iPhone Mania
Here is the situation. I have a good friend who just bought his wife a new iPhone 16 gb 3G to replace her older 2G 8 gb. I have been coveting the iPhone long before it was even released. So when I heard this I asked him if he would sell me his old phone. [...]
Exposed #2
This is not one of my strongest images, but it has a joy about it that makes me keep coming back to it. Here is the story behind it. This image, like the last one, was taken on a Lumen Dei workshop (See, if you join us you will have a great many new additions [...]
News and more…
A few items of business: I hope you enjoyed and found helpful the Jobo Photo GPS review I bled over. Just a quick addendum; Gavin Gough did a great piece on Geootagging a while back. If you are interested in this and don’t want to use the Jobo product or already have a GPS unit [...]
Review: Jobo’s PhotoGPS
I really like the idea behind geotagging photos. ((For a long winded explanation of geotagging go HERE.)) Many of you know I have been wanting to get my greedy little hands on the Jobo Photo GPS unit since they first announced it two years back. For whatever the reasons, Jobo had a series of delays [...]
Two more items…
I shot this on Saturday night. Thought you might like to see it. It’s my neighborhood. I also figured out a workaround for the BlackRapid strap till they come out with the new fastening system. It is simple and effective and why didn’t any of us think of it before? The small locking clip secures [...]
Monday News
Ok here is a quick post for this Monday. I am frantically working on a Jobo GPS review and it’s getting complicated. So till then: The fine folks and good friends at Travel Photographers Network have published a book with Blurb. It is a compilation of some of the sites best images over the years. [...]
Weekend Freebie – Zack Arias
I missed this post on Scott Kelby’s blog last week. Silly me. This is a great follow up to our discussion of the artist side of the photographer, about comparing ourselves with others. About the days we feel uninspired and we feel we made a mistake even picking up a camera. Let this video be [...]
Insperation: Yantra Mantra – Lost in Time and Space
I am not a huge fan of nothing but graphic shapes. Don’t get me wrong, I like them, but not a whole exhibit of them. But for some reason, maybe the colors, maybe the fact that I know where these images where taken and I never thought the place was worth photographing, whatever the reason, [...]
Exposed: The story behind the image.
I thought it would be fun to talk about the story behind an image every once in a while. So many photo bloggers to it, I thought, why not? What I really hope to do is demystify some of the technique or ability that many of us seasoned shooters have and show you it is [...]
Last Call for Thailand; All Aboard!
The steam shoots out from the underbelly of the old engine with a loud hiss. The sounds of metal smashing against metal and breaks shrieking as the bogies pull tight readying for the journey to begin. The familiar whistle blows. People rush to board the slowly inching behemoth. The conductor leans out and shouts something [...]
A BR and 5D MKII update.
Ok, BR got back to me last week but I was swamped with Thaipusam edits. So here was their response: Matt- Thank you for getting in touch and letting us know what happened for you. I’m so sorry to hear that your camera dropped! To answer your questions: 1. We have a new distributor for [...]
FAQ: How do you photograph people? How do you approach them?
Today I thought I would do something a little different and answer a readers question online. The reason is his question is probably the most common question I get asked by other photographers; “How do you photograph people? How do you approach them?” I get this from newbie and veteran professionals alike. Here is the [...]
What a drag.
Remember how I said, we all need to step out of our box and stretch ourselves? Well, Thaipusam was that for me. I am not referring to the strange trance state people were in, or the body piercing. I am talking about a creative stretch. I think most of you, if you follow my work, [...]
Thaipusam Multi-Media Gallery
This is my first stab at a real multi-media approach to imaging. You can find the link HERE. I used Soundslides Pro and it was easy peasy. I had hoped to use some ambient sounds but there was just not enough caught on my buddies 5D. He was shooting for video and you know those [...]
Thaipusam – Penang
It was a pretty wild weekend. Some 800,000 Hindu Tamil and Chinese devotees of Muruga (also called Subramaniam), the Hindu God of War, gathered in Penang to celebrate Thaipusam. The festival celebrates the birthday of Muruga, the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Muruga a vel (spear) so he [...]
Whose backside is this?
Alright so it is unmistakably mine! This image was taken by my good friend Keith Talley last year about this time. We were in a small village in Sumatra, Indonesia. Think Tank liked the shot as it shows their modular system at work and asked if they could use it in their brochure. I never [...]
A 5D MKII does not bounce!
Ok, so here is the whole heart stopping story. I was shooting in Georgetown yesterday with my 5D MK II. To avoid traffic I was riding my scooter. As I got on my bike I stood up to kick start it and my camera fell to the ground and landed on the corner of the [...]
Think Tank's Shape Shifter – Review
One of the goodies I received early this January along with my 5D, was the new hot-off-the-line Think Tank Shape Shifter. This bag is a whole new design for Think Tank and I gotta tell you, I like it. The bag is different than any other bag I have ever seen or used in the [...]
February's Wallpaper – Angkor Wat
This February’s wallpaper is an image from my quick visit to Cambodia. This is a refection is of two monks standing next to the waters edge on the walkway into the main temple complex. It is a bit abstract for me but I think it will work well for a desktop wallpaper. Simply click the image [...]
I shoot for mostly NGOs and nonprofits. I photograph images of the unknown, the forgotten and the helpless. These are often the stories that most people overlook. 
