Dancing the water’s edge. The cast, the ledge. Backlit glow. Darkness below. Mountains draw their line. Earth and space defined. Morning’s pink. Day passes with a wink. Sunset reflections so bright. Some draw shades to block sight. But is to look away to deny? Forgetting to ask, who am I? Yearning to the beyond. To be around what […]
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Took a bike stroll down to Georgetown, on good advice last night. On a stunning spring Seattle Friday afternoon, I ventured south along the Duwamish Bike Trail that snakes the Duwamish River. Navigationally, this river is one of several waterways in the area that create both natural paths, and potential barriers. If you want to […]
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With the tropics behind us, we headed north to the tundra’s bitter winter temperatures — for the warmth of home. High above the horizon, we looked downward and eastward — for a view of a stunning sunset. A reminder that origins and destinations are relevant. We come and we go. Traveling, like breathing, involves […]
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iCarumba! (pronounced: [ˈai kaˈɾamba]), from the Spanish interjections ay (denoting surprise or pain) and caramba (a minced oath, a euphemism for carajo), is an exclamation used in Spanish to denote surprise when one’s iPhone is stollen. (This is a story about doing lines in Colombia. I could not the temptation to bring attention to this evening by using a classic and negative stereotype of organized […]
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Clop, clop. Clop, clop. Horse drawn carriages prance past the front window of Casa Maria, our home for this new years holiday. It is a beautiful home in within the Walled City. The walls used to serve as fortification from invading conquerors. Today, it serve as fortification for vacation, a […]
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How is it I wake up a 3am with the word “intersections” come to mind? Sure 3am is “in the middle” of the night. Three hours earlier was yesterday and 3 hours later is the typical start of a new day. But today is scheduled to be an early start. […]
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Unlike my twin brother Scott, I don’t travel the world a whole lot. Maybe that’s a hard comparison, given he’s in at least a dozen or two dozen countries a year with his work. But tomorrow I head out for what will be my third trip to Nairobi. Doing some […]
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The pungent scent of smoldering charcoal was an instant reminder of a place I visited before. It was two years ago, on my first visit to Nairobi on behalf of non-profit organization to educate kids called Friends of Ngong Road, that had brought me here. And I wanted to come back, […]
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After a most wonderful week photographing the 2012 WFDF World Junior Ultimate Championships in Dublin, my sights are refocused. Refocused from shooting a great week of sports and making new friends at the tournament and in the city pubs. Refocused to the big city. London. London. What can you say […]
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It was Thursday March 8, 2012: Embarking on this journey, I was certain of one thing. It was going to be about making connections. After all, the purpose of my visit for the next 2+ weeks was to use all of my senses to observe, seek and connect with my […]
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