Thaipusam: Pre-Workshop Prep
Gavin Gough and I officially start our 2012 Thaipusam workshop tonight, here in Penang. So yesterday met several of the families we have arraigned for our participant to follow and photograph during the festival. We also did a pre-workshop run through with the models we have secured for our participants to photograph. We have found [...]
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 [...]
A conversation with Gavin Gough: Thaipusam
I needed to clear up a few things about the upcoming Thaipusam workshop – So I gave my co-leader and good friend Gavin Gough a call. We chatted a little over 30 minute and like always we rambled a bit but had a great time. Feel like listening in? Here you go: Please take a [...]
Congratulation to…
… Peter Bergmeier and Erika Brunner who are the winners of the X-Rite give away. Erika won the compact and handy X-Rite ColorChecker Passport and Peter’s is now set up to calibrate his monitors with his new X-Rite ColorMunki. Gavin and I want to thank all who participated in this contest. Thank you for helping [...]
Thaipusam Gear Giveaway!
As you no doubt have heard by now, Gavin Gough and I are leading an amazing workshop in Penang, Malaysia, February 4th – 11th, 2012. We are fortunate to have two very generous sponsors for this event, Phottix professional photo accessories and Spider Camera Holster. As such, we want to share the love with… well… [...]
2012 Workshop Schedule
I’ve received several e-mails asking about next year’s workshop schedule. Realizing that my workshop page was not as easy to access as I had imagined (I changed the links location in the menu bar and have now made it more prominent.) I thought I would also highlight the current list of workshops I have running [...]
Angkor Photo Workshop and the Fruits of our Labour
“Hannibal” Smith in the 1980′s TV series, “The A-Team” used to say “I love it when a plan comes together”. All I need is a cigar in the side of my mouth and I could be Hannibal Smith today because the Angkor Photo Workshop did just that, it came together – perfectly. Sunday was the [...]
When is a demon not a demon?
Apsara dancers are the traditional dancers of Cambodia. They are the “celestial dancers” that adorn the walls and hallways of Angkor Wat and the other temples of Siem Reap. Apsara dancers often dance the Cambodian version or telling of the Ramayana, a Hindu story of Rama, whose wife Sita is taken captive by the [...]
Angkor Photo Workshop
I am currently in one of the most amazing places on the planet, Seim Reap, Cambodia, the home of Angkor Wat. I am staying at the wonderful FCC hotel – classic French colonial mansion restored to make a comfortable, classic and luxurious place to stay. But, as with so many of the places I travel [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Faces of Mount Everest
Today we are in Dram, China on the Nepal boarder. Tomorrow we pass into Nepal and head to Kathmandu. It was a crazy drive from Everest to here. We went dropped around 10,000 ft in an hour and a half. But well worth it. Sleeping at over 16,000 ft was an effort. There is literally [...]
Greetings from the Friendship Highway
Dr.s Jim and Matt Matiko jumping for joy at 4441m on the Friendship Highway. Brian Hirschy looking dapper on the Land Cruiser.
Lhasa, Tibet Day 1
All I can say is Lhasa is everything I had hoped for and more. The people are absolutely amazing, very friendly and so willing to have their photos taken. The physical environment and the culture seem very familiar to those of us who have spent any time in Ladakh, India. Yet, there [...]
Chuengdu
While waiting for the team to arrive to China, Kesh, a friend and client from a past Lumen Dei, Brian Hirschy and I walked around Chengdu. Chengdu is a massive Chinese city of 12 million. It is a mix of Chinese and Tibetan and I am sure many other ethic groups. We spent most of [...]
Packing List
It is been a long time since I have published a packing list. For that matter, it’s been a long time since I’ve even talked to you about what I take on a trip. So as I begin packing for my Tibet to Kathmandu Overland Workshop, I thought it would be good to share [...]
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 [...]
Lhasa, Everest, Kathmandu Overland
Lhasa, Everest, Kathmandu Overland The overland route connecting Lhasa, Tibet with Kathmandu, Nepal is one of the most beautiful and and amazing land routes in all of Asia. Covering a distance of 600 miles, this workshop will take us from the modern Tibetan capital of Lhasa to pristine high altitude lakes, winding ancient rivers, beautiful [...]
New Angkor Wat, Cambodia Workshop
Just quick FYI about a new workshop opportunity. Karl Grobl, one of the most prolific humanitarian photographers out there, has put together what has been called by one tweeter a “dream team” led workshop. I don’t know about it being a “dream team” but there are some very talented photographers converging at Angkor Wat in July [...]
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 [...]
Multimedia: Lumen Dei Participant Michael Ettema
Tweet I spoke too soon. Apparently, I still have a few more SoundSlides slide show to present. Todays entry is by Michael Ettema. Michael came to Lumen Dei packing light. He sported the only Leica on the trip. His whole kit, three lens and body all fit into a small bum bag. I tried using [...]
Tibet, Mt. Everest, Nepal Overland
Here is not only a great deal financially, but an adventure that might be too good to pass up as well. Join me and the folks at Plateau Photo Tours for Lhasa, Mt. Everest, Nepal…overland! Yep, you heard right, we are going on a jeep trek from Lhasa, Tibet to the Mt Everest Base Camp [...]
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