get some uploaded […]
Southeast Asia Photo Tour 2014: Part 3
Here’s the last post from the Southeast Asia Photo Tour, starting with a few shots of the waterfalls outside of Luang Prabang, moving to Phnom Penh, Cambodia and ending with a group shot in Siem Reap, at Ta Phrom temple. Thanks to all participants for coming along and thanks to all of you for following […]
Southeast Asia Photo Tour 2014: Part 2
Greetings from sleepy little Luang Prabang Laos! After leaving Bangkok, our group headed to northern Thailand’s Golden Triangle where we made photographs in rice paddies along the Mekong river, explored local temples and monasteries and observed monks chanting at a hilltop retreat. We even made a quick foray into Myanmar, to experience the profound differences […]
India Photo Tour: Black and White
In keeping with tradition, each year during the India photo tour, I post a selection of black and white images. In the process of shooting these images I didn’t actually set my camera to black and white, but rather I shot them in color and then afterwards, looked for ones that seemed like they might […]
India Photo Tour: Random Images From The Last Few Days
Our group left Pushkar with empty batteries and full memory cards after an amazing two days of living “in-tents” and doing some “intense” shooting . I had a few left over images from the day before we arrived to Pushkar fair and a few images from the day after, so thought I’d slap together a […]
India Photo Tour: Pushkar Fair
Pushkar Mela (or Pushkar Fair) is an annual camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the State of Rajasthan, India. Thousands of camels are traded each year at the fair which has been going on for three centuries. The Pushkar Fair draws thousands of camera toting tourists, camels and livestock traders. […]
India Photo Tour: Jaisalmer to Manvar
We spent the night at Fort Khejarla last night and today we’re on our way to Pushkar, the centerpiece of our India experience. Please stay tuned to the blog, as ” I’ll be updating with images of the Pushkar Fair in the coming days. Meanwhile, with a fairly good internet connection here in Khejarla, I’m […]
India Photo Tour 2013: Jodhpur to Jaisalmer
After an amazing 2 days in the blue city of Jodhpur, we headed north and west towards the Pakistan border to Jaisalmer. Jaisalmer is named after its founder Maharawal Jaisal Singh, a Rajput king in 1156 AD. “Jaisalmer” means “the Hill Fort of Jaisal”. Jaisalmer is sometimes called the “Golden City of India” because the […]
2013 Pushkar Photo Tour Day 2: Jodhpur
Jodhpur is the second largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The city is known as the “Sun City” for the bright, sunny weather it enjoys all the year round. It is also referred to as the “Blue City” due to the vivid blue-painted houses around the Mehrangarh Fort. The old city circles the […]
