There’s something very special about the nature and landscape photographer. When writing off our own bodies and well-being to keep our tripods stable just to get. the. shot. is commonplace, you know that something’s up. We climb, crawl, slide, jump, and dig to get the shot. We have no problems getting soaked with saltwater, baked ... Read More »
Creating Style In The Absence of Visual Information
January 4, 2013
I distinctly remember sitting on this bamboo train as it shuttled us at an impressive velocity from point A to point B in Battambang, Cambodia. Aside from the experience of actually riding on this primitive-yet-ingenious mode of transportation, I remember the tinge of frustration as I chimped the images that I was taking of our ... Read More »
My Kodak Moment
December 28, 2012
I don’t know what it is about the word Snapshot that makes me cringe. It’s not like it’s a bad word or anything. And yet, when I think of snapshots, I immediately get turned off. I’ve never been one to bring my camera to parties or gatherings (aside from photowalks, of course). I don’t huddle ... Read More »
Waiting for that decisive moment
December 7, 2012
I am ok with waiting. When you predominantly shoot landscapes, you sort of have to be ok with it. Photographing people, though, is a different story. A lot of times, I find myself very impatient, mostly because I tend to get self-conscious about pointing my lens at someone which results in me not taking the ... Read More »
Cruising on the Bamboo Train
November 9, 2012
The Story Day 5 in Cambodia was fantastic. It all started with a trip to the famous Bamboo Train in a little village outside of downtown Battambang. Rudimentary is a kind word to describe these little speedsters. It starts with the driver placing two axels onto a set of train tracks that are barely visible ... Read More »