In front of the Santo Niño basilica, in Cebu Philippines, women selling candles can be seen swaying and dancing while holding aloft a handful of candles. This is a sacred dance in honor of the Santo Niño, called Tindera Sinulog. The Sinulog is danced while prayers are being said to seek the favor of the […]
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A Hot Steamy Afternoon On Yangon’s Ring Train
It was a hot, steamy Yangoon afternoon, we had just arrived from Heho on an early morning flight. We were all tired, uncomfortable and a bit weary after almost 2 weeks of full time photography, but this was our last day in Burma and we were determined to squeeze out every last photo opportunity available […]
Tattooed Faces, Rakhine State, Myanmar
An eight hour boat ride northeast of Sittwe, in the Rakhine state of western Myanmar there exists a tiny, remote, ethnic, Chin village, where 9 of the last remaining Burmese tattoo faced women can be found. For those who make the extra effort to visit this out of the way place, the rewards are plentiful. […]
Yangon’s Ring Train
Yangon’s “circle line” or “ring train”, circumnavigates Myanmar’s largest city, on a 46 Kilometer, 39 station route that connects Yangon’s satellite towns. The system is heavily utilized by the local populace, selling about 150,000 tickets daily, providing cheap transportation for Burmese and an interesting and engaging cultural immersion for the few intrepid adventurers who hop […]
Bhutan Scouting Trip 2
Bhutan scouting trip continued: Bhutan is truly a fascinating and photogenic place, but finding an internet connection with sufficient capacity to upload images to the blog has been a bit of a challenge, especially after leaving the capital city of Thimphu. So, I’ll just post these 20 new images and I’ll try to blog again […]
Bhutan Scouting Trip: Day One, 33 Images To Share
Just finished the first day of the Bhutan scouting trip, got some dinner, then started downloading and editing the day’s work. I really wasn’t planning on posting anything today, but since I can’t seem to sleep yet, I thought I might as well post a few images. They are all from Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital city. […]
Dengue Fever & EV-71 Outbreak In Cambodia
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: Manila Street Shooting
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 […]
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 […]
