I set a goal to take a photo every day in February, and I did it! Unlike my photo-a-day attempt in January, I wasn’t thwarted by a New Year’s Day hangover or a Chinatown food poisoning disaster. Taking photos every day is a great way to […]
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I Like Big Buddha and I Cannot Lie / You Other Dieties Can’t Deny
I like Big Buddha and I cannot lie You other dieties can’t deny That when a Buddha walks in with a big o waist And a serene look on his face
All Aboard! Yangon’s Circle Train: A Photo Essay
We walked into the once grand Yangon Train Station and stood there with dumb looks on our faces. We were unsure where to buy tickets or what platform to go to. Soon, a friendly security guard appeared and drew a circle in the air with his […]
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day everyone! I thought about writing a post about how we need to protect our fragile planet, reduce, reuse, recycle and support political leaders and businesses that safeguard the environment. But I realized that all my readers are smart, environmentally conscious people who are […]
On Taking My Niece’s Senior Pics, or I Hope I Don’t Mess This Up
My niece asked if I ‘d be interested in taking her senior pictures and I agreed. Like most decisions in my life, I didn’t really think it through.
Flight-Seeing over Glacier Bay, or HOLY $%^& THAT WAS AWESOME!
With my limited vocabulary, I am having a very difficult time writing about my adventures in Alaska.
A Photo Tour of My New Home: Glacier Bay National Park and Gustavus, Alaska
“You are new. Who are you?” This was a common question I was asked in April when I first arrived at my new home in Glacier Bay National Park near Gustavus, Alaska. Everywhere I went, people accosted me introduced themselves, asking me dozens of questions. […]
Notes From A Lecture By Annie Griffiths, or Remember to Wear Pants
“I woke up, looked out my window and saw these amazing clouds and knew it was going to be a special sunrise. I ran outside and got these amazing sunrise photos and this horse came over and got in the shot. I looked back and […]
The Art of Photographing Strangers
Street photography is difficult, maybe the most challenging and intimidating genre of photography.
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.
My Top 10 Photos of 2014: Places
In 2014, I had the great fortune to travel and photograph a wide variety of places on our great planet. I saw ancient sites like Borobudur, the world’s largest Buddhist temple that is over 1000 years old. I saw places like Glacier Bay that were buried […]
Planet Bell 