This is a wonderful interview with my good friend, fellow photographer and world traveler Nevada Wier. As a woman, a human being in today’s chaotic and complex global village, and as an artist, she always inspires me and always has something interesting to say. http://www.photoshop.com/spotlights/nevada-wier
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Spotlight Interview with Nevada Wier
Posted in Asia, For Photographers, Tribal Festivals, tagged Nevada Wier on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Adventure is out there…
Posted in Asia, For Photographers, Tribal Festivals, tagged grand adventure, Kham, Yushu Festival on December 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Adventure is out there, but it’s also in here.It’s an inner game. What separates adventure from the mundane is an openness to the unexpected and a willingness to embrace it, laugh your way through it when you aren’t gritting your teeth, and learn from it. It’s not a freedom from fear, it’s an unwillingness to [...]
2011 International Photography Awards – Lucie Foundation
Posted in Contests, Infrared Imagery, Tribal Festivals, tagged 2011 International Photography Awards, Buglisi Dance Theatre, China, digital infrared photography, Guizhou, Infrared photography, ipa awards on October 25, 2011 | 4 Comments »
2011 International Photography Awards Announces Winners of the Competition Some of the top professionals in the business partner with the Lucie Foundation to present the prestigious International Photography Awards, this year I’ve been awarded 7 Honorable Mentions. Thanks so much to all the judges. Honorable Mention in People – Culture category for the winning entry [...]
A Condition of Empathy
Posted in China, For Photographers, Guizhou, MIao, Tribal Festivals, tagged Guizhou, Tribal Festivals on May 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I came across this Ansel Adams quote the other day on a wonderful photography blog by Nicole Gibson . http://blog.nicolegibsonphotography.com/?p=1260 “As with all art, the photographer’s objective is not the duplication of visual reality. Photography is an investigation of both the outer and the innerworlds. The first experiences with the camera involve looking at the [...]
National Costumes
Posted in China, Guizhou, MIao, Tribal Festivals on April 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Gejias Dancers China is humming the economy the people the land are all bursting to move forward. From the villages to the small cites… I was mainly in the remote areas but know the bigger cities are certainly growing as fast as they can… I read this week, the invitations for the royal wedding, invited guests to [...]
Global Travel Contest Winner – Planet Magazine
Posted in Asia, Press, Tribal Festivals, tagged Global Travel Contest, Planet Magazine on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
http://thetravelphotographer.blogspot.com/2011/04/planet-magazine-2011-global-travel.html Planet magazine has announced the results of its Global Travel Contest (General Category), and I so was pleased to be named one of the winners with an infra-red image made during my trip to the Tribal areas of Rajasthan & Gujarat , which took place in January 2010. My infrared images can be [...]
All Journeys have a Rhythm
Posted in China, Guizhou, MIao, Tribal Festivals, tagged 100 Bird Miao, Giuzhou on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
China is a wild and complex mixture- in time and place – ancient and modern all at once. There is building and construction everywhere from the small tribal villages to the provincial cities and towns we are passing through. There is a hum of activity new roads are being built-towering bridges and dams – and homes in the [...]
Departure and Arrival
Posted in Asia, China, Tribal Festivals, tagged China, Guizhou on April 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This is a great moment, when you see, however distant, the goal of your wandering. The thing which has been living in your imagination suddenly becomes a part of the tangible world. – Freya Stark Off to China – leaving this afternoon – into the wild blue yonder… I will post pictures if [...]
Practice meandering towards the center of every place
Posted in Asia, Celebrations, China, Tribal Festivals, tagged China, Guizhou, Sisters Meal Festival on March 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
These last days before I leave are always the hardest-a mix between organizing my art, business and life at home, trying to make my bags lighter and focusing on my goals for the trip – how to go deeper – to see with feeling. I have been rereading”The Art of Pilgrimage”, a book I always [...]
Sylvia Tosun – Night of a Thousand Gowns
Posted in Celebrations, Press, Tribal Festivals, tagged Night of a housand Gowns, Sea to Sun RecoTrdings, Sylvia Tosun on March 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »
It was the 25th annual Night of a Thousand Gowns where The Imperial Court of New York celebrated 25 years of fun and fundraising led by the current monarchs, Emperor XIX Jack and Empress XXIV Farrah Moans. The Court has gained recognition in the New York City region for the work it has done on [...]



