Archive for the 'Travel' Category

Girls and Guns

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Did you know at the age of 18 in Israel you are placed in a “national guard” like program for two years (boys and girls both)? I didn’t:

The life of an eighteen-year-old girl in Israel is interrupted when she is plucked out of her environment at an age when sexual, educational, and family values are […]

Japan Underground

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

No, not another street racing game for your Playstation, but a photographic essay on the underground of Japan. From the book “Deep Inside” photographer Joe Nishizawa takes you under with nothing but a 35mm Canon and comes back up with some amazing photos.
pingmag has a great interview with Joe, check it out!

Were you at SXSW?

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

This past week I traveled from Dallas to Austin for SXSW Interactive. While photography is not a big part of the conference, everyone has a camera. I’ve never seen so many DSLRs in one place.
It’s a great place to get excited about new technologies and hear from some of the smartest people in the industry. […]

Life as Art

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Sometimes great creative photography comes from life itself. This amazing gallery of photos from the World Press Photos of the year is a great example.
World events, disasters, war, sports and other subjects are represented here in color and black and white. Each photo seems to answer the question “what makes a photograph powerful?”.
Take a look: […]

The Streets of Mumbai

Tuesday, December 27th, 2005

I’ve just returned from Mumbai (aka Bombay) and the streets are like a never ending canvas for photographers.
So much color, so many people and a city that is much older then America. I took way too many photos (thank you digital photography) - if you’re interested in getting a feel for the streets of […]