Wallpaper: June 2011

Download your I think you will enjoy this wallpaper this month. It is one of my favorites. This was shot in Shigatse, Tibet’s second largest city at a monastery called Tashilhunpo. These workshops are really a joy to run and I as you can see below our participants really feel they get their money’s [...]
Depth of Field: Stacy Pearsall

Stacy Pearsall in Iraq. © U.S. Air Force photo It has been some time since the last Depth of Field. My apologies for that. I think this will make up for it. A native Texan, Stacy Pearsall joined the US Air Force in 1997. After serving in Nebraska and then later in England she was [...]
A Black Box

All photos in this post taken by Jessie Brandon. Click on an image to view full size. © Jessie Brandon, 2011 The debate over what is the best camera, best format of camera or even what is the best lens has been going on long before digital media ever was even conceived. I really [...]
Two Cameras vs One

photo by Nathan Watkins I never thought I would write a blog post on the use of two cameras. To me it is a no brainer, two are better than one. For many of you , it is the same. Some of you will not have thought about it, as I found out this past [...]
Review: Tissot T-Touch Expert

This year, I have the great fortune to be sponsored by Tissot. They presented me with the über cool T-Touch Expert watch for this trip. This watch has had me excited ever since the first time I saw it last October. I knew that it would be the perfect timepiece for my trip across [...]
May 2011 Wallpaper

First I must apologies for not providing a wallpaper for you last month. I think that may be the first month I missed in three years! I decided as a result you needed something special. After thinking it through, I came to the conclusion that nothing less than this shot of Mt. Everest would [...]
Review: Delsey Cross Trip Rolling Duffle

I hope to bring you several reviews of products that made it on to my packing list for this past trip to Tibet. The first of such reviews is of the Delsey Cross Trip rolling duffel. I had high hopes for this bag. It was spacious, colorful (so I could see it [...]










