A Talk with Plateau Photo Tours About Tibet 2012
The other day had the pleasure of chatting with Brian Hirschy and Jamin York of Plateau Photo Tours about the Tibet workshop this coming March and April. We talked for about 45 minutes and covered almost every aspect of this tour, from our transportation, the altitude, where we will be sleeping to the things that [...]
New deal from an old friend: PhotoShelter
I love PhotoShelter and I think you will too. These folks have a love affair with photographers. Really, they love us and when we do well, they do well. Sort of a symbiotic thing. They provide photographers with valuable services for working photographers like a photo website or and online galleries that can be [...]
Introducing The Craft & Vision Community
I am tickled pink to be able to announce the new Craft and Vision Community that David duChemin and the fine folks at Craft and Vision have been inspired to create. I am excited, partly because I am intimately involved in one particular aspect of the Craft and Vision Community and that is the podcast. [...]
Multimedia: Fuji X100
I am back home after a great, but rather wet, trip to the Philippines. It rained almost every day. But, the time with my in-laws was wonderful and the time spent with my wife and daughter even more so. As you know from the previous post, I purposefully left my DSLRs at home and only [...]
Can a Photograph Bring Peace?
Christians protecting Muslims during their prayers in Tahrir Square, Egypt. Photo by Nevine Zaki I have had people come up to me or write to me and say something like, “Wow! Visual Peacemaking – that’s so cool…what is it?” It’s as if there is a ring of truth in the term “visual peacemaking” but they [...]
ProPhoto Coalition
I am tickled pink to announce that I have been asked to write for the ProPhoto Coalition website. PPC and it’s big sister ProVideo Coalition are websites that cater to pro and serious photographers/videographers with news, tips, how-tos, gear reviews and more. ProVideo Coalition has been around for a while and has a proven track [...]
Vietnam
It is going to be quiet around here this week. I am taking Alou and Jessie and hopping over to Vietnam for a week of R & R. We are going to spend a few days at the colorful city of Hoi An on the coast, then fly up to Hanoi for two nights then [...]
Penang Introduction to Photography
I just finished my first ever Introduction to Photography course here in Penang this morning. I had eight students with varied experience, all gather at my house around my dining table for a look into how to get the best out of their cameras. I must say, three hours seemed more like three minutes. But [...]
Friday Announcements
I am excited to announce Phottix, makers of professional photo accessories have join the Digital Trekker as sponsors. I have come to really appreciate the folks at Phottix. Not only do they make some innovative gear, (check out their wired and wireless remote for a start!) they also understand the needs of photographers in this [...]
IGVP Turkey Photographic Workshops
Turkey is a country that is filled with amazing beauty. From its lush forests to its azure beaches, from its modern high rises to its ancient mosques. It is full of rich and exciting culture. The food ain’t so bad either, it is a mix of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and European all rolled in to [...]
Multimedia: Lumen Dei participant, Martin & Alik Sojka
Here is more work by participants from the Ladakh Lumen Dei workshop. Today’s works is by Martin & Alik Sojka. The Martins are from Slovakia, and are very talented photographers. (Martin also brews a mean bottle of Hruškovica. A home brew made of peaches that will knock your socks off! It is good for what [...]
Geotagging: Just Because We Can
For most people the fun thing about geotagging, or adding the gps coordinates to a photo is simply because you can. But there are some practical uses. I have a client that hopes to create a database of their projects around the world. In this database they might store information and names of staff that [...]
Tom Little, IGVP And The Need For Peace
A photo essay by John Stanmeyer about Tom Little and NOOR. (Click the photo to go to the story at VII) This post is a little out of the ordinary for me. But I think my readers will still be interested in the photos and the plea associated with it is important. By now, you’ve [...]
Egypt Post #1
I am with my wife and daughter on a working vacation…of sorts. Marco Ryan of Focus for Humanity fame, is hosting our family here in the wonderful land of the pharaohs. Marco and I are doing a “recce” as he says, for a possible Egypt photo tour and workshop. There certainly is no dearth of [...]
Guest Blog: Marco Ryan
I’m going to go down a bit of a rat hole. I’m even going to give it a name: value. You’ll already be wondering why a post that begins “I’m going down a bit of a rat hole” might have anything to do with Focus for Humanity – a newly launched foundation aimed at giving [...]
Friday Wrap Up
It’s Friday and it’s been a long week. I don’t think you know, but my wife has been gone for two weeks to the Philippines. She is arriving back tonight. I’ve been playing Mr. mom, and doing a pretty sorry job at it. I’ve managed to grill the worst steak ever, make the most pasty [...]
My New PhotoShelter Gallery
I am excited to draw your attention to my new PhotoShelter gallery. I’m still uploading images, but you will get a good idea of what’s in store. To access it, simply go to the pull-down menus at the top of this page and go to the portfolio button. I’m excited about my relationship with PhotoShelter [...]
When We’re Simply Human
By Brian Hirschy Occasionally in the life of an NGO photographer things can hit too close to home. On April 14th at 7am my wife woke me up with the news that there had been a series of powerful earthquakes in and around Yushu, a town 500+ miles southwest of where we live and work. [...]
Red Shirts and Black Smoke
I had a great day yesterday hanging out with Gavin Gough and Marco Ryan in Bangkok. We are working on the details of a new foundation that will soon be announced. More to come on that in the days ahead. But while here, Gavin invited Marco and me along as he continued his series on [...]
Another New Blogger: Brian Hirschy
Brian Hirschy is a photographer friend of mine who lives in Western China. He runs photo workshops in the Tibetan region of China along with doing a few other things to keep busy. The other day he posted a story about being freaked out in the middle of the night by strange voices. I haven’t [...]
New Blogger: Heber Vega
A few weeks back I introduced you to Heber (pronounced like “ever” only with a “b”) Vega. Heber, if you recall, runs a NGO in Iraq, with his wife Belen and several staff. While in Iraq I taught his staff how to take better photos of the work they do so they can tell their [...]
Esther Havens: A Report from Haiti
I met Esther Havens over twitter. I heard a lot of scuttlebutt about how she was this young attractive hotshot photographer out of Austin, Texas.
Update: Kirkuk
The Old Ottoman city of Kirkuk. Quick update. Yesterday I drove with Millennium Relief and Development Services (MRDS) to Kirkuk here in Iraq. I had not talked about it by name before for security reasons. The city is still tense and has US Army security forces though out the city. On my way out of [...]
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. 
The Absurdity of Working For Free!
Below Stephen Colbert brings a satirical, yet true to the point look at media professionals working for free. I’ve done it, and more than likely you’ve done it as well. But, it is never a good idea. Yet, CNN last month that laid off 50 reporters citing technological efficiencies and user generated content as the [...]
Dec 08, 2011 | Categories: Blog, News, Opinion | Tags: CNN, commentary, opinion, Stephen Colbert | 10 Comments »