I had never heard a racket like it before. I opened the hotel door expecting to see a parade of people banging drums.
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My Top 10 Photos of 2014: People
Last year, I traveled to a variety of places, but my most prized photos are of the people we met along the way.
Borobudur Photo Essay, or Some Things are Worth Waking Up Early For
As we were leaving the Borobudur Temple, we saw a lady crawl up on a buddha statue that was 1000-years-old, give or take a century. She then proceeded to take a selfie. “We have to get out of here,” my wife said. As we walked […]
Vermont Fall Foliage – A Photo Essay
Somewhere on the flight to Vermont we slipped through a crack in the universe and entered a postcard. Bucolic Vermont, with charming farms, quaint towns and rolling hills festooned with kaleidoscopic fall foliage, was simply too perfect.
A Summer of Dramatic Alaskan Sunsets
Sunset and sunrise photography in Alaska during the summer is for people who don’t value sleep. With the sunset at 12:30am and the sunrise three hours later, it takes a lot of commitment to photograph the magic hour. Some of us have jobs, you know. […]
Photos from the Awesome Aurora Show on Sept 12, 2014, That Will Make You Jealous
At 1am this morning, I found myself on the side of the road, mouth agape, staring at the sky. My vocabulary was reduced to the word “WOW!” and a series of expletives too impolite to print. I was gawking at the most amazing aurora borealis show I’ve seen […]
The Fleeting Beauty of Alaska: Rainbows
Stopped on a mountain pass We stare at an afternoon rainbow burning an arc into green tundra
Panoramic City Views From Around the World
I like to get high when I travel. Okay, that came out wrong. Too bad there isn’t a magical key on this keyboard that will erase or go back a space and eliminate what I just wrote. I guess I will have to explain.
The Spectacular Denali Highway in Black and White
I have been holding a winning lottery ticket for years, and I had no idea. That is how I felt last week when I finally got around to driving the first 70 miles of the Denali Highway in interior Alaska.
An Ode to Otto Lake
Denali National Park in the summer is a strange place. The sun sets at midnight in the north; the wilderness is invaded by busloads of marauding senior citizens; winter lasts until May; in August the recently green tundra turns a surreal red. I love Denali, but summers […]
Spectacular Turnagain Arm, or God Was Showing Off When He Made This Place
There aren’t many roads in Alaska, but the roads that exist are nothing short of spectacular. Driving a car in the Great Land is an exhilarating experience as each bend offers views of majestic peaks, huge lakes, rushing rivers and, as a bonus, quirky Alaskana. Every road […]
18 Photos of Valletta, Malta
Do you know where Malta is? Let’s take a quiz.
Planet Bell 